July 1, 2008. going beerless

Turns out, last night wasn't too bad. Was a little warm, but that wasn't a big issue. Big issue was derived from my BP meds. Had to visit the little blue house three times (like any of you readers care, or WANT to know about this)

Got to Medford an hour or so early, so stopped at a Pilot and took a shower.After spending more than 30 seconds in the parking lot, I felt I needed ANOTHER shower. man, that place did STINK. Obviously people have been too lazy to go into the building to use the bathroom - or have been emptying their piss bottles in the parking lot. Bleagh!

Got to consignee about 30 minutes early. They put us in dock 4 (the only open one) right away and said they'd "get to you as soon as we can". Actually, if the weather were a little cooler, I'd have nothing to bitch about. We were out of there in about 2 hours.

Back to the Pilot with the stinky lot while we waited for a load. Left truck and walked to Sonic for lunch. Cute waitress, but she should have been blond.

Yay! got a load. Dead heading to Alameda (Oakland) 400+ miles to pick up a frozen load heading to Pennsyvania. Pick up at midnight tonight, deliver midnight Monday night. 6 days to get a load 2500 miles.

Stopped for a bit in Dunnagin, CA. No places to park in Alameda, so kill time here until about 22:30 and head for shipper. Gonna try to take a nap.

Well, I tried. Ended up swapping text messages with Matt (friend from previous life) until time to leave.

Directions from Dispatch were... not wrong, but far from complete. Last line was "Brown building on the left". Problem is, ALL buildings in the area are brown. Also, found two streets with the same name. Double checked on the way out - and they do indeed share the name - even though they are not connected.
This is one of those damn business parks where buildings stretch back from the main road - and every building has an address on that road. Without good signage, you are sooooo screwed.

Found the place we want, way at the back of the complex. Of course, the shipping dock is on the OTHER side of the building.

Re-reading the dispatch, we realize that our appointment is at 10:00, not 00:00. Oh well. Nice and cool. Quiet, even. Plenty of sleep to be had.