When we parked last night, we parked well away from the 5-6 other trucks already there - didn't want to annoy them with the reefer.
05:00, woke up to a couple FedEx drivers banging their trailers together and swapping.. whatever it is they swap. Whole damn lot in which to park, and they pull their shenanigans right next to us. Trainer rather pointedly fired up the truck and moved us to the other side of the lot- still well away from any other trucks. Those FedEx guys were just being moronically rude.
Arrived Exactly on time for our delivery appointment. Assigned to door right away. Dealt with lumpers, yadda yadda yadda. They went right to work unloading. Sorting and restacking takes place on the warehouse floor - and is not done on a 'one pallet at a time' system. That is, yes, they sort as they unload, but they don't stop unloading just because there's a box left on the previous pallet. One guy unloads, 3-4 other guys restack at the same time. Sweet.
Done unloading in half an hour.
Damn - something wrong with the load. They just asked if we have another stop on our run. Just silence when we answred 'no'. Instead of getting out of here in record time, it looks like it's gonna be a while. Good thing our next load is only 200 miles away.
Everything sorted out. Shipper totally hosed the order. Right number of cases, but the wrong product... OS&D to the max. Consignee agent nearly had to use an extra sheet of paper to list off the problems with the load. So messed up that she actually considered refusing it, but she eventually decided to accept it. Nice lady, she was.
Ooooh - I musta done something bad in a previous life. Rochester/Beaver Falls PA. Beautiful towns right next to each other... mountains, river, gorgeious Victorian homes.. Stunning Colonial homes.. 12 miles of steep narrow highway to get here. Route not truck friendly. More than once had to back 4-wheelers at stoplights
Dropped trailer and picked up new one. 36,000 pounds of ceiling tiles, headed for the Portland area. Stopped for dinner at a hot-dog restaurant .. but I had burgers anyway. Hot dogs are evil. Excellent shakes. Violent thunderstorm hit while we were eating. Overflowed the gutters..gone by the time we headed back to the truck.
Headed north on I-76 toward I-80. Running out of h ours. Just east of Cleveland, fireflies went nuts. Thousands and Thousands of 'em in the grass next to the highway. Looked like a carpet of burning rubies. Wow
Amhurst. Trainer takes over the wheel. I'm gonna nap.
Napped for an hour or so, woke back up and then dozed off and on as far as Lake Station. Fueled and replaced headlight bulb. Sat up and watched the darkness until we hit Ottawa, IL for the night.
Getting out of town was a lot easier than getting in. I wonder if they are trying to tell me something...
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