Start the day with laundry. $2 / load... gah. I bet I could make a million if I could build a small washer/dryer set that would work on a truck. I need to think about this. RV equipment is, I think, too big – but that's just a guess. The hard part will probably be water- dryer can use exhaust heat. Can't be bigger than a mini-fridge....
Hrmmm... water is usually available at fuel islands... as is a drain. So, what's a reasonable size for a small holding tank? Obviously going to depend on the size of the drum... 10 gallons seems like a good starting point. Going to have to include a hot water on demand system, too. And, of course, a greywater tank.
The more I think about it, the more I think it's a good idea. Of course, I'm basing vit all on me and my extreme dislike of sitting around waiting for things. Yeah, I could go do something else.. but that's pretty much limited to either spending money or watching TV. Neither is high on my list of things to do for fun. Fortunately, I think the dryer is almost done... 10 more minutes.
Stopped for the night just outside Lincoln NE. Shoemaker's Truck Stop at MM 395. Damn near got myself in deep kimchee coming around a corner in their lot – some asshole parked his rig in a no parking area (surprise) near some 4-wheelers. I couldn't make the corner, and had to be careful backing out. Found a big lot across the street with a few dozen other truckers parked in it. It's gravel and bumpy, but plenty roomy. I parked way in the back because of the reefer.
SHIT! Finishing up my log, I realized that the zero hour day doesn't fall off today, it falls off tomorrow, which means I have only 1.5 hours of drive time tomorrow. Dammit dammit dammit
I can't make the delivery date. I'll be a day later than I planned.
Woke up at about 11:30 mountain time. It's been raining for a while – the chuckholes in the lot were dry when I went to bed last night – now they're overflowing and actually running off into the adjoining fields. Flowing pretty quickly, actually. In a bit I'll go up the highway a bit , hit a Pilot and grab a shower. So long as it's less than 90 miles away.
Good thing I looked at the guide before I left. No pilot in that direction in a reachable distance. Did some more figuring, and decided that now would be a good time to take a 34. It won't make much difference to this delivery time (in fact, makes it a bit earlier.) and sets me up for more loads later.
Then I find out that Shoemaker's has free wifi. Frabjous joy! I grabbed a spot in the front row and caught up on my webcomics, talking to the kids, and on my boards. All in all, a productive day of sitting here doing nothing.
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