Early Morning Start & Feeling Productive

We started work in Jacksonville Florida just before 3 o’clock this morning. I’m sure someone was glad that we vacated our parking space. That truck stop is always full, with lots of drivers agonizing over where they can legally park. 

  It was nice to pick up our load at the paper plant in Palatka, Florida during the dark of night. I discovered that they have a free scale that we can use, but we had to endure poor manners from a surly guard. 

  Our route took us up I-75, and through Atlanta. It had been a while since I braved the comical chaos of the I-285 beltway. We should come to the Southeast more often than we do. 

  I decided to end the workday a few miles earlier than planned. A screaming power inverter was driving Stephanie batty, as she was cooking dinner in the crockpot. Things run better with the main engine off & the APU running instead. We are in Resaca, Georgia. 

  The puppies got to run around off-leash for a while. After we returned to the truck, several other drivers came walking by with their dogs. Our girls barked their heads off as they watched members of their species stroll on by. It was comical to see how worked up they got.