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Eight days in Spain
We made a trip to Spain with Insight Travel in mid June 2015 and here is a narrative I prepared - will include it here since I'm not keeping up with the trucking stories very well - and not doing much in the way of driveaway work.
We're back from Spain. - back to reality and no more fancy hotels and no more Tour Director, Felipe de Olviera, ( Read more... ) -
Spring 2015 -
Mostly on the inactive list so far this year but hope to get back to some work in a week or two. The job list is heavy with TEREX units out of Watertown SD and 've been there once but it kills most of day getting there by bus or rental car then cab - so not my favorite place to go. We also see a lot units out of Waukesha WI - west side of ( Read more... ) -
Still in the Game - yes
Long time between posts here to Live Journal - that's what happens when Facebook takes over as a person's onlinjea outlet - all others get left behind since FB is so immediate and interactive but here ww are - back at LJ with a post. I am still moving trucks - have done 33 trips this year and was pretty active in September 2014- less so the past ( Read more... ) -
SITREP - Augsut 2013
Still in the drvieaway biz but minimally - this summer a lot of Medicab work - not for revenue but for family so with medical appointments scattered thru the week the opportunities to do any trucking have been very limited ( Read more... ) -
Back on the Trucking Trails
Seemed pretty unlikely to me but after an 18 month absence I have returned to the gyspy life of driveaway trucking. I am back ( Read more... ) -
Called back - knew they couldn't live without me
Took 'em four days to realize they couldn't live without their temps - got a call this afternoon from my temp agency recruiter asking if I could return to the never precisely named distribution center north of Liberty and just off of Missouri 33. Will return for a three week engagement April 23rd to May 11th - along with several other temps who' ( Read more... ) -
What's Next - again?
Done at Halmark - last Friday ended a successful three month run and with a short acknowledgement at the nightly startup meeting the sup thanked "The Adeccos" - sounds like a singing group from the 60s - and the rest of the crew gave a round of applause. I worked Aisles 22, 23 and 24 for the last time and turned in my box cutter and audit stamp. I' ( Read more... ) -
Marching into March
Another offer to continue and another "yes ( Read more... ) -
2012 Rolls in and Life Rolls On
Yes, a new journal entry - a rarity by now. Now nine months post-driveaway and living ok without it. The thought returns sometimes about easier money and frankly a lot less work than warehouse work but then I recall the reasons for leaving and and thoughts of renewing my Medical and returning to the road subside ( Read more... ) -
Tour Extended
Friday 9-16-2011 - My tour at Halmark has been extended twice. The original assignment was to end August 31st - they extended that to Sep 16th and just yesterday i was asked to extend till the end of September which I agreed to do. I was off for one week - just after Labor Day in order to 1) work on 2010 taxes and 2) take a 4 day long weekend trip ( Read more... )