I haven’t really quit Bohamian yet, they gave me a short trip from near where I was in PA to Albany, NY. Paid pretty well for general freight, the short hauls usually do. So I’m not too far away and it breaks up the long week and it’s a little extra cash.

I decided to go back to PA and on my way back, my friend that recommended me for the new company was going through PA on his way to Pittsburgh to move a trailer. We had Thanksgiving dinner at the Petro near Scranton, PA and I helped him with his new laptop and we talked about the old company and the new company and things in general.

It always amazes me the ‘real’ people that want to eat in truck stops. Granted, Petro is one of the better truck stop restaurants, but it’s still a truck stop. Their Thanksgiving buffet was packed. We were there early and got most of our food before the long line started. I have never waited in line for a buffet at a truck stop and didn’t plan on starting today. It wasn’t bad and there weren’t any reservations, so it was probably a good choice in a small town. They had just finished carving one bird and had two more turkeys in the rotisserie.

As Russ showed me his paperwork for his trip, it was pretty thorough. They emailed it to him and it had directions and miles on every segment. And I was able to get a copy of a 10 mb file one of the other drivers gave him of directions to every drop yard and customer they have. I’m excited to get started on Tuesday.

Drove through my first big snow of the season. I stopped at a small truck stop and walked Willie and let him play in the snow, he really is hilarious in the snow. The snow in the grass was up to his chest and he was hopping through it and biting at the falling snow. I think he actually liked skidding around the parking lot. He will chase snowballs, but the instant he tries to pick one up, he backs off and looks for something else. Good thing about winter is that Willie doesn’t shed as much. He holds onto every single hair to keep him warm!

Cindy is in Minnesota and spending her only break from both school and work before she has any vacation time with the State.