It's a lot better so far except it's hard to relax now that I'm home for a while. It seems there is always something I can do on the truck so I feel guilty just lounging around. I don't miss the office and so far this has been great. I know I'll work much more than I did in the office.

I went out today to a store that specializes in working gear and bought a winter one piece jump suit and a light weight one to cover my clothes. I've found that anything dealing with tarps gets you absolutely filthy.

I'm hoping to hear back about the Carlsbad load in the morning and I'm pretty sure I'll get it so I should be back in the road on Tuesday.

I checked my engine compartment today and found my blow by pipe just hanging there. Both the clamps that hold it in place are broken so I'll be fixing that in the morning. I already took the bolts off, just need to get some new ones. They look the same as what a plumber would use to hold a galvanized pipe in place.

Great story Steve!

Way to go :!:

Way to go Steve!!!

You have BALLS!!!

It is nice to see that there are guys out here that still do!!!!

Going from a desk jockey to a full blown flat bedding truck driver!!!

Only in America! You gotta love it!!

Welcome to the club!

I was moreso referring to the two straps in the front that are on the outside of the rub rails.

Great job "Driver" :D ,
Great write up, it took me back to my first few weeks,...when every stinking new noise sent me into a panic.
I envisioned major breakdowns on an hourly basis.

Good post! Too bad the pics don't work!

You might be right, even with my glasses on I cant tell from the 2 pics...lol
Your eyes are better than mine...lol
So a note to you Steve Booth: always keep the strap inside the rub rail!!
Tip for you also Steve: if you put the strap through the eye on the wench, then roll the strap and fold it between the trailer deck and the strap, your straps will last longer and you wont have to tighten the strap as much. When you roll the strap in the winch, it will loosen easier.

The pics are there, just takes a little while for them to load. The server I have them on is slow.

No such luck. Are you over your allotted bandwidth?

I tried both mozilla and IE. Both latest versions.

No bandwidth restriction. Not sure why your having the problem. Everyone else can see them. I just went into the server with FTP and hand loaded the picture and it's fine.

You can try this link. The pics are 1 through 17.

http://www.btiserver.com/steve/1.jpg