Author Archives: Craig

We need to buy a car for California

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Craig

We are here so much we are actually talking about buying a cheap car to leave at the Colton terminal.  We are spending $150 to $200 a month for rental cars here so if we can find a deal we … Continue reading →

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The Great White North

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Craig

So, before Anne threw herself from the truck (there is a nasty rumor she was pushed) there we were, happily running on I-80 across Ohio very early in the morning when the truck computer dings with a message. “We need … Continue reading →

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Oooops….That is where I wanted to park

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Craig

So….I had my first accident.  It was just a fender bender and a combination of me being distracted, tired and just bad timing.  We will get back to this later. We had a great week coming out of home time … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Craig

We did get out of Freightliner, finally.  Had a great sushi dinner with our friends Meaghan and Sean, I got a little sleep then we headed to Whittier for a 2 am FedEx pickup to Portland. We also have a … Continue reading →

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Plans??? What Plans???.

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Craig

So here we sit still at Freightliner.  It is now Tuesday morning and the truck is still not done.  They have lied to us again and again.  We came by Monday morning to drop off our laundry and most of … Continue reading →

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Whoops, that hissing sound cannot be good

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Craig

So we had a great time in Charlotte NC.  We dropped in Ashville and headed down to Charlotte where we basically had the day off as our FedEx pickup was not until 3:00 AM the next day.  We dropped our … Continue reading →

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Cool Convoy

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Craig

Cool Convoy

These guys passed us (a couple of times)  Anne ask on the cb if they were a racing team and they said yes but would not say who.  Awesome trucks. Continue reading →

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Max in a Panic

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Craig

Max in a Panic

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Third Time Is a Charm

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Craig

OK, I will not try to type up a blog post on my tablet ever again.  Two times now I have composed big long posts and since the tablet does not save drafts I have lost them when I lost … Continue reading →

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Not Fun

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Craig

So Anne just woke me up.  She was crying and shaking like a leaf;  In Western Nebraska in a bad storm and three trucks right in front of her just slid off the freeway.  It is the  ice and wind … Continue reading →

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