We're half way through this trip, honey!

Chuck called today...he was in a hurry - they set him up to bomb, today, so hopefully he'll show them!! Since they put limits on truckers for hours in a day to be on the road - 11 driving and 14 total on the truck including hookups and loading and unloading....that can be a real drag when it takes the warehouse 6 HOURS to unload your trailer!! Hurry up, scuttlebutt - then WAIT! But, he went as far as he could, today...got to San Antonio. I told him he should stop at a good steakhouse and enjoy a cooked meal instead of peanuts, apples and water, he said there's no time for that :( AND he had the audacity to COMPLAIN that it was 91 degrees there!! waw, waw, waw (like the teacher on Snoopy)0. If we were in 90 degree weather the entire family wouldn't have Type A Influenza!! So, he has to get up in 2 and 1/2 hours and drive (at least there won't be any traffic) and get to Laredo (correct me if I'm wrong, Chuck) and drop off at 4:45 in the morning....he said he'll be late, but he's trying to get there as close to that time as possible. He said the absolute hardest thing about all of this is managing the weight of your truck. If you have a load that weighs 38,000 lbs and you're not supposed to go over 53,000 and your fuel weighs, I don't know how much, but you need gas and you're close you have to make sure not to put in too much and be too heavy at the scale or it's a ticket on HIS head for $300.oo for being overweight (the truck, I mean). He said that's the toughest one, so far. He's found some things he needs: Here's your Christmas list.....flashlights, gloves, small tools like vice-grips and pliers, bungee cords....zip ties.... a broom, maybe a car vac. anything that can plug into the lighter he has a converter, butI don't know how that works. Stuff he can take with. He basically lives there, so those are the things he's mentioned so far. I'm sure he would be eternally grateful. As for us, Christmas is going to be scarce, if you're up for it, we'd like to do family gifts this year, maybe, instead of individual. Thanks for the understanding!! Hope everyone's doing good and enjoys having an update on what Chuck's up to!! Over and Out! (7 more days, Chuck!!)