Tired Truck

I, along with most of the morning commuters in St Louis on Tuesday morning, had a bit of a dilemma to deal with. Of course our problems were nowhere near as big as those of the driver of this grain truck. Seems he laid it over right in the middle of the I-70 eastbound ramp where I-70 & I-55 come together and meet with I-64/40 to cross the Mississippi River. If you were trying to get into Illinois from 55 north or 70 east, you were out of luck. Luckily I had heard about it on the radio and after some map searching figured out how to get through the neighborhoods up to 64 and cross the river from I-64/40. I ended up passing right by the truck as I headed for home. I don't know why he laid it over, one would think excessive speed is most likely, but he could had a mechanical problem at a most inopportune time. The ramps right there are pretty sharp and can surprise you if you're not slowing down pretty quick.

Came all the way home Tuesday, 513 miles, and woke up to snow again this morning. Next week is my Chicago run and it seems that the easy, light, good-paying backhaul that I have been doing has been permanently assigned to another driver since he can do it every week. So now I'm looking for a new backhaul out of Chicago or Milwaukee. We'll see.

Nothing else going on. Next I am searching for flights that take off tomorrow going anywhere south. I don't care. Just south. Maybe, if they're lucky, I'll come back Sunday. I need some sun. Meanwhile...