BrashMonkey

There's been so much excitement I almost forgot to blog. Got rolling this morning and they were turning people away on the highway to go chain up. Me and another driver decided to wait it out a bit. We stopped at a diner called the Pollard Flat. It is a small fuel stop and diner off of I-5 exit 712. If you ever passing through you must must stop here. Amazing atmosphere, Great food, good prices and hosts that will have you cracking up! This is a true American gem for diners. Well with all the allure of the diner, we apparently waited too long because they closed down I-5 northbound. So we sat tight hoping maybe they would reopen it. They finally did go by the that time, I had run out of driving hours. I'm currently sitting watching people chain up their tires and make fools of themselves. It's pure entertainment for hours. I finally became a man today, putting on chains myself... As long as I've been driving I've never needed to chain up. Let me tell you putting the...

Bam Bam… What a crapolistic day, not really because I’m doing something that I enjoy, but scheduling wise and logistically speaking, today was a crapfest. No blame game, just sucky situations. Skipped three stops because I ran out of time and will now have to backtrack to them. Oh well from what I’m hearing I need to stall out a little bit longer to miss the tail end of the snow storm that hit Oregon. So sunny days and truck stop living… Lets do it: Three (3) things I Learned Today (Tuesday 12.18.2012 yes periods are better than dashes) 1) You can really get another trucker butt hurt by taking the last two apple fritters in the case. I didn’t mean to do this, but this guy was getting his coffee, not for me straight dew dude here, and I slipped in and snagged some donuts. One for the morning and one for mid day when I need a little spike of sugarmania. Well when he went over to get a donut, he realized that there was nothing left but maple bars. The look on his face was PRICELESS. I...

Monday, the adventurous first day of the week where you magically learn at 8am how wonderfully jacked your week is or is not going to be! Fortunately for me, My week should be decent. Smooth exit from the warehouse, mid day nap, and walked away from the casino up 10 bucks! Remember, it's the small things that count. Well I'm up too late as usually so lets rip this out... The Three (3) Things I Learned Today (Monday 12.17.2012) 1) It's inevitable that if you put up a sign to not do something, people will naturally want to do it. Take this for instance: at many points on the highway there comes a point where the lanes narrow. The DOT decided it would be wise to post signs telling motorists that for the next X miles lane changes are prohibited. Only problem with that is, it seems to be an invitation for yahoos to change lanes like 42  and a half times. They should just post a sign that says: "Change lanes as many times as you want. You are t...