Congrats!

Congratulations to the guy who just completed three years of service to this. Add another 27 and you'll get your longevity award! You can do it by drinking more of this than this or this.

Oh, Oh!

I wonder what the owner of the green travel bag lying up ahead on the zipper wondered when he/she started looking for it? It caused quite a bit of talk on the CB. This was seen on I94 west of Kalamazoo, Michigan

What Is It All About? Tennyson Tells About "It"

"Flower in the Crannied Wall"

Flower in the crannied wall,

I pluck you out of the crannies,

I hold you here, root and all, in my hand,

Little flower -- but if I could understand

What you are, root and all, and all in all,

I should know what God and man is.

Do It

I Need A Reminder

I need to ask someone out there who wishes I remain
sane to remind me to turn "popup blocker" off for
certain tasks. For months I wondered why I couldn't
do what I wanted to do at my wireless providers
web site. Then more recently I pondered and tried
in vain to get the new little picture adding thing to
work here at this site. Today I eventually switched
from Netscape to MS Explorer where I have some
silly toolbar installed and again tried to use the
above mentioned picture thing. Ha....I was warned
that a "popup" had been blocked! Then the light
came on and I can even use the ABC thing with
the blocker disabled. Maybe I should just kill it and
rid myself of the frustration next time I run into a
similar situation. But then all those popups! Did you
ever wonder what's worse, popups or junk mail?
In my business I'll take the junk mail.
It keeps us trucking!

The Flags Flies Again!

Just off I 43 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, is the new flag pole near the offices of Acuity. Over the years, my travels have taken me past this area many times and I passed their flag flying high. It was visible even at night lit with multiple floodlights. Then one night it was not there. Apparently the pole had been blown down during a windstorm. Eventually , I noticed they were constucting a new site and then a new pole. This one is taller still and much stronger. I would guess the pole at the base must be 18 inches in diameter or more. At the top is a strobe light. The flag again waves day and night along I 43! Thanks, Acuity, for the beautiful sight!

Ever Wonder How it Got There?

Did you ever wonder how something got there?
It is a good possibility that a truck brought it there. One of our trucks dragged this sign a couple hundred miles from the manufacturer to Niagara. Since it was over width the trip required special permits and routes. I'll post again when the sign is installed.

The Feast

These geese of Elk Grove Village waited patiently for the lady to come to work with her bag of bread. Then after the feast they proceeded to cross the street stopping all traffic for a couple of minutes. I presume they were heading for some water hole.

VOLVO

The Crossing

Heading across the street.

VOLVO

Will It Be Hit Again?

The Alabama Shores hotel in which we stayed in a few years ago and was damaged last year is in the path of the current hurricane!

VOLVO

Passing Time

My how time passes quickly when one is having fun! A little remodeling carpentry in Minneapolis over the July 4th weekend brought back a few memories of the days of old and the jobs with the houses we redid. Christopher and I closed up one passageway/doorway and hung a door in another opening. Boy, I hate door hangings! We made a few mistakes and as dutiful carpenters always do, we covered them up! Christopher was left with the taping and and a pail of compound to cover up the joints. Then paint and baseboard and move in!
Julia is a gem. "Hi" was her word for the weekend. Such a sweetheart! We took a ride with her to the Mall of America where she snacked on healthy food while Christopher and I gobbled Krispy Kremes. As we walked by a teen clothing store Christopher was heard to say something about his turn coming up! Good luck! I hope Julia is not quite like Beth who could shop for hours and find nothing to buy or should I say buy nothing. Maybe that's why she has always had money!
How about a job at Gunville. Openings abound as usual. The safety/personel man quit, the purchasing agent left to start his new business, the head truck mechanic is having health problems and hasn't been in lately, the truck shop needs another line mechanic or two, the trailer shop could use another guy or two, and the over the road dispatcher whom I thought was coming back to stay awhile is apparently on his last weeks planning another "adventure". It is a wonder that we get done what we get done with all the new people constantly cycling in and then out! Reggie who retired two years ago and had been doing only training two days a week and now is in five days filling in as safty/personel plus training wants me to get out the truck to help him but he can't pay me enough to make the move plus do I want to work there at the yard? I dunno. Maybe I'll consider it later on. I think it would be a good "hobby" after retirement and that's not too far off!