Loaded up and Truckin'

Loaded up and truckin'.  We are. It's amazing how much you can pack into the bunk portion of a truck. We have a Kenworth W900, Penelope (named after the big blonde on Criminal Minds), and we have all 86 inches jam-packed full. Plus we have additional space in the headache rack that's attached to the back (my outhouse).

Putting stuff on and taking stuff off, that's the motion of a trucker leaving and returning home. It's a trillion times expanded if it's a team operation. Do you want to know what goes on a truck?

Hold your breath. 

Stationary items:

1. TV/DVD player
2. Fridge
3. Microwave/confection oven
4. Printer
5. Cabinets
6. Coffee Pot
7. CB
8. XM Radio
9. DVDs/CDs (most stay)
10. Pillows/tempurdic mattress
11. Qualcom
12. Fan
13. Toaster
14. Blender
15. Electric Skillet

Pack On/Pack Off items:

• Coffee thermos (filled coming on, empty coming off)
• Clothes (enough for 7-10 days)
• Wash Basin
• Shirts, pants, underwear, socks, dresses (dressy and work), bathing suits, short sets, night clothes, shoes (2 pair for him, 4 pair for her) and with winter coming on boots (1 pair for him, 2 pair for her), coats, jackets, sweaters, gloves, scarves, you get the idea.
• Food-frozen, refrigerated and cabinet stock-fresh veggies and fruit
• Rugs
• Linens (which includes extra covers in the winter)
• Toiletries (enough for a month)
• Towels
• Electronics-2 cell phones, + snake-winding cords, 4 laptops, + snake winding cords, a lapdock, + a snake winding cord, two head-sets, + snake-winding cords, and 2 sets of ear buds, + snake-wind wire

Next Wally World trip may be far and in between. Stock up.

 After six hours of solid carrying and placing the items in a general location, we forced the doors shut. The stuff was stacked taller than me, all around, all around. Del say's, "Oh my, where in the world will you put all this and how will we ever find the bed again." I work my magic (as women do) and viola, it's livable.

What do you load on your truck? Non-truckers, what do you pack for a trip? Do you take any extras like irons, coffee pot, or electronics? Share please.

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Westward Bound

Interesting trip this week. We were shut down twice for road conditions. The first time in Cheyenne, Wyoming and the second time on Donner Pass in California. Since we haul sensitive freight, that means one of us has to sit in the driver's seat at all times. Fun! We have another friend who practiced putting his chains on his truck this week. He practiced In Georgia. We have them, but we avoid putting them on, if possible.

I'll post some photos later. The snow drifts in CA were huge. Beautiful on the pass, but the roads were still slippery. The photos are on my Droid.

Only had two trucks pull out in front of me yesterday (I was in the fast lane). It seems that big rigs are getting worse than 4-wheelers when it comes to respecting other drivers. YOU HAVE BRAKES DRIVERS--use them--so I don't have to. Why should we both lose our momentum? Of course, I did almost run over one 4-wheeler when they pulled in front of me to try to get out of another cars way. Come on, who do you want to run over you?

Fun part of this week was while we were shut down, I got to do a little gaming. Not much, but I found a machine that was paying really well. Of course, by the time I found it, the roads were opened up again.

Here's a recipe from my friend and fellow driver Diana Robinson. She and her husband drive for Tri-State. This is good if you have a confection microwave (which I am getting as soon as possible), a toaster oven or the NuWave Oven.

If you're wondering what to do with that can of chicken try this:

 Here is Chichen in a basket

1 can chicken ( drained)
chopped onion
3/4 can cream of mushroom soup
mix in small bowl , set aside
Unroll 1 pkg of crescent rolls. Leave 2 together to form a square
Spread cream cheese on rolls, then place large spoonful of chicken, sprinkle cheddar cheese on top. Fold all four sides over to meet in middle. Use toothpick to hold in place. Bake until rolls are brown.
Makes 4 large baskets.

Thanks Diana. I'll catch you all in the Fast Lane.