i was looking forward to this trip,think ive changed my mind.got my first drop off in tracy california done quite quick.then set off for my second in vernon.going through los angeles and passed hollywood,in the rushour traffic.what a f*****g nightmare,they are mental!.


anyway i had to do a reset,and as i was pretty close to long beach,i thought.that will do.could i find anywhere to park,dont be stupid...so ive ended up in a truckstop in ontario,and every man and his bleeding dog are here.at least its RED HOT,and im in my shorts.

oh and another thing.tight arse arnie needs to get his hand in his pocket and sort the friggin highways out,i bet they were more comfy when wagon trains were going through.think all my suspension is shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

got my next load.its strawberries back up to edmonton

these pictures were taken just coming through strathmore on the way to calgary.all three are not reflections off the glass,this is how it actually looked.

well after my tip in sioux city,i got my next run down to little chute.ive been here a few times now,so i didnt to look for it.the run back was ok,until i got to new years eve.i was parked in estavan,and decided to phone my other half,think it was a mistake,because when i put the phone down,i got a bit down.this is the first xmas,new year we have not been together,and to say i was missing her,would be an understatement.this carried on all the way up on new years day.i dropped my trailer at the yard and set off for the j were i am re-setting my hours.i gave her another ring,she seemed ok,but i could tell she was a little down.i think its just the xmas period and me not being there.i really hope may comes round quick,as this is when she is coming over for three weeks.she cant wait for that,nor can i for that matter.that will be 9 months that we havent seen each other.so,here i am,new years day,sat in a truck stop,hoping i get another decent run.the longer i am on the road,the time seems to go quicker.
anyway.on another note.i hope everyone has a great new year,and it brings nothing but good things.take care

well,got the all clear to leave rapid city,so of down the 90 i went.after seeing numerous vehicles in the ditch,i noticed i was coming up to slow traffic.why is everyone going so slow?so i pull out to overtake,then i realised why.my arse-end started to dance.i was on sheet black ice.no wonder everyone was going slow.not everyone though realised how bad it was.a car coming the other way,spun out into the ditch and landed on its roof,luckily he wasnt going that fast,it could have been a lot worse.he climbed out and was sort of cursing himself.
the next few miles were the same.
i eventually got to the customers only to find it was closed for the day.so i parked up,had some grub,hour or so on the internet,then sleep.i was up at 6,got to the customer,after an hour was tipped and good to go.by the way,i know its monday morning after xmas,but surely it doesnt hurt to put a smile on your face.not one person looked happy there.i can be a grumby bastard some times,but when you are meeting other people you can pretend to be happy.so, i am at the minute,waiting for us dispatch to give me a run........

hi guys,sorry ive not posted for awhile.
i got my xmas load down to sioux city,collected from cargill.off to the border i went,with my meat inspection the day after.i got to the border and believe it or not,i had a good laugh with the border officer.i know,its not heard of normally,but there you go.anyway,i thought i would chance the meat inspect early,only to have missed them by 20 minutes.so i parked for the night.up bright and early,got the inspect out the way and set off.the weather on the way down was great,considereing i was getting calls off the other guys saying how shit the weather was were they were.i kept rubbing it in,then i got bit in the arse big time.the wind picked up,there was blowing snow,and at times i couldnt see past the hood(bonnet,to those back home).i managed to get to rapid city,the weather had got worse,then i was told that no-one was going anywere as the highways had been shut.so the rest of my xmas day was spent here.
time to do the phone calls to back home.first was my better half,jan.it was so nice to hear her voice,i am missing her loads,she and her daughter were getting the dinner ready.i really wanted to be back there to have dinner with them.she said it wasnt going to be the same with me not being there.these past 5 months have been hard for me because i really miss her,and im still not going too see her until may.i phoned my parents and my sister and wished them all happy xmas.
boxing day was spent in the same spot,luckily im not on my own.there must be 50 trucks parked up,plus 2 other hr trucks.didnt get much sleep in the night,the wind was really strong,i felt like i was on a boat.
sunday the 27th.i was up at 4am,weather seemed ok.so i thought i would go,so i fuelled up and was then told not to bother going anywere as the highways are still closed,maybe opened late this afternoon.oh well,back to bed then.
like i said before,i have been here 5 months and apart from missing jan,i am loving it here,every minute of it.the work is good,and the people are good.i have also made some very good friends,who i will keep intouch with whatever happens.so i am looking forward to the next 5 months.
so,there is my quick up-date.hope you all had a fantastic xmas,and i wish you all a great new year.take care
here are a few pics

just a few more pics

only a quick up date
left lethbridge to head for sioux city.i like this run its nice and steady.
came over the top and was somwere like whitehall,and the weather changed real quick.freezing fog and the temp dropped quick.i dont know if the temp gauge in my truck that reads outside temp,was faulty or not,but it read 4 degrees f.now for those that are used to it in c.i think its about -16c.
any i was coming up to a service station and thought,sod it,and parked up.thats when things went worse.my tri pac was turning but it wouldnt start.after about half an hour of trying to start it,i gave up.i thought it mayhave been due to the cold weather.so i had to sleep(try to)with th truck running all night.
when i got up in the morning,i tried it again.still the same,so i gave up on it.
when i eventually got to a warmer climate,i tried again,but still no change.so i decided it was knackered.
anyway to cut the story short,i am in sioux city.going into thermo king in the morning,hopefully the can repair it,then its off to little chute for the pizza.