Someone Opened the Bear Cage at the Zoo

So back on the road since yesterday. Things worked out just right that I got to sleep at home last night. Yay! And I had a very special passenger yesterday...my baby boy Zack. It just amazes me how much he has grown in height in just 2 years. He decided he would prefer to sleep in this morning so he opted out of going with me today. That's okay though. He's getting to spend time with everyone who loves him and that's what's most important.

Any way...the latest on the hand is that it still aches quite a bit. Had to grab some ibuprofen tonight when I got stopped. I am at this tiny "hole in the wall" truck stop called 99 Truck Stop. They have a restaurant named "Charlie Brown's Restaurant". LOL! Not a whole lot to look at here. Their "store" is smaller than my bedroom at home. But it's a place to stop for the night and it's the closest one to my morning pick-up in Piqua, OH. I initially stopped at the Wal-mart in Piqua, but alas...they had signs posted all over the place "no semi parking". Well fine...I was gonna go in and spend a little money but obviously I as a truck driver am not a wanted customer there. I will not spend my money at any Wal-mart that turns away truck drivers. Too many rely on places like that to park when there is no other place to go. Which ironically...the place I dropped off at in Marysville was a Wal-mart. Would have stayed there but I wanted to go ahead and get close to my shipper for the morning.

This morning I left home and headed for Cleveland for the receiver of my load (same load I'm picking up and delivering tomorrow). Lo and behold...I went from beautiful skies at home to SNOW in Cleveland. Yuck! But it did stop before I got to the receiver. So today I went from Mansfield, to Cleveland, to Shreve, to Marysville and then Piqua. Taking the long tour of Ohio. :-)




Now...the reason for the title of this post...yesterday and today the highways have been crawling with cops. At one point yesterday I saw 5 in a space of 2 miles. Someone seriously let the bears loose on society this week! So watch your rear ends this week friends...a bear might take a bite out of it.

I'll leave you with this amazing visual of my drive from Marysville to Piqua on Hwy 36. It was just gorgeous out today (aside from the snow in Columbus and the really cold wind)!  Night y'all!