I'm really down and depressed lately. Finances around here are very tight and so I just can't say to JR, "Please come home." He needs to stay on the road as much as possible. Good truck loads are few and far between.

I sure wish he could be here for a few days, but then... when he left again, I would feel even more lonely. Trucking is not only a lonely job for the drivers but also, for their families.

JR has been doing heavy haul. This load is a fabricated building which is coming from Texas to Sacramento, CA. Then he hopes to get a load of pipe back to Texas and hopefully, pick up another building. There are lots of rules connected to heavy haul such as the hours that the truck can run. JR can only run in daylight and in most States, not on Sundays. In Arizona, I don't think he can run at all on weekends. Some of these rules seem rather silly to me, especially not being able to run on Sundays.

Of course, he has to have special heavy haul permits for each State and sometimes for the County and the City. It is just revenue for these local governments and it makes it more difficult to make any money for the truckers. At least, the cost of fuel is down right now.

I would like to go with JR in the truck. But, we have three large dogs and I can't imagine traveling in a truck with those dogs. Insanity!!!!! I wish I had someone around close that I could trust to take care of the dogs, but haven't found such a person, yet. Sometimes... I think it is time to find these dogs a new home, but they are family and I really don't trust anyone else to love them as much as I love them. Soooo.... I'll just stay home and play with the dogs and miss JR.

Also, I'm so sick of hearing about Washington bailouts!!!!! It doesn't seem fair because we truckers and ranchers really could use a bailout, too.

Oh well... enough complaining.

Annie :o(