I'm hoping that everyone had a wonderful spring holiday!!
We spent the weekend in Gulfport, Mississippi, about 10 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The weather was perfect, and we tried to enjoy the warm sunshine and relax a little.
We finally received a load offer that was worth taking, and Gulfport was only 80 miles from where were waiting in Louisiana. However, it wasn't picking up until Monday morning. The load is our first super load with this company, as its over 14 wide, which means at least one escort at all times from where we pick it up in Gulfport, all the way to Annapolis, MD.
Friday night I received a call from my son in NY, telling me that he totaled his car on his way home from work that night. He was on a very steep and windy road and lost control on the wet roadways. Thank God, he had some angels watching over him that night, the car skidded about 30 feet off the road, wedged between a tree and a boulder. I'm so relieved that his only injuries were some scrapes to his elbow and badly shaken. Cars can be replaced, but he is certainly irreplacable. It sure put a lot of things into perspective for me.
Saturday we tried to keep busy and keep my mind occupied, or should I say distracted, hmmm? We went to the beach on the Gulf and drove through Gulfport into Biloxi. There is still a lot of devastation in evidence from Katrina, and also, quite a bit of rebuilding, with several new casinos already completed. We pass a huge sign for a new casino "coming in 2010, Margaritaville,
a resort and casino". Thats Jimmy Buffett, never missing a marketing opportunity!! He's put his label on everything from blenders, restaurants, frozen foods, and now, casinos! You rock, JB.
We took advantage of it being off season and with ample opportunities to park, took a nice long walk on the beach together. I could listen to the sound of the ocean waves 24/7 and never tire of it.
That evening, we took a ride over to the local dirt track for some saturday night racing. That was quite an experience, one which I have no desire to repeat anytime soon. Rolling eyes here. They sure do things different down here that up at our track at home. We did have a good time though and it was a nice change of pace from sitting in the truck at the J.
Easter morning we went to one of our favorite places, Cracker Barrel and had a pretty fine meal indeed. Then we found a laundromat, got that job out of the way for the week, and a little shopping over the local Walmart. Back to the J to put a few touches on the truck for the super load and then it was movie time.
We got up this morning to the sound of pouring down rain on our roof. Normally I like that sound, but not when I know we have a couple hour tarp job to do soon. I'm hoping its just a shower and it will let up when we get to the shipper.
This load is just over 14 wide (our trailer is only 8 feet 6 inches wide, to give you an idea of how far this is going to extend out over the sides). Its a crated aircraft engine of some sort, and although it needs to be tarped, its only 5 feet high so it shouldn't be too bad (famous last words!)
We are here now waiting to get loaded and we are told that they were going to back us into the warehouse to load us, now lets hope they let us tarp it in there, as the rain has turned into a steady downpour.
To be continued........
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