Waiting

Of course now it is a waiting game. For some reason they never plan to far out on loads unless it is a regularly scheduled run. So here I am with my 14 hours up at 2:15 PM and 5 hours left to drive, killing time while my next move is calculated. According to the trip information I got, this was supposed to get here at around 5 PM today, like I am going to take that long to drive it up here from Glendale, KY (344 miles) . Round trip it wasn't bad over a thousand paid miles, but I wanted to get going as soon as I got here. What will most likely happen is that I will be taking a ten hour break and then start out again, on what I don't know.

Driving at night though Kentucky along I-71 I saw several groups of does and fawns along the highway nibbling at the grass. It looked as if they had mowed it recently, so they were probably after the new growth that mowing causes. The interesting thing is that even when I blew my air horn as I passed they barely flicked an ear. It is no wonder there are so many deer/vehicle accidents, we lay out a buffet and then wonder why they come to eat it.

Driving at night the past few months has also made me realize that for some reason newer cars have fewer reflectors on them. If you compare a car made even five years ago there is a significant difference between them. Going back even further it is even more pronounced. Then have people covering the most reflective part of their car, the license plate, you end up with vehicles that are basically invisible until you are already on them. There is no doubt in my mind that is a cause of a lot of accidents as well. I know on the Ohio Turnpike they will put two reflective pylons behind a disabled vehicle to make it more visible at night.

That is it until I find out what is going on next.