I'm currently parked in back of a pallet recycling plant here in Indianapolis. I dropped a load of CHEP pallets at about 6 AM and I'm outa hours after driving all night to get here from Alabama.
When I come back on duty I am headed west about 50 miles to grab a load of cork which I will take to Anheuser Busch down in Houston. These two loads combined to give me the miles I was looking for to add to my October totals. I had a hard time making this happen though and feel that my manager should have been more forthcoming with me on Friday before she went home.
I owe my friend Patti in Eden, NC for getting me the backup load to Houston, THANKS PATTI!!
The drive up here was very uneventful. I have been listening to audiobooks lately to pass the time and have gotten hooked on them. When audiobooks first started becoming more popular I thought they were just for people too lazy to pick up a 'real' book and take time to read it. However I admit while that may be the case for some, I can see the benefits for a wider variety of consumers.
My personal situation gives me little time to start and finish a book. I like being able to pass the time on the road in this manner. I guess the biggest drawback is the limited variety of audiobooks out there. While you can walk into Barnes & Noble or a good used book shop and find practically anything you want in print, audiobooks are still a much thinner selection of choice.
Still, more and more authors are having thier works published in both print and audio. I think this market will grow as time passes.
Looking outside I see that it's overcast and a bit chilly here.. Old man Winter.. He's a comin'... I'm gonna catch a few more hours of sleep before heading out.