We Have Survived

Has anyone been to New York City lately? What a ride! We delivered on Saturday morning so traffic wasn't too bad. That was the good part. Getting thee was another story! I thought the roads in Illinois and Indiana were bad but New York has them beat hands down. With potholes big enough to swallow the whole truck I'm amazed anything is still intact. Trying to dodge the holes and drive around all the construction to the ultimate in concentration and skill, especially while competing with the NY taxi drivers. I've decided to try to get buttons for us that read: I have survived the streets of New York! We can now say that we have been to Queens and I have a new respect for the casts of all the Law & Order series.

So, today is a totally lazy day for us. The past 2 weeks have been long with trips from Michigan to Utah to West Virginia to Pennsylvania to Connecticut to Michigan (again) to New York to New Jersey and tomorrow to Virginia. The past few days we've seen a lot of rain, a little snow and some flooding. I have no idea what I'd do if I were to evacuate my home because of flooding. After seeing houses with water half way up the door I can only pray that these people find the help and provisions they need to cope with the coming days.

I've been asked to show some pictures of the inside of the sleeper berth. I'll try but I'm still trying to figure out some of these things. I'm taking pictures today and will try to post them in the next day or 2. I have gotten some really wonderful pictures of glorious sunrises in Colorado, sunsets in Utah and snow-capped mountains in the Rockies. We saw some beautiful ice crystals glistening on the bare branches in New York but, naturally, the camera was not in reach. Even though the weather hasn't been too bad for us we are looking forward to warmer stuff. The trip to West Virginia was during a snow storm and the customer said it was just a little spring snow. I don't want to be there during the winter! The only real winter weather we encountered was driving to Dallas the day before the Superbowl. 2 inches of ice on the major highway from Louisiana to Dallas. It seemed to take forever and not a salt or sand truck in sight the entire way. Texas could learn a thing or two from the midwestern states.

I've been thinking about different subjects to talk about and have come up with a few to get me going in the next week or two. I hope to keep you all entertained as well as keeping this journal for my own sake. Thanks for taking an interest.