Today is our 1st anniversary and I can't believe it's here already. This year has gone by so quickly. We are spending the night in Massachusetts. After a small shopping spree for the both of us we had dinner at Outback Steak House in Southington, Connecticut before moving on to Massachusetts. We have a load here in the morning going to Pennsylvania. It's been a very busy week for us. Last weekend was in Dallas. Since leaving there we've been to Louisiana, Nebraska, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts and all other states in between to get to these states. Most of our loads were straight through and no time to pull over---hence the wait for this entry.
A few observations I've made: The east coast, primarily New England, seems to have a thing about not liking truckers. They all want our cargo but want nothing to do with the rest of us. There is no parking for any trucks anywhere. TA, Petro, Pilot, Flying J, and Love's are the major truckstops in the country. Our locator book found 1 Pilot in Massachusetts. That's all--only 1. Nothing else. And it was totally out of our way! We are spending the night at a service plaza on the turnpike where parking is allowed only next to the curb with room for about 6 trucks. We were lucky enough to get a spot as someone else was leaving. We even tried to go to Walmart to get a few supplies and had to park in the back area by their loading docks. Upon leaving there we saw the police watching the lot and traffic. It seems that Walmart's policy of allowing trucks to park in their lots is making a turn-around. The newer stores have made their lots so that large trucks cannot get into them and so many are posting no parking signs. Others will allow only 2 hour parking--just long enough to shop.
Another one is the no littering signs. We've all seen them and every state has them with a fine posted on the sign. Usually the fine runs anywhere from $100 to $1,000. I have seen a fine of $5,000. I think this is all well and good because I happen to love the beauty of nature and hate to see it spoiled by all the trash along the highways. Can anyone tell me where Connecticut gets its littering fine from? It has the most unusual fine I've seen so far: $219. Where in the world did they come up with that figure? I guess it takes all kinds to make this wonderful world of ours go round!
I guess that's all for now. Until next time . . . . . .
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