Gi-Gi Roxx - The Ravings of a Lunatic

At a recycling center in Buffalo, NY I had to back onto this scale while empty and then again after I was loaded up. It was a little tricky but thankfully there was a big empty lot across the way that I could utilize to make life easier. Same recycling center, about 40 feet to the right of the scale was the "docks". Again, the empty lot across the street came in very handy. The last one for the recycling center, just illustrating the mess that is made for the sake of being 'green'. Lake effect snow squall on I-90, which dumped about 8 inches in a couple hours between Buffalo, NY and Erie, PA. Of course this was the only accident I saw. It was a big truck that skidded off into the median and needed a tow truck to help him back onto the actual road. Moron. A round-a-bout on US-20 in Indiana. It was a little jammed up thanks to the slippery roads and scared drivers. But it wasn't that bad. A really neat weather phenomenon where the fog actually rolls up, over and the...

Well I certainly believe I made out like a bandit this year. In more than just the gift giving/receiving department too! It all started with getting out of New Hampshire safe and sound. I have to admit that I missed the soft shimmery snow that I left behind in the northeast when Christmas Day finally arrived. But only a little. I was in NH during the brunt of the storm that hit early last week, which dumped about 18 inches of snow on the ground in parts of the state.... you know, the parts I was in! haha When I left NH the roads were mostly good to go. A few icy patches lingered in the shady spots, but for the most part they were just wet. Really really wet. I had to drive from basically Manchester, NH to Boston, MA with an empty trailer to pick up a load, too. It could've only been worse had I been bob tailing it! But I made it safely and that's what matters. Once my trailer was laden with 540 chep pallets from a warehouse on the south side of Boston, I was south bound and do...

Just wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a super Happy Holiday Season! May the coming New Year bring you happiness and prosperity. May you each be blessed with all the necessities of life and may you find gratitude in every moment you're given. Peace to you and yours! Gi-Gi Roxx

I had a brilliant idea for a blog earlier today, but to save my soul I can't recall what it was. I just remember driving along thinking... "oh yeah... man I totally need to blog about that". Oh well. I'm sure it was bound to be fabulous and profound. I did see a horse rolling around on the ground today scratching its back. That was pretty funny. I am frequently entertained by the creatures of this world as I pass them by in my big truck. I've blogged before about animal antics ( here and here ). Of course I've seen several new instances of mammal insanity since then. One of which was a couple of weeks ago. I saw four horses in a field, three of which were much smaller than the fourth. The tallest horse was standing in a pose which I can only describe as "authoritative and angry". The smaller three were standing in a row, side by side, facing the larger horse with their heads down in "shame". To me it appeared that the dominant h...

No, I'm not going to rant about any political crap, as the title might have led you to ASSuME. I am however, going to bitch about a common issue I hear about nearly every day on the road. Today I turned on my CB Radio to find myself listening to a regularly occurring conversation which went something like this: Driver A : "North bound, you got a full grown with a capture about the fourteen yard sticker." Driver B : "10-4, you're lookin' good back that way, there was a broke down oversize on the shoulder at about the four but it might be moved on. Looked like they was just fixin' to roll when I passed by." Driver A : "Thank ya, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year when ya get to it." Driver B : "You to!" Driver C : "Just passed the capture here at about the fourteen and a half. Don't they know it's fifty-five through here?" Driver B : "Awww, you can roll through here at sixty or better with no problems...

For my readers... who enjoy pictures. And for people who enjoy pictures but don't want to read a lot of words. Enjoy. Taken on I-71 north of Louisville, KY on Thanksgiving Day. I was headed south, they were all trying to go north. Glad I wasn't on the flip-flop! What's wrong with this picture? The weekend before thanksgiving I was home and out and about town, ran into this. Well I didn't run into it but it was certainly making travel a bit of a headache in town. I bet the driver felt like a huge boob. Snowy and foggy mountain driving. Slow going, but lovely!

I just finished a sugar free Cherry Gel snack ( I can't call it Jell-O since it's officially a generic brand that I bought). It was yummy. Not nearly as yummy as the foods I spoiled myself with the last few days. Night one, sushi. It was damn good sushi shared with good company, whom I know let me off really cheap on my cost of the meal. It was fantastic and I was surprised at how well sushi went with light beer. Go figure. Night two, Mongolian. O M G I could eat Mongolian every freaking day for the rest of my life and never tire. It's the bestest. Primarily because you make it how you want it. If you've never been to a Mongolian BBQ restaurant then you're truly missing out. In a traditional Mongolian BBQ you approach a long bar that is filled with chilled or frozen meats, veggies, and other nummy-nums that you place into a bowl (or two). As much or as little as you like! Then you approach a second long bar that houses large containers of just about every ...

I found such great interested today in the strength and overall durability of a Subway restaurant spoon. It was complimentary with the meal I purchased which included my 6" sub, Dannon yogurt and a soda. I was nodding with great approval while feeling very satisfied with the spoon as I took it out of its plastic wrappings. It was like a gift from Jared himself! Then I finally snapped out of it and realized it's just a stoopid spoon that I will utilize then dispose of when it's served its full purpose in my life. And I enjoyed my yogurt immensely. So it's been a little exciting the last couple of days. After my fun in Virginia and a chilly overnight stay in PA on the I-80 I headed north on US-219 to make the rest of my journey towards Buffalo. My delivery was set for 13:00 hours, aka 1 pm, and I was making great time, despite the hefty load I was hauling the hills I had to climb. I really enjoyed the drive through parts of PA and NY I'd never seen before. It...

Watching, waiting... anxious for each new blog? How about this one.... So I picked up a load in PA that would deliver at two stops in VA near VA Beach the other day. I headed south and made it to stop number one with enough time for a 10 hour break and a nice visit with friends who recently moved to the area. It was super short but super nice to be able to visit with them. Plus, I got to eat at Red Lobster, which I've not done in YEARS, and thoroughly enjoyed. I'd arrived at my first stop around 2pm and couldn't deliver until the next morning at 2am. I'd also gotten way off my sleeping schedule by the time I'd arrived so I was going to have a rough time of it for the next day or so. I tried and failed to get some quality sleep before going to dinner with my friends. Then I hoped beyond hope that I would be able to sleep after dinner, with a full belly and all. All I got was about 3 total hours of cat napping before it was time to get docked and unloaded. UGH....

The Story Does this not bother anyone else? It bothers me... a great deal. I often imagined what life would be like in America if there were militiary patrols in our own backyards and on our own neighborhood streets. I suppose that if these things proceed... it might not be just my imagination any longer. I know they claim that the troops would be for use to "help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe..." but umm.... isn't that was the National Guard is already trained and prepared for? I mean.. "the reason why our founding fathers said there would be no standing army is because the federal government has no place in your town. The power to order troops, the power to be able to have people with weapons in your neighborhood must not ever be in the hands of the President or the congress. It must be in the hand of the individual governors. Our founders knew this." - (quoted from glenn beck) All I can say i...