Sometimes timing is everything. I got through most of Wyoming last night, then they closed I-80 behind me this morning. As the winds kicked up last night, I thought about turning in early. The fact that I decided to keep moving then paid off today. Snow started kicking up as I left Wyoming, but the accumulation was still light at that time. If I were a little later, that too might have been a problem.
I'm not a meteorologist and I guess that's a good thing. I would tend to think that the windward side of the mountains would have worse conditions than the leeward side, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Down the west side and into Salt Lake City everything was clean and dry.
I got to the ConWay yard and checked in, only to be told that they had no empties. Yeah, nice. Here we go again... I dropped my trailer, although it took twenty minutes to get out from under it. Freaking icy drop lots. Then, I caught a break. Apparently they had one guy breaking down loads today and I went looking for an empty right after he brought one out. Sometimes timing is everything.
Over at Sapp Brothers, I put my feet up and hoped for the best. I wasn't sure about what kind of freight to expect, but I got an answer about an hour later. They have me scheduled to take a relay here at the truck stop tomorrow morning and then pass it off to another driver in Sparks. That's a good 500 mile day for tomorrow, so I have no complaint there.
Waiting for Santa in a casino? Maybe.
I have to get some sleep on account of an early relay tomorrow, so I won't be able to watch much, but you guys know where my heart is tonight:
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