Down time, Saddle time, & Wheel time
August 24th, 2007 by White Rose
Down time
I know I have been a bit out of touch over the last few weeks for that I am give my appoligies. I needed a break for a bit and I guess my computer knew that I would not do it on my own, so it did it for me. I had to formate both hard drives in my laptop and get everything loaded back on it. I still don't have it to where it was before it had it's little fit and went down. But I am back up and running.
Saddle time
Since taking that riding course a few weeks ago, I have spent as much time as I can in the saddle, doing aobut 200 to 300 miles a day on the week ends. I am trying to get myself ready for the Trail of Tears ride in a few weeks. My brother and Dad have done the ride for the last 5 or 6 years. I am very excited about finally having the chance to join them on this ride. It is going to be a hard ride for a newbie and on the bike I am riding right now. My Dad has an '83 Honda Magna 750 that I have been riding around and will ride on the TOT, unless I find a Shadow before then. (Yes, I know! I will et my Harley once I have a bit more saddle time under my belt.) am also planning on going to the Labor Day Biker Party in Sandy Hook, MS next weekend. The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to attend this rally/party and will be handing out flyers on the what we are and what we do.
Wheel time
As always with trucking, sometime you run your tail off and other times, you can't find a load to save your life. It has been this way for me the last few weeks. Course this week things have picked up and I am running and working my tail off. The only bad thing about it is that about two weeks ago, I hurt my left hand.
I was at the shipyard in Avondale chaining down a load of angle iron. The chain popped and slipped, the binder came down quick, my feet slipped in the gravel, and down I went hitting my hand on some steel laying behind me. Hard-headed me, finished chanining my load and then after runn about 30 miles I reported it to the office. They offered to take me to a doc, but I really didn't think I needed it, so I refused. Between doing my job and chaning down my loads and rding the bike, my hand is taking a LONG time to heal. Then…….
This week I was stuck doing a bit of local work. We had several loads of plate steel sitting on the yard because "Big Bertha", the crain in the steel yard at the ship yard at Pascagoula was down for a week. I chained 5 loads down, unchained 4 load, and droped and hooked all those trailer in one day. By the time the day was done, my hand hurt worse than it did when I orginally hurt it. I ahve bene dealing with the pain for the last 3 days. Today I told the office that if it wasn't better by the time I got back from this run to VA., that I would go to the doc. I really hate to do because I am afraid that he will tell me I need to tak e afew days off and not use the hand. I am not taking time off right now. I need to run between now and the TOT ride in 3 weeks and I AM going on that ride.
So, you see, things in my life have been interesting lately. There is much more to tell ya'll but I am tired right now and with my hand hurting like it is, typing is slow and painful.
Cindy,
No matter what happens. Life is just one day at a time. Do not rush it.
ALLONS
Cindy the most important thing is that you take care of yourself. That includes your hand! I know, I know, you're just as stubborn as I am when it comes to things like that, but as ALLONS said, take it one day at a time and don't rush i!
Cindy,
I hope your hand heals soon! That's bad when you want to work and still have somethng hurting like that! Our thoughts and prayers are with you!!