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the trip east continues (was: adventure springs a leak
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:13 pm
by dubkitty
or a broken belt, really. as in all the fan etc. belts, which are broken and have me stuck in an overly priced motel in Rawlins, Wyoming where Lulu is amusing herself by exploring the room. i'm utterly freaked out but acting like nothing's wrong, but this really, really sucks. i'm afraid that it'll fuck up the situation with the new job, and i'm just worried in general. i don't have the funds for an extended gambit of this nature. send truck monos, and some for me too so i don't go insane here in the frozen wastelands,
Re: my happy little adventure springs a leak
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:17 pm
by AxAxSxS
trock Mjo's sent, and remember t let everyone wh might start t miss you, Work fam etc. Know that the truck broke and you'll try to be there when expected but might be held up.
Perfect time for this heh.

Re: my happy little adventure springs a leak
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:41 pm
by dubkitty
i'm working on that...cancelling motel reservations i'd made on a four-day schedule, the fellow who's gotten me the job, etc. i have to let Tyler know i'm delayed.
Re: my happy little adventure springs a leak
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:41 am
by Achtane
Try not to worry too much, man, those belts are easy to replace. Much easier than a lot of things in there. You've got this, dude.
Re: my happy little adventure springs a leak
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:50 am
by dubkitty
what i'm worried about is that the delay will fuck me up with the job. and i can't reach anyone or get any answers because it's bleedin' Christmas Eve and they're all in transit. i don't even know when people will GET the messages i'm sending them. i don't know how i'm keeping from totally freaking out.
Re: my happy little adventure springs a leak
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 5:44 pm
by dubkitty
well, the truck is fixed now. it cost over $450 to do, and i've been stuck here since Christmas eve and am here tonight because the truck wasn't done in time for checkout. the folks at the job are being very understanding, but i need to get on with this sooner rather than later. i hope i never have to travel long distances alone again...it hurts too much and takes too much out of me. of course, if i had savings and a late-model car i might feel differently.
Re: my happy little adventure springs a leak
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 5:47 pm
by osbornkt
On the road again!
Safe travels, buddy.
I'll have a warm room and cold beer ready for you.
Re: my happy little adventure springs a leak
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 5:50 pm
by dubkitty
Re: my happy little adventure springs a leak
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:25 am
by Gone Fission
Ouch on the cost but hurray to getting back on the road! Safe and expeditious travels to you and Lulu!
Re: the trip east continues (was: adventure springs a leak
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:10 am
by dubkitty
copied/pasted from another forum because i've been going since 6am and it's now 11PM:
after thirteen hourts of driving i'm now safely out of Wyoming and esconced at the Motel 6 in St. Joseph, MO. when you can't take drugs while travelling, the 20 oz. Red Bull is your friend. it was only the last hour and a half or so that i was really starting to fade. the forced rest in Rawlins must have helped. now i have to wind down so i can get some sleep. Lulu is SO HAPPY to be out of the carrier after all that time. she's such a good travelling kitty...most of the time today she just slept, and didn't even use the box the times i stopped to let her because she was all meowy. good God, do i wish i could smoke a bowl.
the funniest thing today was the radio station out of Omaha that was letting people make requests on their website, which led to a wildly schizophrenic playlist ranging from Foreigner and Fleetwood Mac to Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" (!) and "Friday I'm In Love" by the Cure.
stick a fork in me, i'm done. i only have to drive 630 miles tomorrow rather than 730 which i did today. it was the last hundred that really did me in.
Re: the trip east continues (was: adventure springs a leak
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:15 am
by Iommic Pope
Murphy's Law, dubs, but you're doin it. Keep on truckin, sir!
Re: the trip east continues (was: adventure springs a leak
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:16 am
by AxAxSxS
YAY! Like the new thread title much better

Re: the trip east continues (was: adventure springs a leak
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:13 am
by dubkitty
now in Lexington, Kentucky...i should be in Charlottesville tomorrow evening. good God, but i'm burnt.
Re: the trip east continues (was: adventure springs a leak
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:16 am
by ryan summit
huzzah
almost done kiddo
Re: the trip east continues (was: adventure springs a leak
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:20 am
by dubkitty
i'm scared about what happens once i'm there, but i'm too tired to even think about that right now.