Comming to a city near you

[Pat Kelly]

Finally they are sending me out!
Tue the 26th I'm going to Greenville, SC and taking a load to Chicago, IL (Thr 28th). Then head down to Mt Sterling, IL to see if THEY can have a load for me heading the right direction.

[Pat Kelly]

Got to Vidalia, GA at midnight Sat (local time). Called 2 days ago with ETA and hours left that I can drive. They didn't know I was comming.
Now here I sit all day Sun and half of Mon (soonest I can leave). They said something about going to IL before going home. We'll see.
Still enjoying this.

[Pat Kelly]

Sitting in Amarillo, TX until midnight, then continue heading east. Will be in Little Rock, AR by noon on Fri the 22nd. Will have dinner with nephew (haven't seen him in 15 years).
No problems with speeding tickets. Speed limit is 75 and I go 59 ($ incentive to keep it under 60MPH). Snow was a PITA this morning (21st) from Winslow, AZ to Alburqurque, NM. Fortunately I outran the storm that was closing I40 & I17 in AZ.

[motoman]

Lots of miles there Pat...........just watch through that portion of Ariz...........LEO's around or near local communities seem to wanna generate more revenue than the norm........other than that, watch out for the unconscious cagers(have spent some windshield time in your seat) and rest of craziness that seems to show up unexpectedly!

[Pat Kelly]

Tentative itenerary

Wed the 20th, Rialto CA
Thr the 21st, Winslow, AZ (rest area near Meteor Crater) to Amarillo TX
Fri 22nd, Amarillo to Little Rock AR (hopeing to visit nephew I haven't seen in 15 years)
Sat 23rd to either Birmingham AL or Temple GA
Sun the 24th I should be in Vidalia GA for a day or two. Work hours restart (34 hours off minimum).
Don't know the route back.

cell # (209) 484-4991

Most stops are at Flying J truckstops. I prefer rest areas as they are usually quieter.
Any areas I should watch (hwy patrol, county mountys, etc?) Speeding isn't a problem as I set my cruise to 59 MPH (bonus for staying under 60 MPH. $81 in this case).

[Pat Kelly]

I'm hoping to do LoHo's Cal-coast get-together this year. Need to get one of the bikes registered first. Both run but are illegal on the street.

[Special Ed]

How sweet, yet sad. You travel within blocks of everyone, but can't take time to socialize. I understand: but how sad. I hope to ride with you again soon Pat.
Special Ed

[Pat Kelly]

Next week(s) will be a long one.
Tues night to Paramount, CA. Wed morning I head to Rialto, CA. Taking that to Vidalia, GA.
Got some route planning to do this weekend. 5713 miles one way. Don't know yet what (company's) route will go through which cities/towns. Also don't know which way I'm comming home.

[kirmit77]

how bout texas?????? bring your bike its good riding weather here!

[Pat Kelly]

Thurs the 13th I will head to San Diego.

14th is San Diego, Anaheim, Covina, Thousand Oaks, then sleeping in Oxnard.

Fri the 15th is Oxnard, Sun Valley, Then home to Modesto.

"On the road again...."

[cywelchjr]

Pat I'd say stop for a break but your truck won't even be warmed up good by the time it takes you to get here!

Drive safe.

I'd have to say the same, it wouldn't be much warmer by the time he got here either.

Speaking of which, I think we need to work on getting a northern/central CA ralley together for this summer. Maybe something up into the foothills? I know we have some really good twisties not too far from here.

[latexeses]

Pat I'd say stop for a break but your truck won't even be warmed up good by the time it takes you to get here!

Drive safe.

[Larrym]

Mission Impossible??

Mostly west coast. My northwest corner has been Bellingham, WA... northeast was Holland, MI... east to Zanesville, OH... southeast Ardmore, OK... southwest San Diego (by Brown Field) a couple of blocks from Mexico

Leaving Mon AM 1/11/10 heading to Ontario, CA. Tue the 12th will be in Ontario (2 stops), Carson, CA (1 stop), City of Industry (3 stops) then head back home (Modesto, CA).

So the next time you're in B'ham, Washington: My best chance of having a meet-n-greet with ya is to strap on some blue/red flashing lights and try to get you to pull over???

There's always the spike strip if you fail to comply....

[Pat Kelly]

Mostly west coast. My northwest corner has been Bellingham, WA... northeast was Holland, MI... east to Zanesville, OH... southeast Ardmore, OK... southwest San Diego (by Brown Field) a couple of blocks from Mexico

Leaving Mon AM 1/11/10 heading to Ontario, CA. Tue the 12th will be in Ontario (2 stops), Carson, CA (1 stop), City of Industry (3 stops) then head back home (Modesto, CA).

[XJOK2PLAY]

One of our DC;s is in Ardmore, OK. Only been there once. Did my 34 hour break there, spent it at the Flying J truckstop. I do make it through the OK panhandle when I do my occasional run to Mt Sterling, IL.

This job makes visiting tough. I have an internet friend in Salt Lake City and we've met once even though I've been through there a dozen times. I usually pass through there in the middle of the night.
Over The Road trucking (for me) involves driving 11 hours straight with 10 hours off. I usually pack food so I eat while driving so I only stop for restroom or a quick nap if tired (how many jobs let you take a nap when you feel like it?). I usually try to take my 10's at rest areas rather than truckstops. Truckstops are noisy and smelly. Rest areas and freeway ramps are usually quieter. Showers are at truckstops when I stop for fuel. Probably sound disgusting to some but that is usually every other day. In my view, I am just sitting in my truck without much physical exertion (sweating). Besides, I'm by myself the whole time so there's no one to complain if I do get aromatic.

I've seen a couple of XS1100's on the road. If a big-rig honks and you haven't cut him off or he's not out-of-control, then it might be me (see truck in above photo)

We'll keep an eye out for ya, Pat!
Drive Safe!