Still in Tennessee

Well another interesting day in trucking.  We delivered in Nashville, TN and then the company sent us to Monteray, TN to pick up a load of charcoal.  Royal Oak is the brand.  We had an appointment for 3:30pm and arrived at that time only to be told that they stop loading at 3:30pm.  But I find that rather interesting for there was a Wally's World truck right ahead of us and they loaded him.  I guess the folks at Royal Oak aren't interested in getting their product to the public.  What amazes me is that the shippers and receivers fail to state as to their policy on when they will receive a truck, if they have set times of operation.  If they do, the individuals handling the freight are, maybe, lacking?

When I woke up this morning and we were getting ready to leave the truck stop, I was sitting looking out the window and observed a crew that seemed to be working on the truck stop parking lot.  I do hope these guys aren't on the clock and getting paid by the hour.  For almost an hour the were standing around doing..just standing.  Finally there was one man that got on a little street sweeper looking thing and started to go around and around the area that was taped off.  It kind of reminded me of one of those little toy cars that when it hit something on the floor it would back up and go another direction.

When we were leaving Nashville, we were able to pass by the Grand Ol' Opry.  The mall that is right next to it had a notice that all the shops were closed and would not reopen until the damage from the flood was repaired.  Right in the same complex is Bass Pro Shops and it was the only business that I could see open.  There were quite a few boats outside looking as if they were ready to go in case there was more flooding.

As you can see the spill ways are doing their job.  The water was high wherever I looked. 

Tomorrow we head for Florida, the land of Sunshine.  So, I will see you on the other side.