A chicken house! YUK.
Got here an hour early, and we are now waiting for them to finish others, then we will get our door.
Man, you can see how messy and horrible chicken houses can be. LOL. Trust me, you do NOT want to know what it smells like. TK sure likes the smell. :)
So, we wait for our turn to load up:)
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A chicken house??? Dead or alive?
Lady I use to work with, did half a day work at a chicken processing plant. She left for lunch and never went back! Said it was the horrible job she ever had.
If you see feathers in TK"s mouth, Hide her fast!
LOL. Well, I know I would not want to work here. YUK. Both dead and alive. I see where they bring in the chicken haulers. Then they park the trucks in front of these huge fans to keep the chickens cool. Then *magic* happens, and I haul them away all neatly boxed ready for your grocer!
lol @Vicky and tacoma... I have heard that chicken houses smell bad, but is it as bad as pig farms? Because they STINK!!!!
Equal I think Terri!! Pass some of those pig farms when I'm on I-65 near Rennsalear IN and oh my, on a hot humid summer night!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve, so how many more miles are you going to go today?
Also Steve, how is TK handleing the smells?
Egad! A fellow I thought I might marry, became a pig farmer! Boy, was I ever lucky to escape that.
Nothing smelly about the computers my hubby fixed. LOL
Steve, that magic, was why she left!
They bringing the portapotty to you?
LOL @ Tacoma
Steve, I notice your trip will take you by Mt. Airy, N.C. That's the town that is the inspiration for Mayberry. Watch out for Barney! He may want to nip it in the bud!!
I was brought up on my dad's farm and we raised both chickens (25) and pigs (20). I agree they are not the nicest smelling animals, but they were sure tasty. Now cats smell nice, but i do not think there would any taste. :)
Lyall
If you've ever been by a cattle feedlot where they have thousands of cows being fed to finish out for the butcher shop, you don't want to smell that either. . Aren't we lucky to go to a restaurant where nice steaks are served and we haven't seen or smelled them before we have that nice aroma rising from our plate?
The smell of pigs is the smell of money!
I remember that smell very well. My grandmom raised chickens and I can still smell a chicken farm for miles away but they bring back some good memories of my grandmom.
Helllloooooooo Vegetarian here lol
Went to an egg farm this morning to purchase just laid eggs. But on a hot summer day, the laying houses smell relly bad, too. Makes you not hungry for bacon and eggs that day.
I know anon, I was raised in Nebraska and lived at one time not far from one of those cattle farms and my uncle raised cattle and pigs on his farm in Iowa..
LOL Sorry Ann
Not a problem Terri. Been vegi for 37 years now Dont have a prob with meat eaters Honest
Ann UK
A big mountain of rotting watermelon, cantelopes and onions in the hot Rio Grande Valley don't smell good at all!!
But AnnUK, do we meat eaters smell to you?
Rotting cucumbers at the dump smell bad on a hot summer day.
Never noticed Tacomagram
I had heard that AnnUK, so was wondering.
Don't guess animals nor vegetables smell any worse than the squalor of human beings found on Skid Row in NYC. Went there once on an "educational" tour. Had to hold perfume under my nose while walking through that.
Wow that guy backing in was close!
Good afternoon everyone can I be # 5 Been out working in the yard all day
Yes Peggy! You're officially #5!
how far we go all depends on when they get me loaded here.
Dont forget, I started my day at 0430 MT this morning, and I cant drive past 14hrs no matter what happens
Thanks!!! Boy that is a mess there but from what I read TK is in seventh heaven. Matbe that drive thur chicken place for dinner tonight.
WELCOME Peggy to the trouble makers group !! LOL :)
was hoping to get as far as charlotte, but then I am thinking I will be lucky to even get back to Lumberton!
So when you start moving first thing that is when your time starts no matter what your doing?
Actually, TK is the number one trouble maker hands down!
Wow Steve I got up at 3:30am central time.. I know I am bushed. you should be too :)
Thanks Terri It is the best group of people I have been with in a long time and very happy to be included
I just hope you get out of the chicken plant! lol
That is so true so tk is number 1 and that makes me # 4 and peggy #5.. :)
yup, the first mile I drive or go ON DUTY (after resting for 10 hours) I have 14 hours to do any driving I am gonna do.
Just Vicky is # 2 and ualady is #3
Makes Ualady #2, JustVicky #3!
Well thats okay TK is the queen so she should be # 1 on all accounts
Now we know the true "pecking order!"
Just got home from the job.
I apologize Steve for not recieving the emails you've sent. I do chek my junk box, and everything. I will say that I did get the first autoresponse email that gets sent out the day or day after I wrote. I'll try again, or some other way.
Anyway, this talk of chickens, pigs, rotting cucumbers...mmmm. It is time to go get a bite to eat.
lol @ pboutwell
well, Tried to answer yer email, it came back as undeliverable. your email program called it spam. :( maybe it had too much TK fur stuck to it.
So if they don't get you load until late you may have to stay at the closest truck stop tonight
well Vicky and ualady I just know that with Miss TK we are now the FAB 5 !!!!!!
thats wonderful Bet BRS never dreamed he would have 5 of us to put up with all day everyday
sorry peggy you are there with us too :( :)
Is TK clawing at the windows, trying to get some chicken?
Guess I got squezzed out.
I'll send you another email from an email account I have that lets everything in.
I love this part of the country your in. Trees, green stuff on the ground(well, not where your parked!) We don't have much of that here in Amarillo. Thanks Steve.
awww ' WE ARE NOW THE FAB 6 !!!! " sorry I didn't mean to leave you out tacoma. please 4give me
Kiss, kiss, np Terri.
Can a little old English lady be in your gang ? I know I am not around as much as you guys because of the time diff but have been travelling on the truck for 12 months lol
sure not as nice as the place you left. The lot sure could use a paving job.
TY so much..smooches :)
yup. it means if I get out and it is past 14 hours, then I cant move without getting a violation. Well, actually, a "split sleeper" rule lets me extend everything if I sit for 8 hours and not move. Then I get to "finish my driving hours, but then it kinda kills the next day. LOL But basically, yes, if I am someplace and time runs out, then I have to sit, or get a violation.
FAB 7 WELCOME ANN OF THE UK !!!!!
of course Ann UK. You are as much as part of us as everybody. :)
Steve I PRAY you don't end up having to stay there..
Oh, Hope you don't have to spend the night there!
I always get scared about these big water mud holes. Never know how deep they might be, and yes, I have almost tipped the trailer over in a truckstop in the middle of the night once. Scared me to death!!!! It was DEEP.
Most welcome to you Ann UK. You are one of the gang.
oh I really hope you don't have to set in that mess all night
WOW Steve
Welcome Ann UK
Steve, are you going to be a chicken, or do we get a "jig" out of you?
Actually, the trucks seem to be moving halfway decent. UIt was just there were a handful ahead of me. If I can get out, and get to the truckstop about 70 miles away, and it not be full of trucks (parking) then I will be ok.
lol@ tacoma
too tired to do a jig. lol! at least today anyway. But one day, when nobody online is looking, and no chicken haulers, bull haulers, or other truckers are looking. LOL
Steve :(
Steve :o(
Well Steve I would not want you to do the jig now with all that mud..U might fall down..lol
tacoma is looking over my shoulder..lol
true!
oh we won't tell any one and I don't think any one is watching lol
You have 68 viewers watching your stream at the moment.
lol, ok. nobody is watching. lol
TY BRS and you other guys Was just off line for a while but back watching now before I head off to bed
Hope no one is having chicken for dinner tonight!
Steve you say you can't drive after 2p,m. but on the bottom of the last post the time shown is 3-39 p.m. 'fraid you've lost me!!
Ian Truck and Bus UK
are you going to be running out of time here soon
Oh, dare I mention another place that smells really bad? A cat food processing plant that uses fish located along the Gulf Of Mexico.
hagn Ann of UK
HUH? I reread all my posts...dont see where I said 2pm. Todays 14hr time limit is 1833MT. where did you see 2pm? The time stamp on the bottom of the posts is set to each persons computer clock I think?
and I wont ever post while I am driving. LOL. I only play on the computer when I am stopped.
No my last post says 3:50 and it was 4:50 when I posted
Time stamp seems to be set to your computers time.
I mean Steves computer time.
So you have a couple hours yet. Hope they get you out of there.
no because Steve is east of me so he is 1 hour ahead of me
What I just posted says 3:59 and it is 5:59 here in Ohio
maybe it is google time..lol
I am on central time
lol That could be
His is set on mountain time and Steve I am wondering why when we know your are from TX>
Where did Just Vicky go
OK OK now I want in too..LOL Am I number 7 or 8?? Steve I hope you can get loaded and find a good place to spend the night...Welcome to the lady from across the pond..:) Shady from Washington
I was thinking the same thing Peggy.. Shady you are #8,, Now we are THE FAB 8 !!!!!
Hi Shady, welcome. You get your power back ok?
I am on Pacific Time...:) Shady
Welcome Shady to the gang
Yes I did after six hours...At least the weather is just calm and wet now...Shady
LOL @ us ladies... :)
Glad your power is bk on shady
About ready to leave work! See ya'll later this evening!
Have a safe drive home and talk with you later
BRS Did they forget about you?
tc vicky
talk to you later vicy
Sure thinkin BRS n TK have a night at the chicken house!
sry Vicky for misspelling :(
yes, I am from Texas. But, all my logging and truck computer time is set to mountain. So, to lessen the hassle of what time I do everything in, I just set it all to Mountain. LOl
yep I was thinkin the same thing
I can understand that Steve..
Who is that driving all over in the pickup
no, they did not forget. lol. I see the same other 4 trucks here before me have not yet got in a door. Some places just are extremely slow. Longest time ever to wait to get loaded? 23 hours. seriously. that is why i have canned food and water in the truck.
Do you get a map of the layout of the shipping yards you go to. Seems it would be hard to find the loading dock you are supposed to go to. Seems you had a ways to drive in this yard before getting to your loading place.
Steve I think someone confused 14 hours with 1400 hours which is Military for 2 PM.
the guy driving in the PU is probably the yard jocky supervisor. He keeps tabs of trucks in the yard, trailers, etc. Most places do that every hour or so.
All I have to do is find the guard shack. LOL. Then they tell you where to park, check in, dock doors, etc
oh that makes sense and glad they didn;t for get you
Well you sure make it look easy. There is so much more to being a truck drive than just driving. You have sure taught us a lot about all that. You do a great job.
Yes you have
Steve. I knew some things but BOY there is alot I didn't know
This thread is getting longgggg!!!
Not complaining :)
because I helped get it this long LOL
Terri, are you in the Memphis area?
This is a fun classroom. Thanks teacher, Steve.
Hope the guard shack is not ever hard to find. Those are big places you go to get your load and unload.
Do you have GPS to help you make your exits, et.?
I'm near Huntsville, Al now but worked in Memphis for a year in 1972. (Wow that was long ago)
Bed time here folks 1031 See you tomorrow Hope you get out of that hell hole soon Steve Night everyone
night Ann UK
BRS What is our Miss Queen Tk doing with all this time. Hope she is getting lots of attention.
Peggy, there's a new thread up now.
ahh man that sucks to be those chickens LOL :) have a safe trip steve
Yup. Chicken farms, hog farms, they both smell pretty bad. I experienced both when I was growing up. Vowed I would not marry a farmer. Married an accountant instead.
But, someone needs to raise these animals, unless we all want to be vegetarians.
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