It's been pretty routine lately. 3210 miles each week doing 6 runs to Midlothian from Snyder each day. The big difference has been the rain!! I have to admit, I had to think about how to drive in it for a little bit since I haven't seen it in quite a while! You have to give yourself more room to stop, make slow lane changes, and make decisions further in advance. It's a challenge but it's not bad to be forced to think about things.
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One of my favorite scenes |
I did get a new critter on the farm!! He doesn't really have a name. We tried to get Lindsey to name him but she's too young & I don't think she understands the concept. My wife gave me the idea to let you guys name him!! So, here's a picture. What do you think?
So, last night I was very close to a pretty big explosion!! I was dumping at the shredder last night. I was the only truck at the whole plant!! Sunday nights are very quiet there. That's why I enjoy going on Sunday night or Friday night. There's usually nobody else there! All of the sudden, a rushing wave of air came over me and into my cab and less than a second later I heard a huge BOOM!! I looked over the shredder to my back left and there was a huge fire ball and smoke!! The smoke stayed around for several minutes but it stopped. Everything stopped for a while but they started back up.
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It was about this size. Not HUGE but not small!! |
That kind of thing actually happens all the time. It's usually caused by a car's fuel tank being crushed that still has some fuel in it or a propane bottle that is still full. When it' crushed and a spark from crushed metal is exposed to that fuel source it blows up! Not a good thing.
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Old propane bottles. We don't take these in, but sometimes they make their way in to the steel mill! |
I'm trying my hardest to visit you guys this week! It's looking like either Wednesday or Thursday. I'm getting my truck washed on Tuesday morning before I get loaded. If it's still raining, I might have to wait until the rain clears and wash Wednesday morning. After I wash, I'll have a clean truck for you guys! I cleaned the inside really well, so hopefully it's presentable! I'm really looking forward to it. I wish I could bring an animal or something but I think that would be frowned upon. Either way, I'm looking forward to it. I hope you guys are having a great week!!
--Mr. Walker