Going out in style....

For those who haven't already heard, i've had an eventful morning -- trying to turn around on a street in Valencia, CA i hit a fire hydrant and sheared it right off at the ground.  Had a water geyser shooting 40 feet in the air for a good half hour.  Didn't even scratch Charley.

Good news was that the cop who responded was a former truck driver and he didn't even issue me a warning.  Said the firefighters trying to fix it needed a shower anyway....

Pic at the left is where the hydrant USED to be.  Would have got a pic of the geyser but it was dark, so nothing to see.

Just dropped this load of baby formula in Valencia, and then on my way with an empty trailer to Salt Lake City where i'll drop the truck for good.  The folks are on their way to SLC to pick me up, so won't need to take the damn bus again.  God bless them.

Next step?  Don't really know.  I believe i'll keep the blog going just as a means to process all of this.  I think i'll start looking for a local truck driving job.  Lots of companies are hiring (CR England is training all of them and then they quit because they aren't making any money.).

So very hard not to comment on my feelings about the divorce, on which i seem to have just defaulted since i don't have an attorney and can't respond or do anything from the road.  Best not to though.  I'm learning that my words have an impact and i don't want to say something i regret.   And to the haters out there who think i deserve whatever bad stuff comes my way, you can go to hell. (little preemptive comment there....).

I'm going to choose to not let it impact me though, despite it leaving me with less than nothing.  It's not going to beat me.  I'm still a dad.  And i still have the ability to get a job.  And i have friends and family who care about me.

First order of business is going to be to get transportation.  Maybe it's time to get that motorcycle endorsement....

Oh, i also picked up a nail and got a flat tire this morning, so they've been fixing it while i write this.

Time to head north on the final long-haul journey for CR England -- Interstate 15 from LA to Salt Lake City.

More to come.

Stay safe....

KWA