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My has it been a long time, huh?
Posted September 26, 2008 by Heatherleigh

Hello all!  To those of you, my friends, who know me and have been so kind as to notice my absence from the site, I am definitely still kicking! I wanted to check in with you all to say hello and apologize for my lack of returning messages etc.  Since I've been back to work, (almost 5 months now) I been busier than a one armed paper hanger!!! It's taken all this time to work the "kinks" out of my neck but my perserverance finally paid off and I feel perfectly fine!  I've been busy driving and gardening and canning what came out of my garden! So hopefully now that things are slowing down a little, I'll be able to visit with you kind folks on the site!  I hope all is well with each and everyone of you! All you drivers, be safe out there, all you drivers spouses, thanks so much for your love and understanding of who we are and what we do! God Bless!!

Heatherleigh
I'm still alive~
Posted May 8, 2008 by Heatherleigh

Hey y'all ~ Sorry I have been a stranger lately, but I AM still alive!! LOL ~ I'm back rollin the roads again~ Honestly, I've never felt better!  No pain whatsoever!!! Can still chain down my load of steel and roll ~  I am so happy that I'm ok because I don't know what I would do with myself if I couldn't drive anymore!  I had a great doctor and would recommend HIGHLY to anyone possibly needing a cervical spinal fusion done to DO IT!!! It was only 3 months ago that I had it done and back to work! I am being careful however...nothing that needs tarped yet but I know that will come in awhile!  Hope all is well with everyone and will try to be less of a stranger ~ Thanks to all of you who have left me comments ~ God Bless!!!

Heatherleigh
Busy Busy Busy
Posted April 10, 2008 by Heatherleigh

Hey y'all ~ Sorry I haven't been around lately to send my greetings to all my friends.  The weather has just been so incredibly nice here the past few weeks and, well, spring fever has set in.  The winter was hard on the farm around here and there's alot of cleaning up that needs done....and the doctor did tell me to get my strength back, so that's pretty much what I've been doing. The 3 story barn here has been falling down over the past 4 years and me and the family have been doing alot of clean up....getting things burnt....even caught the pasture on fire! LOL. That was a sight to see, but at least it won't need brush hogged for awhile!!! I am supposed to get back in the truck in about 3 weeks and am so nervous about that...let alone trying to figure out how on earth I will be able to get up at 2AM again.  I'm still a little scared about my profit margin with how fuel has been, but I'll give it a shot for a few weeks and see how it goes!  My dad is insistent on me not going back to work because he is scared that I am going to hurt myself and become paralyzed... Dad's...they ALWAYS worry!

I just wanted to tell everyone "Hello" and to let all my friends here know that ...YES, I am alive and doing well!   God bless all of you~ AND thank you for all your support!

Heatherleigh
Good News for Me~
Posted March 20, 2008 by Heatherleigh

Hey there everyone~ Whomever has known about my injury and subsequent surgery~ I got some great news from the surgeon yesterday!!  He told me that I can get back on the road in one month~ That's sooner than I expected.  He looked at the xray, said that "It's better than how I was made to begin with" LOL.  The spine is back to normal and the 1/4" thick steel plate is secure!  He just wants me to spend the next month building back up my neck muscles so I can chain that steel down~  Although, I think that I'm going to stay away from coils....at least for a little while~I'm a little gun shy about them right now~ I know I know...if you fall off the horse, turn right around and get back on~   Maybe in a couple months~  Anyway, I wanted to thank all of you who showed the care and concern for me~ Damn I love this family!!

Heatherleigh
Is it worth it?
Posted March 13, 2008 by Heatherleigh

I was told by my surgeon that more than likely I will be able to get back in the truck by June....but, is it worth it?

Not only do I talk with my fellow drivers almost every day, but I see the fuel slips that my husband brings home.  We've always tried to fill up in Ohio because it's always been cheaper than NY or PA..but c'mon...190 gallons (which didn't even fill the tanks) was $751.00!!! The round only paid a little over $800.00.  The companies are truly fighting over the scarce short Ohio steel freight that I haul, cutting the rates to penny's a cwt. How are they surviving?  How can I, just one driver survive. 

These past 9 months that I've been off work has really cut in to the budget hard.  Almost every family needs two incomes, but my question, is it really worth it?  I have my own rights so I pay big money for insurance. I need to keep my rights because the way the steel and automotive industry is precariously standing, I need it to haul my own freight. Even that freight doesn't pay the bills anymore. It seems like if I do go back, I'll be running my butt up and down the road just to put fuel in the tank and pay the insurance and pray to God I don't have tire problems or a major breakdown. 

I love driving truck..it's in my blood, but I'm sensing that things are going to continue to spiral down to tragedy and despair.  As I posted a few days ago, people are already getting desperate by stealing 3500 gallons of fuel from trucks on a dealers lot in Erie.  It seems like we are floundering in a pool of mire with no light at the end of the tunnel. 

Tags: work, fuel, despair
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