Category Archives: Down Time

Articles simply to pass the time, and entertain.

Another Calm Before A Storm

Posted on February 24, 2013 by tharrisfc

January 9th, 2013, I finished the Lease, and somehow fell into a state of Limbo. All the plans to look at this milestone was uncertain. I knew what I wanted to do up until that point. I think it was … Continue reading →

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The panoramic world of pictures

Posted on November 4, 2012 by tharrisfc

      It is one thing to come up with an idea. It is another to make it a part of your day. With a tripod and a digital camera, I began this little pass time of panoramic photography. I started … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Weekend 2012… a weekend to simply catch up.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by tharrisfc

      When Friday came, I was rolling from Detroit, Michigan, right to the Louisville, Kentucky yard, and was excited. This weekend ended the calendar period of a contract; which was drawn from an originating three-year contract. All This for a … Continue reading →

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      There are times like this when sulking over the lost time and losing the opportunity to make money would be a waste of time in itself. Everything I could get done at a truck stop, short of my laundry, … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 7, 2012 by tharrisfc | Leave a comment

When Thoughts Go Back In Time

Posted on June 5, 2012 by tharrisfc

      Daydreaming was made for downtime! And, with a pleasant day, just outside of Stoughton, Wisconsin, I look back at how I got this far with my experiences in trucking, my goals for running my paperwork on computer, and even … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Day to Remember…2012

Posted on May 28, 2012 by tharrisfc

      I start to unwind, and my thoughts of my family serving, made me also consider all those who have lost their lives’ providing service to those in civilian life to, from the police and firemen and women, to those … Continue reading →

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Preparing For the 100 Day Countdown

Posted on May 12, 2012 by tharrisfc

      So many projects in mind, and all in the business of being a Sole Proprietor. Much of it was put on hold for two reasons: A broken economy A “truck lease to purchase” program Both of the two seems … Continue reading →

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Making The Most Of The Blog

Posted on February 26, 2012 by tharrisfc

      I made a promise that I would be more sociable, and yet it’s the last week of February, and the isolation still exists. I keep wishing to just use the Driver’s Blog for just leisure, and still I keep … Continue reading →

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