17th October 2021. Back on the road week 2.

Goodaye all, it has been a busy week and this will be short as I am now trying to catch up and get ready to hit the road again. Living in a truck is not just taking your logbook and off you go. You need clothes and food and tools and every time, particularly when you only plan to be in it for a short time, say a few weeks, you get what you think is all you need, there is always something else you “might need”. Then you can’t do it all in one hit unless you make a list and some jobs need more stuff again.

But that is life on the road. I even had to supply a curtain as the last driver either removed them or didn’t need them as it was used locally in Sydney for a while. But if you have to sleep in it, you can’t even get changed, let alone sleep in the lights during the day, or depending where you sleep, the lights from other vehicles. Just another issue to deal with.

I left without audiobooks to keep me occupied, then found my library membership had expired and had to ring and sort that and now find the stereo the truck in the day, is not the best for audiobooks, Ok for music but I prefer windows open rather than aircon, so more to sort to be happy and comfortable in my new interim home.

I have not taken my frig, simply another heavy thing to fit and deal with, so have been living on stuff that does not need refrigeration and it is not as easy. For the first time I have tried Beef Jerky, a friend gave me some and where I used to eat lollies and chocolate, not all day of course, but when you need that pick me up, I have tried the Nile River Mild Chilly and Heated Garlic and they do lift your taste buds and your spirit. My old favourite anzac biscuits and Coles Raisin and Oat cookies have kept me fed, but I look forward to simply having more options when you have a frig.

Thanks to those who have made the effort to join an association and I did get a reply from a couple of people in associations and have asked them to push our 6 point plan. There will be a 7^th point dealing with loading delays etc and specifically DCs, but that will follow on from our survey. We need some input to have some data to show an issue and will then formulate a plan to try and address it. Yes it is yet another of the twenty year problems and if you can fix it tomorrow, we will all be thankful, but if you can’t then make the effort to help us try. Till next week, Safe Travelling, Rod Hannifey.