Blogs from Dalhart, Texas, United States, North America - page 3

So this is what I do in a day. I wake at 5:00am to 6:00am so I can be at the yard workshop by 6:00 to 7:00am. I do a daily check on my truck (oil level, coolant, clean air filters and tyres). I start the truck running and continue to check that all is as it should be. As a group we then leave for the farm that we are working on which can mean that we drive for up to an hour and a half one way. It's new and scary feeling racing down some of these country roads steering a 17,000kg truck at 120km/hr. I tend to travel at 90 km/hr until I get onto better roads. Once we get to the farm we find the service area, and wait for the Choppers ... read more

Still not used to going to the supermarket. Not only to I get there and feel so totally lost cause its a new supermarket, but the food is all different also. The once we have navigated the foreign aisles, brands and food substances, we get to the checkout. Not the conveyor belt type checkouts we know (and love) at New World or Countdown, but small counter tops where we the customer, are expected to stand and wait while the checkout operator empties the trolley for us, then when we have paid, we escort another supermarket employee to push our trolley (or carry our bags) out to our car where they also proceed to load the groceries into our vehicles. Apparently it is their 'priviledge, their job and we want to do it' I feel bad enough ... read more

Thurs 12 May 6.30am My biggest accomplishment for yesterday was going to Subway for a drink on the way to work. No big deal you say, ah but for me this means leaving the safety of my known driving route, driving in unknown territory, taking a short detour, then having to handle cash for the first time. Oh well I guess it can only get easier. Btw had an iced green tea- large- about 900ml or so for less than $2! And the best thing is today I can take the cup back for a refill for only 50cents! Only in America! Paul has been driving the swather (a giant lawn mower) rather than a truck. Hes the guy that goes through the field first and lays down the crop for the chopper to come through. ... read more