Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Jason Stanish

No ride out of Madison yet. I was talking to some truckers in the truck stop restaurant last night when one of them (Jason Stanish) said I was welcome to crash in his double sleeper for the night. We headed out to the truck a little after midnight and shot the shit until after 2:00. We've been hanging out shooting more shit all morning. It seems like I should be out there trying to get a ride, but Jason's really cool, so I don't mind neglecting my duties. Besides, I think he has said he might give me a ride if he can get something going west after he drops this load in Indiana. It sure is taking me a long time to get out west, but maybe it's not such a bad thing. I mean, everything I've done so far seems to have led me to the right places and the right people at the right times, so I don't force anything (except when I become infatuated with some chick). Regarding Lidia: I've just about
put her out of my mind. I'd still like to get to know her, but I'm almost past the point of caring.

2 comments:

docrivs said...

What was it like, sleeping in the truck? Did it feel claustrophobic, or was it comfortable?

Ryan M. Powell said...

[Answering your question almost four years later.] It's not bad sleeping in trucks, especially in Freightliners like Jason drove (with a double bunk). If they're moving, that's usually a much different story, though. Jason (with whom I've remained buddies, as you've noticed on Facebook because he "likes" every comment) is a freak who turns his AC on as cold as it will go when he sleeps, so it's a little tougher to sleep in his truck than others. I'm talking 60 degrees or less; it was freaking cold in his truck.

Some trucks can be claustrophobic; mostly only trucks without double bunks, though. Those things are a lot bigger inside than they appear from the outside. Most of them are almost like a small room behind the cab.