Ask HN: What are you working on this weekend?

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on this weekend? by a3n on Saturday February 06, 2021 @01:21PM (#26048569)

I'm working on getting my semi truck to Chico CA. I left Laramie on I-80 westbound this morning, having been shut down the previous two days for wind and ice.

That road is still closed to light high profile vehicles, but this trip I'm almost at max legal 80,000 lbs (I'm at 78,500), so I was able to drive. Carefully.

My test suite includes arriving with all eighteen wheels on the ground Tuesday morning, with Donner Pass still to go.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on this weekend? by 42droids on Saturday February 06, 2021 @01:25PM (#26048596)

Wow that sounds like a very long drive. Good luck getting there. I hope the weather will let you through!

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on this weekend? by a3n on Saturday February 06, 2021 @01:57PM (#26048884)

Thanks. It's not especially long, you just drive one day at a time and go to sleep at night. And then you drive one day at a time to the next stop.

You're either sitting in a chair behind a desk all day long, or sitting in a chair behind a steering wheel all day long.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on this weekend? by 42droids on Saturday February 06, 2021 @02:22PM (#26049069)

Fair enough. Have you been doing this for long? I always wondered if it’s a lonely job.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on this weekend? by a3n on Saturday February 06, 2021 @02:31PM (#26049143)

I'm just finishing my third year. It can be lonely for some. But there's phone and email until you get home.

I like the solitude, and I have never felt lonely. I'm probably an outlier.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on this weekend? by 42droids on Saturday February 06, 2021 @03:05PM (#26049448)

Glad to hear! Safe travels and enjoy the drive!

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