To the four or five folks that follow these posts I must apologize for not writing in here for the last couple of years.   A lot has happened since my last post.   I moved to Texas, got divorced, bought two different Pick up trucks, and have learned how to feed chickens, sheep cows.

In addition to that two years ago this month I was run down by a big truck in an El Paso truck stop.  Idiot driver was reading his cell phone when driving to the pumps.  I was walking no where near the path to the pumps, but he hit me and dragged me a bit over 30 feet.  I was sore, had road rash in a few places.  I insisted on going to the hospital to get checked out.  I was fine. The truck driver (flip flop wearing idiot) that hit me told the responding law enforcement officer that I jumped under his truck.   The video witness statements clearly refuted that statement.  The video from the truck stop security camera clearly shows the driver was looking at the cell phone in his hand.   Before someone asks, no I did not sue.  I called a few lawyers, including the "Texas Hammer" and got the same thing from all of them, I wasn't hurt bad enough for them to take the case.   The one guy that said he would do it wanted 40% of anything I got and told me that it would mean at least six months off of work.   Today I would do it, but then I didn't think I could afford it.   Almost a year later the driver found out that my company had put a lien against him and finally reported it to his insurance company.   That insurance company fired his agent and dropped him for not reporting the accident.  I got almost enough cash to buy a 12 year old used pick up truck.  It was too small to haul the kind of travel trailer I want so I sold it and bought a bigger truck.

The divorce cost me a duplex, and a paid for motor home.  I will never get married again.  In fact it is hard for me to want to even be with some one anymore.  I trusted my Ex wife, and it turns out that she and her daughters screwed me over pretty bad.  But like the song says "Thank God and Greyhound she's gone."  Funny thing is I have managed to save money and still cover all my bills. Never could do that before.

Okay, that should bring everyone up to date with me.   I still work for Stevens Transport, and I now live in Lometa Texas.

More to come, and pictures too.