Living in a Semi with My Husband: Madagascar – We dodged a bullet


Ice in the service plaza on the PA Turnpike Tues am

Marquee for Benedum Theatre

Across the street from the theatre

When we woke up on Tuesday I thought for sure it was going to be one of the longest days of our lives. We had heard the sleet hitting the truck throughout the night and as you can see everything was iced over by morning. However, as our relatives across the Midwest were dealing with ice and sleet that lead to power outages, icy sidewalks and dangerous roads, our temperatures continued to rise as the morning went on. So our travels throughout the morning were in light rain/mist on wet roads. As we approached downtown Pittsburgh last night in a driving rain storm I kept thinking about what it would be like if it were sleet and ice instead of rain. It was not until we actually got stopped that I believed we had really dodged the bullet. All day I kept worrying the temperatures would drop just enough to make our lives interesting, but thankfully they didn’t. I can’t imagine how long yesterday was for all the truck drivers traveling through the middle part of the country yesterday.

This morning the temperature was 40 degrees and as you can see two of the four trailers, were already in the docks for our 8:00 am load in. I took the additional pictures of the area around the theatre to give you idea of what the Pittsburgh theatre area looks like and how the unload goes.

In the dock ready to be unloaded and yes it is as tight as it looks

Trailers in the front and back

Fortunately we were unloaded by 10:30 am and are now at a Petro truck stop out side of Pittsburgh off I-70 until Sunday. Currently the wind is rocking our 37,000+ lb tractor and empty trailer, the temperature is dropping and we are getting snow off and on. But the sun is out so things aren’t that bad because for some reason the sunshine always makes everything better. Hope everyone in the Midwest is safe and warm and that those on the east coast are braced for yet another big storm.

Area around the theatre - there were people walking around this area at 11:00 pm last night in the pouring rain

Approximately 85 % of the people I passed had a cigarette in their hand (young, old, middle aged didn't matter) Not something I usually pay attention to, but it was so noticeable that I started counting. I think I will open a smoke shop in Pittsburgh if I need a third career.