Archives for March 2018

Time to Make the Coffee – Using a Coffee Grinder and French Coffee Press to Make Fresh Coffee

I like fresh coffee. Occasionally, I use my coffee grinder and French Coffee Press, along with boiling water from the coffee maker inside the truck stop, to make fresh ground coffee. I hope you enjoy this video where I show how I do it; it was recorded in Hi Def, so I recommend watching it inĀ full screen mode: https://youtu.be/TEfB5lMemjg Links Here are links to the French Coffee Press and Grinder that I use: French Coffee … [Read more...]

Narrowly Avoiding Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary Twice in One Day

Sunday, August 20, 2017 After delivering paper rolls in Leavenworth, Kansas, we head back to Missouri to pick up a load of animal feed in St Joseph to haul back to Kansas to deliver at three locations tomorrow. On the way out of Kansas across the Missouri River, we'll pass right by Fort Leavenworth. After picking up the load and stopping for dinner, we'll return to Leavenworth to get into position for our morning delivery. But, … [Read more...]

Road Construction; The Never-Ending Story – Hauling Paper Rolls to Kansas

Saturday, August 19, 2017 We're continuing our run from Maine to deliver paper rolls to Leavenworth, Kansas. We start the day in Brazil, Indiana, but it isn't long before we run into road construction! We'll stop to take our break at the Petro Travelcenter in Effingham, Illinois before continuing on towards St Louis, and more road construction! Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: Effingham, Illinois St Louis, … [Read more...]