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[quote user="rvos1979"] <p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">I think it is now hot enough to cook an egg on the asphalt......</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Thermometer on mirror spiked to 99 when I parked this evening in Oak Grove, KY, but it hung out around 88 or so rolling down the road. Too hot to shut off the truck, will roast alive in the cab, so burning diesel. Need to convince higher-ups to install auxillary power units, they burn about 1/10th the fuel....</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Heading down to Albany, GA, with an interplant transfer for Millercoors, certain beers only get brewed at certain plants, they need this load to fill out some orders.</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Should be in later, before headiing out in the morning to tackle Monteagle at a high rate of fuel consumption (should burn about three or four gallons pulling that hill......)</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Randy in Oak Grove, KY </font></p><p>[/quote]</p><p>Randy 3 or 4 Gal to climb Monteagle? It is only 3 miles from the parking area at the bottom to the rest area. </p><p>Know what you mean bout APU's. My company is not putting them last years trucks(like mine) Not real happy bout this either.</p><p>By the by temp her in Atlanta is hot & humid. At least right now my truck is at freightliner getting factory recalls installed.So this wkend I get a motel(with a swimming pool!).</p><p>Enjoy Albany I think it's gonna be hotter & more humid.</p><p>rgds IGN</p><p>PS cld i get Ice Cream & Ice Tea SVP</p>
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