One the road again. maybe.

Himself is not a happy camper.

He's got diesel in his blood and not driving is making him miserable.

As a fill-in he started working at a scrapyard but he hates it with a passion. It's terribly dangerous work, dirty and hot. He now has a badly sprained thumb, cuts from metal, burns on his forearm... not good.

The cooperative he had driven for previously is cutting back on drivers and, I understand, laying some of their long-time guys off. He is still in contact with them but it is an "iffy" proposition.

Flooding earlier this year has trashed the economy here. Well, not just here, all over the Midwest. People are homeless, living in motels, campers or with relatives. They might, or might not, gt help from FEMA but that can take a year or longer. What will they do?

Businesses are still closed because of water damage. People are laid off and looking for new jobs. I am wondering if we will see an exodus of people from the area?

It's not just here, either. 75% or so of the state has been impacted, one way or another, by the floods. Everything has been affected to the point that it hardly bears thinking about.

Even if he does go back OTR, he has an option. Many people have none.