February 2011
3 posts
January 2011
8 posts
Into Spring #VFTC
Playing with some graphics/photography tools.A found memory and a dream of rolling north on US Rte 15 into spring. Using tools to create a water color effect. Used Paint Shop Pro ver 9.0 When PSP was still owned by JASC software. Again just messing around while I heal. Thanks for all who’ve commented and posted their thoughts and prayers. I’m healing and going through the things...
Assimilation
Find myself watching a classic Japanese animation tonight. “Ghost in the Shell 2 Innocence” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347246/And I got to thinking about what has just happened to me over the past few months. I’ve had a heart murmur all of my life. Anytime a Doctor, Medic or Nurse would listen to my heart they’d always pause, look at me and ask, “you’ve got...
Somebody's been saying it all along.
Something my Dad told me once. “Most of dealing with Life is just showing up.” aka…”Get of your ass. (GOYA)” aka “To change an attitude, move a muscle”. When the young fail to listen to the elders, they’re doomed to repeating the past. I’ve got to be paraphrasing someone. lol Walt Posted via email from heydriver’s...
Good morning and a cup of coffee to go.
There comes a time in all men’s lives when it just time to pack it up and roll wheels.Doc just gave me the okee dokee (official doctor talk))) for discharge. One phase ends and another begins. Life’s like that. It’s a journey. Not a destination.It’s about what I do today for today. Having this valve replacement and seeing how y’all have responded in your ways...
Breathe, TWiT, CES, @LeoLaporte
Today’s status is keep breathing.Well, I’m staying here one more night. My coumadin levels aren’t as high as the Doctors would like. So, it’s at least one more day in here. That’s not all bad though. First, CES is in Las Vegas this weekend and @LeoLaporte and the TWiT crew are covering it live. Heh, no interuptions for chores today…I’ll get to watch...
Just me and my new buddy
One of the best things you can do after open heart surgery is cough and breath. But, with a broken sternum coughing hurts. It helps to have a pillow to hold against your chest.Update! Hard to believe but there is a very good chance I’ll be heading home tomorrow. If my coumadin levels come up I’ll be ready to roll wheels to the house. Then it’s quite a few weeks of healing...
Not safe for lunch
A before and after shot of my heart. The old valve is bad. Supposed to be in three part, here it’s only a bicuspid valve. 2nd pic is the new valve, nice shiny with green thread. Up and walking today. Maybe stairs tomorrow. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
A Frosty Fender and bon voyage #VFTC
I’ve been driving professionally for well over 25 years or so.I’ve driven taxi cab, cube van, straight truck and big rigs. I’ve always humanized the vehicles I drove. And, of course Goldie is no exception. I’m out of trucking for a few weeks or months with heart surgery and that is a good thing.Goldie is being put back into the stables as a back up ride for the interim....
December 2010
2 posts
A new day on the Millard Tidings Bridge. #VFTC
Well, this sure has been an interesting week. This will probably be the only picture I’ll be posting from Goldie this week. The Doctors have determined that I’m off for the rest of this week for a femoral artery healing after a cardiac catherization. The results are a mixed blessing. Arteries, veins and the heart muscle are in top notch health. However, we’re checking out...
A new day on the Millard Tidings Bridge. #VFTC
Well, this sure has been an interesting week.This will probably be the only picture I’ll be posting from Goldie this week. The Doctors have determined that I’m off for the rest of this week for a femoral artery healing after a cardiac catherization. The results are a mixed blessing. Arteries, veins and the heart muscle are in top notch health.However, we’re checking out the...
November 2010
8 posts
Dang it! I missed #HineyHolidaze #VFTC
@TheNose100 and @TachoblogI let time get away from me and wow. Here’s my late entry into the #HineyHolidaze gallery of trucking rear ends. I’m making sure I get in early for #FrostyFenders shamefully late and with much regret Heydriver Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Good morning. Pulaski, VA. I-81 S. #VFTC
So near to Mom’s house. Let’s see if things work out and I get to visit with Mom today. A prayer and God’s speed will at least make me feel better if things don’t work out with the visit. Enjoy today as best as you can. This time of year can be rough on the driver with youngsters. Let’s remember those at home who keep the porch light lit and the kitchen...
Oh! Yeah, it'll stop you.
Stopping in one of these is not a soft landing. Not only will “escape ramps” break your truck, it’ll break your wallet too. Fines and fees to reset the ramp are driver’s responsibility. Those slow speed limits on steep grades are for real. Pay attention, don’t be a jerk. Play nice y’all. Oh, this is the escape ramp at the 90 degree turn on US Route...
Sun cracks the Sky. #VFTC
Near Utica NY the Sun breaks through on a fine Tuesday morning. You just don’t get views like this in a 9 to 5 grind. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
A virtual reality. US Route 17 N
Just playing on a Sunday morning.Using an old photo editing program. Paint Shop Pro ver 9.4 A before and after edit for you perusal.Just messing around. Enjoy. Walt See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Ice fog and frost. #VFTC
A frosty morning in Olean, NY. This is a little duck pond at Olean Wholesale Grocers. At this time the geese have moved in. But, I’ve woken before the geese today. I’m always trying to find something nice to look at. How about you? Stay warm. Be safe. Enjoy the ride. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Passing fair. North bound. #VFTC
North bound and rolling past. Just a damn fine day on the road to Buffalo. US Route 15, near Steam Valley Pa. Just an old gal (Goldie) passing through. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Danger! Little ones up ahead. #VFTC
A common sight along 2 lane roads are these little “doll houses”. Be careful early in the morning. There is a good chance that a child waiting for a school bus to arrive will come bolting out into your path. Now that late fall is here winter isn’t far behind. Low temps, fallen leaves, running children and slow school buses makes for an exciting time if you come up on them...
October 2010
10 posts
A geek quiz.
A little weekend fun.This item was once issued with every device that you bought that wasn’t part of an OEM computer. I think that it’ll soon be a thing of the past. I have two more of these and plan on hoarding them. Maybe I’ll bequeath one to a geek museum. The tool was one of those tools that you only wish you had when things went bad.btw, you didn’t have to have one to...
Lowering clouds. #VFTC
North bound on US Route 17 near Return, Virginia. It is hard to believe that I took this picture just before rush hour on a Tuesday afternoon. I try to avoid I-95 in Virginia as much as possible. The traffic has gotten to crowded at all hours and the photo ops just aren’t there between Washington DC and Richmond. A driver can relax a bit off the beaten path. Later y’all. ...
Road crew working? #VFTC
Howdy hey y’all!A picture from this past Thursday. Just a play on a stereotype. Here in the States we have a saying about road crews. “yup, they’re working hard. One guy working, 8 guys watching.” I couldn’t resist grabbing this shot. I did some photo editing with Paint Shop Pro ver. 9.4. The last good version IMHO. My apologies to those hard working folks that...
Hush! We're asleep. #VFTC
At one time most of these rigs would’ve had their running lights on. Today, we shut them off to keep from draining the batteries. You know….drivers are 2nd class citizens here in the USA. The conditions the EPA forces the States to place drivers in would be considered inhumane if done to any other being. Enough with the BS. Winter is coming and So are the anti-idling nazies....
One of the top 5 reasons I drive a truck. #VFTC
Along I-476 N (aka Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) The leaves are changing to Fall colors. Am I crazy or what? Driving this time of year always excites me. People plan and take long weekends at expensive resorts just to look at the leaves. I get to see them everyday. The foliage is in fine form this year. This is for Monday by the way. Posted via email from...
Head East #VFTC
From Thursday morning.Heading east along I-78 near Shartlesville, Pa Just a nice view.Have a great day y’all. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Daybreak and fog bank. #VFTC
On a run from Buffalo, NY to Olean, NY via US Route 219 S. A Fall day just before dawn I come up on a fog bank. It will be a great day along the Southern Tier of upstate New York. According to a local bank the temperature was 32 degrees F. Many of the leaves have turned colors and already have fallen to the ground. Winter will soon be upon the Southern Tier. Bundle up! Get that truck...
Starting the day with party lights. #VFTC
Just one of those days for someone else. Here in the USA the Highway Patrol aka State Trooper will give most folks a bit of slack when it comes to keeping to the speed limit. Often letting traffic roll 5 to 10 mph over the posted limit. As long as you “go with the flow” Smokey tends to just sit and watch. But, towards the end of the month or during holidays they are quite...
Sunburst through the Pulaski Skyway. #VFTC
From Friday morning. A rare timing event. The Sun shines through the Pulaski Skyway near Jersey City, NJ. Always on alert for a unique photo opportunity. This week I will try to get back into posting at least one picture a day. Sometimes taking a break from a joyful daily task results in a difficult restart. Going to have to focus on getting back in the groove. Enjoy! Walt. Posted...
About one more week.
I figure that I’ll be smoke free in a couple of weeks at the most. I’m going to try cold turkey withdrawal. Since I purchase my tobacco supplies online, the savings won’t be has much as if I’d paid full carton price. It will be a pretty substantial amount none the less. It’s no fun anymore and I hate the smell more and more everyday. God’s speed and a hearty...
September 2010
2 posts
Road Warriors @drivergeoff @Little_Trucker
If you’ve been in this business long enough you get to meet drivers from all walks of trucking. Today @heydriver @drivergeoff and @Little_Trucker met at The Flying J in Ruthers Glen, VA. A flat bedder, bedbugger and a reefer healer. Imagine that! God’s speed to all. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Off the beaten path. US 360 S in Virginia.
US Route 360 S. On the road to Walkerton, Va. Avoiding Interstate 95 in VA. Get away from the madmen. Get down the road safe and safely. A lot prettier ride. Later y’all. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
July 2010
2 posts
Good Morning. A panorama of a tractor in it's...
A fine morning y’all.I worked up a panorama of a field on a summer’s day for y’all. I’m playing with Microsoft’s ICE (Image Composite Editor) program today. It’s free but you should be using .NET to try this program. Has download options for 32 and 64 bit XP, Vista and Windows 7. ICE is a very easy program to install and run. I used 5 photos, dropped them into...
Good morning. Queen Anne's Ant "Lace"
Good morning and today we’ve found the “ant” in Queen Anne’s Lace. Taken in Johnston, NY near the Walmart Distribution Center. Have a great holiday. Try to play nice and don’t blow too many fingers off! Maybe a few thoughts on why we celebrate July 4th. Enjoy! Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
June 2010
8 posts
Good Morning A Gilded Goldie. #VFTC US Route 219...
The Sun’s rays cast a golden light through the fog.A beautiful day for a drive. A relaxed ride to Buffalo, NYEnjoy today. We only get one day at a time. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Good morning. A gilded Goldie. #VFTC US Rte 219 N....
A golden cast from the Sun’s rays through the fog. A beautiful morning on last day of June. A relaxed ride to Buffalo, NY. Enjoy today. It’s the only one we have. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Peterbilt dahsboard in retro. Main dash panel....
Working on some artwork today.Here is the main dash panel on Goldie. Reworked in Paint Shop Pro v.9. The photo was taken with my HTC Incredible with an ISO setting of 800. Changes: DPI set to 300 vs 72 default. Unsharp masked. Aged newspaper set to 67 yrs. Just playing around on a Sunday Morning.Hope y’all enjoy. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Good morning. Arrrgh! We awake to the burning...
Morning to all. Summer has started and today is going to be a scorcher. Air Conditioning don’t fail me now! Stay cool y’all. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Good morning at night.
Good morning at night. On my way to Syracuse, NY Onward and into the night. Working through the night as I’ve always done. BTW. This is a test of the Heydriver posting network. :) Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Good Morning Playing with HTC Incredible Camera...
Just playing around with the camera settings on the HTC Incredible. Posterization, camera speed set at 1240 and full zoom.Trying something different today. Now, I’ve said this before. But, I should say again. My “Good Morning” pics come at all times of day. I have no set wake up time and my day begins at all hours.A link to my Flickr “Good Morning” page which...
Good Morning. Sunrise Fireball #VFTC I-76, E....
The Sun rise through nature’s filter.Shot through fog on the PA Turnpike. It overwhelmed the camera on this phone a little. Stay safe. More to post later. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Good Morning. From the Head Office.
Good morning all.At home for now. Working on paperwork. Well, actually messing around with computers and settings. In other words I’m procrastinating. Something I do rather well. Just wanted to post a Good Morning picture with my favorite coffee cup. Now, back to work! Here’s hoping for different pictures this week. Boss has decided that I need a WVa and KY fix this...
May 2010
12 posts
Good Morning. #VFTC Fog and The Blue Ridge. I-66...
Morning all.I’ve decided to keep posting pics from the road. I like posting them and I know a many enjoy them. I’ve been using Posterous and am very happy with it. But, I want to start using Google’s Buzz as a sort of one post outlet to my other social pages. So, we’ll see what happens. Maybe I can get a single picture post with text to properly propagate across the...
Good Morning. #VFTC Another shot of the Tappen Zee...
Howdy all. Hope this Monday has found you hearty and hail.Decided to dress Goldie up a bit. Handles and a hood ornament. She’s looking spiffy. I can dress her up….and take her out! :)Have a great week. btw.South on I-87 in New York Crossing the Tappen Zee Bridge over the Hudson River. cya! Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Good Morning #VFTC Crossing the Susquehanna River...
A fine good morning to all.Crossing the Susquehanna on yet another trip to Norfolk area of VA. Instead of a front shot, I took one looking up river out the right side of the cab.Hope this fines all y’all well. Have a great weekend and try something different. For example, don’t towel or dry your self off in the same way. i.e. if you start with your feet, try to start with your...
Good Morning #VFTC Heading east on I-80 near...
On a two day run through the Wilds of Pennsylvania.Descending from the highest elevation on I-80 East of the Mississippi River. Just an interesting view of the clouds and forest.Enjoy the day. Posted via email from heydriver’s posterous | Comment »
Good Morning. #VFTC A fine ride. US 460 E near...
Howdy all.Why run the Interstates if you don’t have too? Whenever I visit my Mom in Christiansburg, VA, I take US 460 back into Salem, Va for my delivery. On I-81 there is a steep set of hills to drop down on heading into Salem, Va. Many wrecks happen in this area. So, when traveling along I-81 I try to pay attention to the overhead warning signs and use US 460 and US 11 to get around...
Good Morning #VFTC Descending Afton Mountain in a...
Howdy y’all.Visiting with my Mom (Mum) in Christiansburg, VA. On the way over Goldie and I had to cross over Afton Mountain in Virginia. Man was it foggy out. You’ll notice the lights embedded into the shoulder of the road. aka Landing Lights. These little lights are on a sensor that activates them when the fog rolls in. It does look pretty when the lights are on. Of course, that...
Good Morning. #VFTC Crossing the Chesapeake Bay...
A bright sunny day in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Moving south and crossing from the Delmarva (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) Peninsula towards the Tidewater area of the mainland in Virginia. One of my top 10 routes. From the Philadelphia area to the Norfolk Va area on US Route 13 is the best and fastest way to get there from here.No Washington DC or Baltimore traffic. Quiet ride and...