The truck was down for some minor repairs last week. It needed some body work done, which is not serious but it can take a couple of days to finish. Normally, we get our truck worked on while we are at home, but this time the work needed to be done in Springfield, mo.
"It's going to take three or four days," James told me when he arrived back from the shop. He hung his coat up behind the chair.
I frowned, "Is it going to be in the shop the whole time or in and out?"
"In the whole time. I was thinking about getting a hotel room."
"It would be a good idea if it's going to be longer than twenty four hours. I don't know if I could handle sleeping in the shop that long."
I was referring to the few times that we have slept in the mechanics shop. Sleeping in the mechanics shop is horrible. The air smells like oil and grease, the lights shine in the truck from outside and it gets really hot because you can't run the air conditioning. Sometimes, late at night you can hear the mechanics outside the truck talking about stuff that you really don't want to know about. It's never a pleasant experience, but it is cheap.
"So, what do you want to do?" asked James.
I looked down at the little one and thought of trying to keep him content and entertained in the drivers lounge for four days. Getting him to go down for a nap if he needed one in a room full of talking drivers.
"Definitely a hotel room," I replied.
The hotel was nice. It made a lot of things either.
We all slept really well in the beds. The little one had plenty of space to play around with his toys in and the television kept him entertained when he lost interest in doing that.
James played some computer games and had a chance to relax from driving for so long. If he needed to go to the shop, he caught the shuttle from the hotel and they took him where he needed to go.
I spent most of my time working at formatting my computer and re-downloading the programs I needed on it. We were also near by a Walmart, so I was able to get supplies for the day which was really nice.
Staying at the hotel was definitely much better than sleeping in the shop and we were well rested when we went back out on the road again. If you are in the shop for more than a day, I would recommend doing the same.
"It's going to take three or four days," James told me when he arrived back from the shop. He hung his coat up behind the chair.
I frowned, "Is it going to be in the shop the whole time or in and out?"
"In the whole time. I was thinking about getting a hotel room."
"It would be a good idea if it's going to be longer than twenty four hours. I don't know if I could handle sleeping in the shop that long."
I was referring to the few times that we have slept in the mechanics shop. Sleeping in the mechanics shop is horrible. The air smells like oil and grease, the lights shine in the truck from outside and it gets really hot because you can't run the air conditioning. Sometimes, late at night you can hear the mechanics outside the truck talking about stuff that you really don't want to know about. It's never a pleasant experience, but it is cheap.
"So, what do you want to do?" asked James.
I looked down at the little one and thought of trying to keep him content and entertained in the drivers lounge for four days. Getting him to go down for a nap if he needed one in a room full of talking drivers.
"Definitely a hotel room," I replied.
The hotel was nice. It made a lot of things either.
We all slept really well in the beds. The little one had plenty of space to play around with his toys in and the television kept him entertained when he lost interest in doing that.
James played some computer games and had a chance to relax from driving for so long. If he needed to go to the shop, he caught the shuttle from the hotel and they took him where he needed to go.
I spent most of my time working at formatting my computer and re-downloading the programs I needed on it. We were also near by a Walmart, so I was able to get supplies for the day which was really nice.
Staying at the hotel was definitely much better than sleeping in the shop and we were well rested when we went back out on the road again. If you are in the shop for more than a day, I would recommend doing the same.