 It's 5 30 a.m. February 2nd 2022 when I'm filming this Outside, it's minus 28 Celsius or minus 18 Fahrenheit It's time to start the day gasoline is Hovering and staying put at $1.41 here in Manitoba per liter per gallon. I'm not too sure what that is Is that around $5 per gallon? Canadian so it's around for something a gallon American something like that in the conversion, but It's a lot more expensive than it used to be that's for sure I was just above a quarter tank and it costed me a hundred and eight dollars to fill this tank usually I go through between a hundred and ten to a hundred and twenty dollars a week in Gas in this puppy But hey, she's not the thirstiest out there So I mean there are trucks out there that use a lot more fuel than this and you don't get a pickup for the fuel economy They are necessary out here with our weather conditions and They're very handy to have So if you want to have a pickup fuel economy is not the reason you go out shopping for one. I Drive about 100 kilometers exactly pretty much per day The 50 kilometers each way are about 60 miles But in good weather conditions, especially in the summertime when it's warmer going down the highway at highway speed This truck usually goes down to run on four cylinders. So for the majority of my commute. I'm running on four cylinders On summertime I get a lot better fuel economy and I use between 90 to 110 bucks per week About 10 to 15 bucks less per week or so. I mean we'll see how this next summer is our dollars here in Canada or What's it at right now one Canadian dollars usually worth around like 70 to 75 cents American Goes up and down though. Sometimes we're at par a dollar for a dollar Street light is still purple. We're all waiting to see how long it's gonna be before they replace these purple ones They've got factory defects or something the white LED turns purple on a lot of them This one's been like all winter already. Not that makes a big deal. Just think it's interesting well, she wasn't very happy about it, but she's going Let her warm up and we have to hook on to that van trailer again bring it to canora I guess I shouldn't say again We never hooked up onto it yesterday because there was a blizzard that rolled through Manitoba It came from what was called an Alberta clipper came from Alberta through Saskatchewan into Manitoba and now it's in Ontario So it's moving east and shut everything down yesterday Pretty much all major highways in southern Manitoba were closed We couldn't get out of town unless we took the back roads and that would why would you do that? Unless you had to it's an emergency, but not we stayed home. We had a snow day yesterday I was on call for the whole day just in case if it cleared up I'd be ready to go at any time and it just didn't clear up. It was it was a rough rough weather day And then overnight it plummeted down in temperature So all of this fresh snow was built up everywhere in the snowdrift and then the cold set in overnight Which hardens those snowdrifts so now it's it's not this nice fluffy snow You think would be there after a snowstorm. It's hard rock hard snow. That's really cold I'm just gonna give this truck a little while of warm-up and And we'll be on our way Glad she started building air and everything It's one tough Peterbilt. She'll never die off we go It's another Really cold day as you heard the morning there. We started the day off at minus 28 It's probably gonna go up to about minus 23 Five degrees warmer, so I'm guessing that would be closer to Minus 5 to 10 Fahrenheit just off the top of my head It's not gonna give her I gotta turn right right away. So I want to stay in this lane if I can slow down for him There we go, Mr. Dooley Show me what that f Dooley can do f Dooley f 250 Dooley Is that called an f Dooley probably not probably not so I'm going to canora Same trailer neighboring province press area before you enter Ontario. I want to give the receiver a call Just confirm that they're still ready for me so that when I show up They're not surprised to see me a few trucks in here already on two three I just four it's not that big of a rest area so fills up real quick and pull off to the right here right behind that truck make my phone calls and Then I know I don't have to wonder all the way there Are they still ready for me is everything good? I like to confirm it, you know, and I wasn't able to reach them this morning before I left Real chance I've gotten to be able to pull in somewhere and make sure that the trailer is empty because I had to get out of there They closed up my doors and they needed me out of their area there right away So I said, okay, I'll just go down the street and I'll stop and I'll be able to you know Sweep out the trailer do whatever there was no where to stop everything was jam-packed full of trucks everywhere So I've had to come all the way down here a half hour down the road To canora and now we're gonna go make sure the trailer is actually empty It's gonna be awkward if it's not because then I'm gonna have to go all the way back to canora and be like, dude You didn't get it all. Oh, here comes the OPT Everybody smile act on your best behavior act natural. Okay? OPP stands for Ontario Provincial Police In Manitoba and out west we have the RCMP, which is a federal Provincial and municipal police force out there In Ontario here, they have their own provincial police because they're too good for the RCMP here I'm joking, but they it's just a different police service police forces funded by the Province instead of by the federal government Complicated. Oh, there they go. They're just doing a drive-through. Okay looking for someone. We're in the clear. They're not looking for us Okay, let's go check out our trailer we should have been So we had this big old box behind us All day it's been following me everywhere. It's kind of annoying But it is what it is. I don't mind being followed. It's following me really close Looks like they got it all yeah Good 20 Double sure I usually always check before I leave obviously, but this was a special circumstance. I hope I'm not stuck Like nobody's plowed this rest area yet. The snow storm came through yesterday and I guess they haven't gotten their snow plows out here yet The trucks have been packing it down pretty good. Hope I'm not gonna be stuck. I should be good Right there the cold one out today got the grill all closed up It's been around minus 30 and it's going down to minus 37 tonight. Oh Just awesome thinking about it. I'm so excited alright, whoo just gonna use my fancy fancy case here for my fancy $15 shades I'm a fancy trucker. Let's get back out there on the road We're gonna follow that that truck over there go that way see if the scales open There's a scale just across the Manitoba border over there They're gonna ask me how fat I am again, and I've gained weight and I know they're gonna be disappointed So I'm a little nervous My truck is lost weight though. So that should compensate. I mean I left all my weight in canora, but me myself. I have Actually, you know what I might have even lost some weight. I haven't weighed myself in a while I've been walking as often as I can almost every day About an hour on the treadmill do some running in there as well I've been walking slash jogging for about three to four miles within an hour every day There's a pretty decent pace the about three and a half miles an hour Sometimes I do about a ten minute run at five miles an hour or a jog. I Mean, it's not the most crazy workout plan out there, but I think it does something Well good, we're not stuck. Oh, I almost had to call that bird here to come pull me out These are the bathrooms. They offer the truck drivers like I'm thankful that they offer bathrooms, but come on Come on one there, but I think that place is closed right now ever since the pandemic hit I think they closed that thing down that's sort of like a little tourist center you can learn about Ontario Stuff like that pretty sure I don't know something goofy like that been closed forever. Maybe they open it up What do I know? I really don't know much That's why I keep reminding everybody. I'm I don't know everything. I Talk like I do sometimes but really I don't know a lot of things. There's so much to know How can I know everything? But I do know a lot of it One day. I'll know everything guy turning in here. He's turning in here, isn't he? But that sign right in my way, so I can't see me. I'll get there No, the scale must be open that truck drivers flashing his lights over there already Why would you be warning us at the scales open? We're gonna figure it out in two minutes when we go down the road Watch he's gonna flash his brights at me Yep, I Don't know what you're trying to tell me but but ten four my best guess would be that the scale is open right up here But why would you need to warn me that's what those flashing lights are for? Maybe they're doing inspections and what am I supposed to do about it now because flashing his lights like hey They're doing inspections. It's like oh, it's too late. There's nothing I can do about it I don't maybe usually drivers do that when there's like an accident up ahead or something in in the traffic that you Gotta slow down for maybe there's a cop around the corner like taking your picture or maybe Yeah, something that you got to keep your eyes out or maybe some wildlife on the road This guy gonna flash his lights, too I think some drivers do it just to mess with us because sometimes like you see that and you get all cautious and slow down And then there's nothing. Oh That's what it is cops Okay, oh There was an accident. Oh, that's what happened Okay, that makes sense now that the driver was flashing his lights at us That's usually to warn us that something is coming it's sort of like there's a hazard coming slow down watch Out be aware snap out of it, you know Shoot that must have just happened recently Because that wasn't there when we went that way a few hours ago Okay, we're gonna be a couple of really good rubber rubber-neckers here, okay Stretch out your neck stretch your neck out everybody We're gonna roll the window down and everything we're gonna do this right and do the joke Hey, you can't park there bud, but last time I did that people said that was mean. I thought it was funny. I Didn't want to be mean this time, so I didn't say it. Okay, you're welcome. There's good news for us the scales closed Happened this lane is dry Clear and dry. Canadian truckers know exactly what happened. I think Somebody Missed the driveway Whoops, you weren't paying attention one of those But at least the police are there to check on them and we know they're okay. I missed you I was going for like two hours. It's a little scenic section. This is a protected land This is a protected area. It's a national or not provincial park This is West Hawk Lake here and there's Falcon Lake just a little ways down the road to a lot of cabins out here There's a lot of people with a lot of money that have their summer summer houses out here on the lakes a lot of hockey players a lot of NHL players a lot of Lot of people who must do something different than me because I can't afford a cabin out here But I bet you something I bet you so I bet you I enjoy doing my job more than they enjoy doing theirs At least I have fun every day. What's that sign say? I've never seen that sign Prevent chronic wasting disease. Do not transport unprocessed wildlife. Oh, you're not supposed to transport it How are you supposed to get it home to process it supposed to process it right there in the bush? I mean some people do that Right you know Petro pass is supposed to drop down really cold tonight and Everybody wants fuel. I've never seen the lineups this long. Don't tell anyone. I said that one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven eleven trucks Looks like a lot more though, right? Never seen it this busy. Where are you Joe? I Got home a little late today and Chevy Hey, I was gonna pet you Man go back in the summer time already, huh? But I've a little later than usual. Oh, it's 20 to 8 is showered and About time to go to bed almost eight o'clock. It's my bedtime Though I very very rarely ever actually get to bed at eight o'clock But that is my bedtime Temperature tonight is supposed to drop down to minus 37. I think I've mentioned that already So we'll see where things are at in the morning when I get up at five in the morning It's supposed to be a balmy minus 37 Windchill is probably gonna be down around minus 50. Who knows? I Don't think my block heater is working in my pickup truck. So we'll see what happens Thanks for watching today everybody was a fun run to canora. We're gonna do it again tomorrow Except doing something different We're grabbing a flatbed. We're gonna drag an empty flatbed out to canora We're gonna grab something and put something on it and tie it down and bring it back. I might have to tarp it in the hole So please come join me tomorrow subscribe on the channel here Don't keep me warm. I'm keeping company. I'll see you then