 Hey, everybody another new day is here. I just got out of my doctor's appointment this morning I had to get a couple of birthmarks removed I have my dad's skin a little bit We have a lot of birthmarks our body and some of them on my back were starting to grow So we got them checked out and he was able to just literally burn them off I could stank like burning in there. He froze it first, right? So I couldn't feel what he was doing, but I just smelled the smoke smell the whole time. It was weird He also had the reports back from that Awkward donation that I gave the second one was good. I don't have to go give a third one Everything is good Swimmers are strong and Nothing wrong on my end. Britt is just waiting for some tests on her end But we're pretty confident that everything is okay there, too we're just trying to conceive and we just got to be patient and wait for Wait for our time to come so We'll see We're trying to if you're unfamiliar with this situation if you're just tuning in My vlogs are usually about my life truck driving, but it's also about my life at home as well And it's about my life in general all aspects of it And one big part of my life now since I married my wife is that we're trying to conceive We want to have a baby and we've been having problems there was one miscarriage already and We're just really excited to be parents. I think and have little little kids running around and Maybe we're just being a little bit impatient, but everything is good on my end. So Pretty sure everything is good on her end as well. I Guess we'll keep you informed once Something actually does happen regarding that but for now now that I'm out of my doctor's appointment I'm just waiting for my truck to be done in the shop. I got to Go pick that up pay them. They fixed my bunk heater. I got telling you yesterday. I'm very excited about that because now I don't have to idle my truck Through January. It's so cold up here. You have to idle it through the night. Otherwise, you'll freeze, right? And I was idling it More than I was driving it I get a report at the end of the month as to how much I Idle it and what the percentages to Driving and I think I was averaging between 55 and 60 percent idle time Of the whole time that the engine was on and I was burning between 7 and 1 701 thousand dollars a month in fuel just idling doing nothing and the truck's not making money when it's not run when it's not Moving so that's up to a thousand dollars just wasted every month gone. That could be in my pocket right now paying bills Going into savings. So this bunk heater that I got now I'll explain it to you more a little later Maybe when I actually use it and turn it on and try it what it does is it it runs off diesel fuel But not nearly as much it runs off a drip compared to what the engine would run off of and it just takes a little bit of diesel fuel out of the tank and it Runs it through this little heater motor and it heats the inside of my cab So I don't have to have my engine running but it keeps the cab warm so I can still not freeze to death So they fixed that for me, which is awesome They replaced all my filters they did a full service on the truck now since it was in there anyways they fixed the oil leak and They replaced my windshield because I had that big crack across my windshield So my bill is gonna be pretty expensive. I'm expecting over two thousand dollars for this bill I'm hoping it's not gonna be three thousand dollars, but I'm thinking for sure because the windshield was five hundred and fifty dollars With labor and everything included The bunk heater would have been a an hour or two of labor I'm pretty sure the service is gonna be about four hundred dollars between three and four hundred dollars probably And then all the the labor for fixing the oil leak yet So maybe it'll be under two thousand, but I'm gonna guesstimate around two thousand dollars for this But I gotta pay today and then I'm gonna take my truck home. I'm gonna load it all up with my stuff and I'm here in my wife's vehicle So I'm gonna leave my vehicle or leave her vehicle at the shop Take the truck home load it all up because I took everything out of it because I was gonna get a detailed But now I don't want to spend the money into that since I spent all this other money on fixing it Load all my stuff back up in there, and then she's gonna jump in the truck with me We're gonna bring her back to the shop where she can pick up this vehicle bring it home And then I'm gonna go to work I've got to pick up a load of lumber that's going down to Minnesota That's gonna get me down there and then the next day I got to go pick up a load of glass That's taking me through to British Columbia. So I've been talking long enough here in the morning I'm just at the gym right now waiting for my truck so Snap Fitness I just pulled up to the shop here. This is trucks unlimited in Steinbeck. It's the Freightliner dealer and they were the They were the shop that was able to get my truck in immediately and not a week later So big thanks to them. I'm gonna go in right now and see what the damage is See how much it costs to do everything. I just checked my truck is just on the other side of this trailer here right now I'm gonna park Britt's vehicle here Like I said before go home and then bring her back here so she can bring this home I washed her car for her. So I'm not gonna tell her. So when she comes to pick it up later Yeah, little brownie points for me Today is our anniversary of the day we met actually The day I convinced her to go on a date with me. It's three years ago feels like a lot longer than that, but I'm filming this on March 7th. So you're watching this a few days later already That was our three-year anniversary. Happy anniversary, huh? Three years We got married a year and a half later. So we've been married a year and a half now so just at the beginning of our long journey, but She sure brought a lot of happiness to my life and made my life a lot better So glad I convinced you to see me that day I had to chase her a little bit I never really told the story of how we met I guess I can do that another time but we met online and Talked for quite a while before actually met her It was a good day So let's go in and get the truck right now and Get ready to leave. I gotta be in Minnesota for the more morning if possible Chevy I'm gonna miss you buddy. I'm gonna miss you Okay, he likes his butt scratched just like that So we're ready to go we're all packed up Britt's gonna come with me to go get her vehicle at the shop where I left it Ah, you're releasing a new vlog have you guys watched it yet? What's it called? It's gonna be called trucker turns artist. Oh Right on So I have a vlog about Artistry coming up to but if you want to get a little bit of a sneak peek and get ahead of the game Brits vlog is gonna Be already live by the time you see this so before you see My version of it and hers is better So go down below to the description of this video and all my other videos. There's a link to Brits beat. That's her YouTube channel Go and check it out Frank are you gonna miss me? Are you gonna miss me be honest? Nope? Well, at least you're honest I'd respect that and diesel. Are you ready to go on the truck? We're going to Minnesota, man, Minnesota And then we're going all the way to BC Excited He's just whining Good boy. Can you tell me? Oh That was a toot That was a that was a weasel toot Farts when he's nervous He's a flat-schwit boy. Is it true? Are you a gassy boy? All right, Chev, you got to stay home with mom. Okay, you keep her safe Maybe next time he can go with you. I just want his belly Belly incision that heal up a little more before he climbs stairs to the truck Need a little bit more recovery time All right, weasel you ready? Ready, man Brett you ready? We are at the corner of the 59 highway in the 311 this is where my dad's dad my opa My grandpa, this is where he died In 1991 Long before these traffic lights were put up these traffic lights were only put up last year But he was involved in an accident here Someone didn't stop for the stop signs that were here then That was that I don't even remember him Which is sad, right? It's my dad's dad. I was born in 88 so I Was three years old. I got no memories of him back then they didn't have the safety features like they do in the Cars of today which saved my sister's life Just a couple weeks ago in a similar accident actually it's actually very similar If that wasn't at an intersection that was because of the weather, but it was it was about the same thing And the airbags saved her life, and they didn't have that back then Think of that every time I go past that corner even though I Don't remember am I still Still thinking that every time I go past there So we're about 10 minutes away from the yard where we're gonna pick up our lumber load We're gonna quickly strap it down unless if whoever dropped it there left it strap But that is highly unlikely that does not happen very often, but it happens Usually all the equipment stays with the truck, which is a little inconvenient to realize I I know some other places they leave all the equipment with the trailer Makes more sense to me too, but I'm not the one making those decisions. That's the way we do it So I'll probably have to put my straps on there and then we'll pull it as far down south as we can We'll get into the u.s. Tonight We'll get at least down to Fargo See how we feel once we get there Clara city is about six hours from here What was a bit of a chilly evening here. Yikes But here we go. There's my load Look at all the load of lumber I got tarps at the back It's going to be for the glass load that i'm picking up tomorrow We're pretty much at our max weights for the us So let's go have some fun. Let's Bring it on down there This is santa gaff flying j. I'm still in manitoba here. I need a coffee And I'm a little too low on fuel to wait to the u.s. So I'm going to throw a little bit in here and then Try and fuel the majority of it in the states where it's a lot cheaper I just rolled into fargo north dakota here and I'm going to stop here for night. I'm pretty tired It's around midnight right now So it'll already be pretty late in the day when I can get going tomorrow I was going to stop at the rest area just into minnesota on the other side of the river But I decided to see if I could find a parking spot here at the stay mark first Feeling that there won't be any parking left here, but If I can get one just because I was having oil problems Just in case it's not fixed and I have those problems again Then at least I'm at a truck stop and not at a rest area with no facilities other than bathrooms Just going off to the right here those trucks parked all over here already so I guarantee you there's no parking anywhere Is this my driveway? That's not my driveway yet the next one There won't be any parking here. I'm pretty sure of it It's usually a telltale sign if you go to a truck stop and there's trucks parked all over in the driveway and all over the place They're usually parked all over the place because there's nowhere else to park That's always a good idea to go and check anyway. Just in case you know You never know. I've stayed here many times over the years These stay marts are actually awesome truck stops. You go inside there It you feel like a king like they treat truckers. Well, that's stay marks Oh, come on. There's gotta be something for track or jow Well, there's a spot there, but I'd have to blindside it in that's the thing about these parking lots, right? Every spot is a blindside back I really feel like blindside myself in Too tired for that And I'll do it if I have to but I'm all blocked up. I might have to make a spot