 Good morning. Good morning. It's another beautiful day in the shop It's always a beautiful day when it's in the shop. You know why? Because it's the inside. It doesn't matter what it's doing outside. It's nice in here We're getting all blue ready Christmas is over, but hey, it's only 12 months till next Christmas We got a head out on the road right away Leaving tomorrow Getting all blue ready today so that we're ready to go tomorrow. We don't have much to do I have a 9 p.m. Delivery appointment in a few days in Laredo, Texas by the time you watch this I would have been in gone already so we're going right down to the Mexico border to see what all the fuss is about I keep hearing about it all the time all the stuff going on down there I'm gonna go see it for myself and see what's going on any of you from Laredo I Would I guess I can't ask your opinion here But I'm gonna ask a couple of my buddies that run down there regularly or from time to time Where a good place to park would be because I don't think I want to park right on the Mexican border I think I want to park like a hundred or so miles north of the border at least Overnight I don't want to go right down there and hang out in Laredo overnight I don't know the area like sure that you guys from Texas might truffle and laugh at me Maybe there's nothing to worry about in Laredo. Maybe it's a good city Maybe there's nothing but I'm from Canada a long ways away the other side of the other border You know this one up here that everyone forgets about all the time Hi, I'm from there, so I don't know anything about that area So I'm not gonna go and stay in any urban congested area Especially near a foreign border that I'm not familiar with overnight. That's just my abundance of caution So I'm gonna it's a three-day drive down there. I'll drive a full day tomorrow full day the next day And I'll drive pretty much a full day. I'll get past Am I going past Dallas Fort Worth? I gotta look at my route yet I'm going straight down I 29 and I believe that'll hook me up with the I 30 nothing or the I 30 something Great, and then we're gonna go through Native America go right through Oakley Oakley Homa and Go into the great Lone Star State. I haven't been to the Lone Star State in Years, so I am I'm really excited about this if you haven't noticed I'm excited to go But at the same time a little cautious because I'm not familiar with the area at all so we'll see what happens display it safe and I'm looking forward to it. The old blue is getting ready I'm gonna get a roll greased up here right now I will not need those tarps because I'm gonna be pulling a roll tight So I'm gonna leave those tarps here at home. I don't have to cart those around everywhere then Getting all my stuff inside doing a few repairs on the truck today as well You know typical regular maintenance checking everything checking everything out. Yeah, I am mandated by law to do that So I have to come in here regularly Make sure everything's up to par and the government won't breathe down my neck While I'm in here. I'm going to finally replace that front marker light because they came Very excited about this as well very excited. I don't know if you noticed I am excited. Oh, they're all wrapped up in bubble wrap So I got two of them. I only need one for now. This is the front basil with LED light Need sort of tell I'll unwrap it in a second, but I'll show you what I'm doing over here this Remember these three diodes these three lights are burnt out and they've been driving me nuts It's also been driving me nuts that those are rusted and It's also you know deteriorating is it focusing This camera is very picky on focus sometimes it's old right it's time to replace it so Off you go And I'm going to replace it with a new one a new one that I have back there That's what I'm doing right now So since I have a 9 p.m. Delivery in Laredo like nighttime delivery Strange, but maybe that's normal in Laredo. Like I said, I don't know anything about Laredo I know where it is because I looked at it on a map and I'm like, oh, we're going to Mexico, okay? Right to the Mexican border. We're not crossing the border. I don't cross into Mexico I only do Canada and the United States the That's it, but I won't write up to the border So while I'm in here, I'm running another cycle of not just kerosene, but also diesel injector cleaner Through my bunk heater still having issues. So what I've come to the conclusion of right now my Unprofessional diagnosis would be of this problem is that I have a fuel filter on my pump That pumps diesel fuel to My bunk heater the filter is plugged. I think and it needs to be replaced It's underneath there Since I'm going to Texas. I'm not too worried. I hear it's a little bit warmer in Texas and then it is here We'll find it. I Won't need my bunk heater on this trip so I'm running another cycle with the cleaner in there as well to clean that all out and We'll worry about that little filter when I can get my hands on a new one It's just like right before the pump underneath here comes out of the diesel tank it goes to this little pump It's that pump that goes click click click click if you guys know these systems Right there right in there's a little tiny fuel filter and I I bet you anything is plugged with gunk I've got the door open over there like a man door around the corner to get some fresh air in here Don't worry, but I need to keep as much warmth in here as possible too. So I don't freeze Dirty too. We're gonna stop with a blue bee Oh, yeah, so I'm gonna cut these wires put new wires Bunk heater for now We'll see if it stays on so let's get all my tools that I need together in here So my shrink tubes wiring wire strippers and A good old trusty pair of rusty Wire cutters they work the same as the shiny ones Don't need this no more engine heater over there's not Now running healthy, right? Well number one is running on kerosene and Injector cleaner a lot of injector cleaner It runs better on diesel fuels what it's sort of designed for when kerosene burns hotter So burns all the soot off there along with that diesel. We should clean it all out on the inside But it like I said, I don't think it's getting the fuel that it's supposed to Through the filter that's what I'm thinking So before I bring it in anywhere to get fixed or replaced as one more thing I can do myself to try and fix it Keep running The colors on these wires are different and I always like to double check to make sure I understand which wires the ground wire Which one is the signal wire and which one is the marker light wire? Just to be sure Okay, so we got the new one on here the final test Turn this and four ways lights are on That's how Just like this side that was driving me nuts. Oh And the bunk either went off again So the next thing I got to fix now, which won't be today Go up here That one actually, you know what? Yeah, we can fix that one today, too. Let's just get it done And we're back home got everything done on the truck Picked up the mail brought some gorilla glue home got some stuff to fix around here picked up water milk fridge already Great is outside with the dogs this down right here. Where is he? Where is he? I? Heard you were trying to stand up today while I was working on the truck. Is that true? You try to stand up won't be long now, man. You'll be running around That won't be much longer, and you'll be driving all blue stabilizing some video here for you guys And man my office looks different then It once did then again. I didn't have an office for a long time, right? Guess my office here looks as it always has It's been my little helper. He's been helping me edit the Christmas videos for you guys Now he's upstairs. He's a little bit creepy He's a little bit angry He's tired What's all the noise up here? Diesel you gonna stop him? Thank you. You're up me Theo you can't go back there leave Phil us alone. She's sad enough He likes to go here and just stare out the window into the backyard exactly If he's definitely got to go Oops, there we go. Is that everybody? Alright, well I got to get to the door so I can open it. I'm the one with the thumbs Oh Come on one more all the way in the yard all the way in the yard. There you go So I think the truck's all ready to go that bunk heater I know you guys some of you guys tell me to stop talking about the bunk heater So I'm gonna keep talking about it for it It's it's gonna need more work than that so I'll worry about that when I get back from this trip other than that the truck is all Ready to go and it's all my Just got to get a few of my clothes together here yet And we'll be on our way first thing in the morning tomorrow before the Sun comes up I'd like to be awake here. I don't have to be gone first first thing But I need to be able to get awake be awake so I can start getting everything loaded up Getting ready for this is a bigger trip than I usually do Been to Texas before when was the last time I was in Texas? I went down to far, Texas a PHARR, which is the very southern most tip of Texas. I was down there in 2009 I think a long time ago. So I hear things have changed since then I guess I'll go see if it's just rumors or if it actually is different. What do you think diesel? You were with me in Texas, huh? Diesel's been to Texas so it's moral Like I said down straight down I-29. I'm thinking we could probably make it Definitely past Sioux Falls, Sioux City We could probably make it close to Council Bluffs, Iowa Between Council Bluff and Sioux City somewhere in there The next day we'll make it into Kansas probably Maybe Oklahoma. Maybe Oklahoma. Yeah Probably Oklahoma. Maybe even northern Texas That area anyways around Oklahoma Let's have to wait and see Hopefully the wind is in our favor because it's all going to be flat land driving all the way down there, right? Very few hills So if the wind is coming from the south that's usually nice because it's blowing warm air up north to where we are, right? But in this case, I'm kind of hoping it's coming from the north and I hope it's just going to push me all the way down Get some good fuel economy and then turn around and come from the south and push me all the way back home when I'm done I don't know what my reload will be yet. I'll find out next week But from what I've heard apparently we got some regular freight coming out of Alabama I might be heading over east to Alabama and then back up to Saskatchewan, but that's just hearsay. That's nothing set in stone. That's just other drivers saying hey, they I picked up there quite often I know we also pick up freight out of Jackson, Tennessee steel Drive-in picks out of Georgia all the time, but I'm not on drive-in. I'll have a roll tight trailer So I won't have to take my tarps with me. I confirmed that with the Lord gods because I'm leaving them at home I'm not dragging those things all around if I don't have to 250 pounds of tarps Oh, you get them Frank. You get them get them So if you're tired of the home time vlogs, don't worry Go trucking tomorrow. And if you really like the home time vlogs, hey We'll be back again in about a week. I don't always film when I'm at home Do you guys like the home time stuff? I know that it's not as exciting. I'm a little bit more relaxed Right now. I'm still on vacation. So I'm not I'm not supposed to do anything. This is christmas vacation those two guys ah well diesel Are you doing ready to go in your paws getting cold? In you go see if I can get these two rascals back in the house It's nice that This little old guy frank can still play with Chevy diesel's back hips are Well, they haven't gotten worse Since we moved here, but they've definitely gotten worse since last year And he can't run with Chevy anymore the way he used to it's kind of sad So it's a good thing Chevy still has Frank to play with Frank is old But apparently he's still in pretty good shape either that or he just doesn't care He's gonna play nonetheless. He doesn't care about the pain Frank the door's over here, bud. This is the thing with Frank. He's got a little bit of dementia He doesn't really know what's going on Always gets confused He can still play like a puppy though Come on, bud There you go your goof Goof see his His back legs don't want to come along all the time So we've got this gate here at the bottom now as well Because when Theo's down here We don't want him to start crawling up the stairs and fall back down and these are also screwed and anchored Into the wall on both sides. We started putting up some One canvas here the other day Brett is gonna make this all into one big family collage wall This camera would focus The way I want it to Oh, yeah, I gotta put these toys away This is like his favorite thing right now. It's like a 1980s Thing It's the old stuff. He likes the classics This Here I guess I think I got one more in there yet. So if you're wondering, uh We keep all of our Christmas decorations and Christmas trees up until after Ukrainian Christmas Which is on January 6th, I believe We're not Ukrainian, but uh, it's an excuse to leave our tree up longer Oh boy Place is still nice Probably because it's my room that I use the most Tune in tomorrow for another video as we get all blue back on the road Dust off the dust Dust off the dust Blow off the dust Clean off the dust Dust it off and Head on down I-29 to texas. I'll see you guys then. Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already