 Good morning everyone, how's it going? We are in Deer River, Minnesota, the Senex. We're on our way down to Brainerd. I got this load of tarped lumber behind me again. I don't want it anymore. I'm gonna go bring it to them in Brainerd, and they can have it. And I don't have any plans after that yet. I don't know what's going on, but I'm sure we'll find out very soon. I'll let you know when I know. For now, we need to get to Brainerd. I forgot to wipe down my windshield this morning before I left. Shoot. I guess we'll do that when we unload. Empty. Got the load off the trailer real quick. They helped me roll up my tarps there, which is really nice. If we weren't working, and on the clock, oh, I don't have a clock, I don't get paid by the hour. I'm sure they do. I'd hang out there and have a coffee with them. But duty calls, there's stuff to do. We're in Detroit Lakes right now. We're on our way up to Thief River Falls, Minnesota. In the left lane here. It's US Highway 59. As you can see up above there, this highway goes right up into Canada and remains Highway 59 into Canada. But we're not gonna cross there. We're gonna grab our load in Thief River Falls and then I've got to cross over on from High 29 at Emerson. We're already there and it's already clear to the board. It's just waiting for me. So it's just gonna be a quick drop in hook. Tire down and go. I really wasn't expecting to see rain today. And here we are. Just one rain, rain system, one rain cloud. We're almost through it. It only lasted about five minutes. Getting close to Thief River, I was kind of getting worried that it was gonna be raining when I got there. That I have to work out in the rain. So after I'm done with this load, I'm just taking this, the load from Thief River up to our yard in Manitoba. Doing another drop in hook, grabbing an empty trailer, heading back to Canora. Beautiful day to be truckin'. 27 degrees Celsius outside. Pretty much the perfect temperature. Oh, that guy's goin' fast. He's gonna get a spankin'. There's always RCMP up and down this highway. We're back in Canada. We're on highway 75, headed northbound. There's the settin' sun. Never a good idea to speed down the highway. Trust me, I was young and dumb once, too. Not worth it. You know one thing about being bald? Mosquitoes can bite you in your head now. You're wondering why it's so windy all the time. Someone keeps leaving those big, giant fans on all the time. Well, that's it for tonight. It was a full, full day. I had three trailers today. I've got a different one behind me right now. Look at this. It's a tri-axle step. Gonna be loading it tomorrow with lumber. And, uh, heading back home for a bit. And then delivering that in a few days down in Brainerd. Just gonna be goin' around a little bit. Uh, they're not open for a couple of days for delivery. So we'll pick it up now, go home, and then deliver it when they're back. And then from there, I go down to Iowa. I believe it's a town name called again. I forget where. But we're picking up a load of tires in Iowa and bringing them, I think, back up just a sketch one. It'll be a full week. Still got all these bugs with me there, uh, along for the ride. It's pretty gross, but as soon as we pick up that load tomorrow, I can get back to the shop and watch that all off. It stinks like fish. You ever notice that? Bugs when they're splattered all over the front of your truck. You walk past. Smells like fish. I stopped here about an hour east of Winnipeg in Prada, Manitoba. Eatin' alive by mosquitoes out here, so I don't wanna stay out here for too long. But this is where we ended up staying because I'm walking backwards. I can see the mosquitoes chasing me. Man, it's that season. So we wanna make sure we get none of those skaters inside Old Blue. Gonna quickly go and run inside. Real quick, real quick, real quick. Close the door. Windows are closed, windows are closed. So yeah, running down to Iowa after we deliver a few days there. Maybe I'll run into Kurt from Trucking with Schmidt. I love watching his videos. They're very calm. I usually add a lot more music to my videos and he keeps his just straight, you know, the natural noise for the most part, as I've noticed. And this last week I know I've sort of done the same thing too. That's not to copy him or anything. That's actually, to be honest with you, trying to save time. I got really behind in my videos. I was eight videos behind. And to catch up, I had to do some rapid editing. And I left out the music for that reason. So I hope that it's still turned out. I kind of like the way it turned out. I don't wanna do my videos exactly like Kurt does his because I really enjoy watching his. And I like the fact that we do a similar thing on YouTube here. But we each have our own style. So it's quite different watching each one of our channels. I feel like I'm a little bit more high energy. Though I don't really notice it until I watch his and it's like just calm, chill and relaxed. I love watching his videos. He's such a good family guy. He's a good dad, a good husband. He's a good role model to have. Kurt's one of those guys that you wanna be like, you know, that's gonna be one of my sayings. Be like Kurt one day. I mention him now mostly because I'm going down to Iowa and he's from Iowa. So maybe I'll keep my eyes open. I don't know what his routes are all the time or where he is and I mean my videos are delayed as well. So by the time this video hits the internet I'll probably be out of there already and back home. So we'll see. I'll keep my eyes open for his W9. He drives his W9. He's a much bigger sleeper than me as a studio sleeper. And his truck is called First Class because it's a W900. It's First Class obviously and this is all blue. So one of these days we'll get all blue in First Class side by side when the stars align and it just so happens that we'll be like, hey, look at that, there's Kurt. I'm gonna go over there and say hi to him. We can get a picture of our trucks together. I'd love to meet his dog too. But I kinda wish I could still have diesel with me more often. I miss him. I miss him on the road. He's a little old now though, though he's in great shape. He's turning 12 in a couple of months. 12. Can you believe that? I started making videos when he was like 10 weeks old. He's 12 or just about. And this truck, it's a mess right now but I gotta clean it up. It's small. This is my dream truck. I've always wanted to have a truck like this and it's a little bit smaller in here but we could still make it work. But he's developed some anxiety issues. I've gone into this before in my channel. Diesel's developed some anxiety issues and he doesn't do as well in the truck anymore as he used to, which is strange because he grew up in the truck, right? This is all he knew for like 10 years of his life. But this truck is a lot more noisy. I like loud pipes save lives. Yes, I like people to know I'm coming. But at the same time, you know I usually have my windows down. I love hearing the sound of the truck. I love hearing the tires on the highway. I love hearing the jake break. And it seems to me, I don't know, I don't speak dog but it seems to me like he just enjoys being at home. Right now. And I don't really blame him, you know. He spent 10 years on the road with me every single day. And it was just me and him for the longest time. And then I met Britt and we got married and she came with her own dog as well and then a couple of dogs. And then we got Chevy as a wedding gift. We took the presentation of the gifts that people brought us for our wedding and we bought Chevy. I wanted a German shepherd, she wanted a golden retriever. We just so happened to find a breeder near us that bred them together. Not specifically for us, but it just so happened that it's just perfect. So we're like, oh, it's a sign from the gods. We got to go get one. So we went there and I sat down on the floor and there's all these puppies running everywhere. I sat down on the floor and little baby Chevy came running over to me and jumped in my lap and wouldn't leave me alone. He's jumped into my arms and he just didn't. He wanted to come with us. So we took him home with us and now he's, oh, I love that dog so much. I love all our dogs. But they love being at home. And you know what? At home they have each other, they have their brothers, their family, they have a nice big, they have a decent sized fence yard to be in. Britt is an amazing mom, not just to our son Theo, but also to all the dogs. And she makes sure they get sufficient time outside, they get exercised. And she's just amazing. And I, you know, I really can't hold it against him that he wants to spend time with her. He spent 10 years with me and now he's in his golden years, you know. Who knows how long he has left. I hope he's got like another 10 years, but I don't know. But he wants to spend the rest of his time with his mom and with his brothers and just relaxing. And I can't fault him for that. That's where he wants to be, so I can't be selfish and just hog him to myself and take him with me for my own selfish reasons. But to be honest, I really want to. It's tough for me not to just, you know, too bad and easily you're coming with me because I need you, man. No. He's happy at home. One day, one day I'll have another trucking dog. I don't want to talk about that because in order for us to go that down that road, I have to say that, you know, we're not getting another dog until the ones we have now pass on. I don't like thinking about that. But one day when the house is emptier and there's less pitter-patter and tippy-tappies of paws tapping around the house and I'm ready to move on. I'd get another dog for the truck in the future. Maybe a bit of a smaller guy though. I don't even know what kind of dog. I was thinking of getting like a schnauzer and calling him Gustav. See how I feel when the time comes, right? Not anytime soon. I'm hoping Diesel is gonna live, you know, a long, long, long, long, long time yet. I don't like thinking about life without him. It was hard enough bringing him to the vet just for a dental cleaning. Life without him, I don't know. And Chevy too. Man, I love that dog. I say that already. Man, I love those dogs. All of them, I love those dogs. And on top of all of that yet, and I know they all understand this, but then I love my son even more yet and my wife even more. You know, when I started making these vlogs, life was very different. You know, it was just me. Just Diesel, me and Diesel. But I was a single guy. Life was so different before I met Britt and life has changed so much for the better. Not only have a lot of you joined my virtual family here on YouTube, my YouTube family. I've also grown and built a real family with an amazing wife, an amazing son, amazing dogs. You know, we've got a tiny little house. I'd like to have a bigger house. I wish I could give my family like this big mansion. I'd love that. They deserve it. And one day maybe we'll get there. I'm still working on it, but you got to be smart, right? You got to be smart. I have to lead the family in a way that will ensure that we have a good future. So that means we're in our tiny little house right now. We own it. And when the time is right, we'll either sell it or we'll move out and rent it out, I don't know. And we will get into a bigger house. And that is like the final cherry on top of the whipping cream on top of the pie. I'm very happy. And as soon as, you know, we find that right house and the time is right. And see what happens. I'm doing it again, aren't I? I'm Bibble Bebelin. Thanks for hanging out with me this long, everybody. I appreciate it. Thanks for letting me just vent to you. Sometimes I whine and I complain. Thanks for listening to that, not judging me. Sometimes I learn more about myself as I talk to you. And I edit all these too, so I'll be going back there right away and putting this all together and listening to myself talk and going over what I just said. And I'll learn more about myself. Sometimes I'll cut some of it out and be like, well, that was useless talking. And sometimes I'll leave it in because I want that memory to be there. Because this is the point in life and point in time that I am right now. Twenty years from now, who knows where we'll be. But at least I'll have this moment in time captured right here in this video. And I share it with you. But it's also for me. I don't just upload it to YouTube. I also save every single one of my videos onto an external hard drive. To whoever went away. I have all of my videos. Those are mine. Those are for me. I upload them to YouTube for you, but I make them for us in the future. I'm so tired. I need to go to bed. Good night. Good night. Good night. For real this time. I'm leaving. I'm leaving. We're in the vlog.