Well we collected, but not until about 4pm. Had to take the truck all the way to Poplar Bluff, MO (45 min away). Turned out the alternator was all screwy because the threading was stripped that held the pulley on. Luckily we keep spare alternators in the truck. Still took Carl 5 hours to take the old one out and put the new one in.
So since that's our only way of getting around, we had to sit at a trucker repair shop from 9am until 230pm. The air conditioned driver lounge consisted of a tv that didn't work, 5 issues of "Bowhunter", 5 chairs, and a leather couch that just not look appealing on a hot day. And it smelled like cleaning solution, trucker sweat, and grease... So we ended up taking a bunch of walks; even though it was sticky out.
They even gave us a truck to go get lunch in, which was nice. But it wasn't a semi... which would have been more fun. Thanks Duckett Truck Repair. If the alternator is still in tact in 4 months I'll thank you again.
So we finally got back to collecting around 330/4pm. Roads were a little wet, but we were able to finish 6 routes. We worked around the Big Springs area in OZAR. And you guessed it, it got it's name from a huge spring. Huge is an understatement.... 286 million gallons of fresh water a day guzzel up from this spring. It's the largest spring in the US and one of the largest in the world.
The water comes out at 55 to 58 degrees. So when it's 90 and humid out it gets all hazy...
This is close to where it just kinda starts...
That's where it just starts flowing... pretty crazy looking. Rained a little in the evening, but it looks good for the rest of the night. Hopefully we can collect a full day tomorrow.
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