June 18, 1963 The Frances Hubbard Diaries

June 18, 1963

Tuesday, warm. Gerald started drawing clinkers for H.B. Moore.   I did some ironing and  wrote to Marilyn and Doug.

This Is The Type Of Truck I Drove Hauling Clinker

Comment:  I got a semi driving job hauling clinker from a Cobleskill limestone quarry to a cement plant on the Hudson River somewhere south of Catskill.  It was a straight shot for about 55 miles mostly downhill through Middleburgh, East Durham and Cairo.  I was driving the second shift starting about 5 pm until after midnight.  We tried to make 3 trips or but usually did two because of loading or unloading holdups or breakdowns. 
 Usually over loaded with up to 65,000 lbs or around 32 ton,  we drove like maniacs down through the tourist towns of Durham and East Durham and I'm still amazed that we did not kill some one or ourselves driving through the crowded streets.  We drove just as fast back up to Cobleskill because we were empty so it was a fast trip both ways.  I drove all through that summer drinking Pepsi without food to stay awake.  Other truck driving experiences are chronicled in my SongPoemStory, Truck Driving. 


Here is a link to that on the Music Mountain:  http://hubbardfamilymusic.blogspot.com/2011/04/0-plays-truck-driving-ive-hauled-bark.html