Maiden Truck Travel

My first home in US was in central US   a tornado prone zone. We lived there for 5 months  without any desi neighbours .

We never had a car for first two months .CB never bothered to get driving license though he was in the country for more than 8 months before me. The city  had a huge snowstorm  few months after my arrival and dumped around 4 feet of snow .

I still remember the day, Me and CB  holding hands together and taking one step at a time in the street filled with knee-high snow to get the grocers. It took us more than 30 minutes to reach the grocery shop just across our apartment. It was the most romantic walk ever.

CB bought our first car from his colleague,  then went on to get his driver license. You might think what 's big deal right?. The deal was one of his colleagues drove the car to our apartment and parked it in our garage : ). I had never heard of any one  getting a car before getting a driver's license other than my dear silly husband .

In Kansas one need to attend driving classes(theory) to get  drivers license . CB took weekend  classes. He usually returns home by 7 or 7.30pm. He travelled by yellow cab. One sunday evening , he did not return home till 10.30pm. He never had cell phone at that time . I was getting paranoid as the hours passed from 7.30pm. I never knew any one in the city and I was not even familiar with the neighbourhood. I don't even know what to do or whom to call . I called his close friend frantically . His childhood friend lived in Denver , Colorado(in a different state than us) hundreds of miles away from us.  He asked me to wait for another hour and  then call 911. Every minute went like a decade.

After 45 minutes around 11.00pm CB did a grand entry in a huge 18 wheeler truck along with african american girl.  Since my apt was on the other side, I wasn't lucky enough to view his grand entrance. She was a co student in the driving class and she also used yellow cab to commute to class. Unfortunately that day the public phone in the building did n't work and these two were not able to call a cab. She was smart enough to stop the trucker to get a ride and helped CB come home. Writing this blog,  I realise  may be she was a hooker who is so used to stopping the truckers : ).

Even now CB seldom answers his cell phone . If I had to sight  reasons for a divorce, this would be at the top of my list :).

CB who works in the emerging technology field but seldom uses the technology in his personal life.  I 've married a cave man.