**Coffee will be with me forever.
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Me too. Forever and ever. Amen.**
My wife is requires coffee as well. Coffee stains in the car are simply unavoidable. I have asked her to start drinking that ‘cup for the road’ about 10 minutes before leaving the house, because by the time she has been in the car that long, she’s finished it off. 43 years since our vows (as of 7:00 tonight), and she still won’t obey her husband on this issue.
Though retired as of April, I drove big rigs for most of the last 19 1/2 yrs, and didn’t need coffee, tea, soda pop, or any other ‘suppliments’. And yes (before electronic logbooks 4 yrs ago), put in many crazy long days.
My secret? Power naps. Just 10 minutes, when noticing fatigue setting in, can really work wonders. I would find a spot to stop, set the alarm (keeping it out reach), flop in the bunk for 10, get up to turn it off, make a quick inspection round outside the truck, and roll. I probably saved thousands of dollars not drinking all that stuff.
Some days I wouldn’t need a nap, somedays I might have needed up to 3.
When I was ready for a nights sleep, nothing would (and still doesn’t) inhibit it. My wife has always been amazed at how fast I can totally relax and conk out.
My accident free career is partly because of neither hand holding something that can’t be tossed aside at an instant. I also hate to burn my tongue.
When Chynah invades South America and cuts off the coffee, I will not notice it as a problem. Lol
Coffee stains ... we don’t drink coffee or anything in the car. When we trade in cars after 10-12 years they look brand new. (No kids, grandkids, etc. - LOL.)
I don’t think I drink coffee to wake me up, exactly. Without it I’m just not as overall alert as I should be - in a fog. And I do like the taste of strong, FRESH, black coffee. I guess you could say I’m a coffee addict. ;)