We are in Frankfort, KY and are not bored. You are not crossing paths with us because we do not hang out in truck stops when we have time to spare. At the moment, we are in an RV park. Diane is taking a brisk walk. I am servicing my EO addiction now (perhaps something that relieves boredom) and preparing to settle in to a day of study, writing, and some business paperwork (which will be boring to do).
Boredom is an emotion or state of mind (definitions vary), caused not by the lack of freight but by one's learned response to certain circumstances. As such, boredom is not your carrier's or other peoples' problem to solve.
You talk often here in the Open Forum about being bored. Sitting is part of the expedited freight game. If you do not like being bored, you might try using some of your down time to read up on boredom, identify the flavor(s) of boredom you experience, and consider other ways to engage your mind.
I don't mean read the humorous cure-boredom web sites. I mean read serious books and articles on the subject that will help you turn your down time is to something you enjoy and use more productively than you do now.
Here is a book for starters:
Boredom Solution: Understanding and Dealing With Boredom, by Linda Deal. Read an excerpt here.
Well, if the presumptuous attitude , patronizing 'advice', and total hijacking of a thread to discuss (what else?) yourself (yes, you were asked, but should have begun a new thread, on the totally unrelated discussion, IMO) doesn't encourage new folks to jump right in, I don't know what would.... Unless, of course, they'd like to be analyzed, by "Dr Phil" (& if Jerry Springer can succeed, then clearly, there are some C R A Z Y folks out there)
Myself, I believe I'd just keep my mouf shut, as so many others do.
I think that's a shame, though - they might have something of value to add, you know - if they weren't afraid of being treated like a child (and not a particularly bright child, at that).