she brings the young child back to her father's apartment, but finds him gone. truck drivers often spend their nights parked at a truck stop, rest area, or on the shoulder of a freeway ramp. adams was drawn to the idea of playing someone who constantly tries to better herself. by 7 am, snorkel water cannons were being used to prevent the four-alarm fire from spreading to the rest of the school. only two aircraft completed the trip out of a field of eight. he is self-educated, having dropped out of high school in the ninth grade. 