I'm somebody who doesn't mind spending long periods of time alone, but a year of working from home taught me that even a hermit like me is capable of loneliness. It's not just the isolation, either.
When you spend a lot of time in just one place, it's not difficult for how small your world has suddenly become to gradually start getting to you.
But one trucker has found the most adorable way to beat the solitude blues.
According to Animal Channel, Robertson's buddy was once a cat named Howie.
Wherever he went, he would treat his followers to lovely photos of his traveling companion like this one.
Robertson felt Howie's loss hard and the road became even lonelier with such a clear void where his little buddy used to be.
Obviously, he needed to do something about it.
This one, named Percy, had an injury above his right eye and was missing one of his teeth. This provided a hint as to the kind of life he once had to live as a stray living in the streets.
As Robertson said, "He’s very affectionate and loves to crawl on my lap, up my chest, and then rub cheeks with me. He loves to play. He purrs a lot."
As a quick look through Robertson's Facebook photos will tell you, Percy loves to sleep. He loves to eat too, but his tummy almost caused Robertson to lose him forever.
As The Seattle Times reported, Robertson looked everywhere for Percy, but had no idea where he went off to.
To make matters worse, he had to meet an important delivery deadline in Indiana.
As The Seattle Times reported, he drove 400 miles through rain and snow. All the while, he felt miserable about his cat.
According to Animal Channel, his Facebook followers reached out to every animal shelter in Ohio for clues, but came up with nothing.
He spotted what he thought was a stray cat near his truck, only to discover that it was Percy. He had apparently stowed away in the truck's undercarriage and hung on for all 400 miles of the trip.
The cat was understandably tired and hungry, but amazingly, he was otherwise OK.
As Roberston said on Facebook, "The other day I caught myself laughing at one of his antics and I thought: 'It’s nice to live alone sometimes 'cause you can have everything your own way – but I wouldn’t be laughing like this if I were alone.' Percy is good for my spirit and soul"
Here is is, snacking on some cornbread! We love a cat with culinary taste!
Guess what people never get sick of? CUTE CAT PICS!
"This is what I see when I go to bed at night. Percy's pillow is right next to mine. So I get into the truck bunk and get under the blankets and rest my head on my pillow, and then a moment later Percy joins me, and puts his head on his. <3 #percywercy, Robertson wrote on his Facebook.
We love when the fans get treated right by their idol!
Can't relate but wish I could!
Clearly they're amazing at keeping anyone company - anywhere!
I NEED THIS LEVEL OF JOY IN MY LIFE!
