Today.
I went and got the boat, but I did not take it to the lake.  I had other things to do today and no time for that.  They fired it up, showed me it running and said I had probably flooded the carbs. The mechanic informed me these older engines are extremely particular about how they are started. He had it sit there and running for a while.  Which is all nice and fine, but it isn't in the lake with back pressure, which is the real litmus test.  But, I didn't argue with him, he knows what he's talking about I just don't know if that is the real problem or not. 

We shall see.  I brought the thing home, dropped it in the front yard, put the hitch lock on it and then proceeded over to Maria's.  I was going to help move, but upon arrival, I saw that it wasn't the small stuff I was informed it was.  I needed the trailer. So, I went back home, backed up to the trailer, got out and started looking for all the tie down straps.  No where to be found.  I texted Taylor, she said James has them in the back of his truck

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Having no interest in buying even more of those things, I gave up on that. James is going over tomorrow to finish up, I'm happy about that because Maria is in a very sour mood about all of this right now.  Kim isn't helping at all. I can definitely believe that, she spends more time drinking than anything, she has no motivation that I can see and also said we should "leave everything there and f*** the owners". Well, the owners will - screw - me for the deposit and I want that deposit back. It's $400, it's mine, no good reason not to get it.  Whatever they don't want can simply be hauled to the dump or if worth anything, just give it away.  I don't need more stuff over here! None of us do.

I then got 5 gallons of gas for Taylor - she wants to mow the lawn at work - it's a side job they pay her separately to do - but they didn't have gas and they weren't going to go get any.  I went to the coffee shop, got me a latte and her a mocha whatever it's called and then over to the gas station and then to her work. 

I'm kind of glad I didn't move any of that stuff today, while I was going to taylor's work I was handed via text message my next assignment - trip to Illinois.  I hate that it's going to ruin my entire weekend, but I don't hate the money. Brownsville has been lagging on the detention pay lately, 3 trips in a row down there I haven't gotten any. I'll take a longer trip and get more money out of it. It's a 3 day trip, the third day usually only has 400 miles left on it versus the 600 I drive the first two days.  I know where I'll likely stop for the first, second and third night. Tho I haven't done that run in quite a long time, all of the details of how it goes is firmly cemented in my mind.

This is the trip that canceled 82 miles after I left the plant a few weeks ago.  I don't want the trip to cancel tomorrow, I want to get up there and then they can shut it down and put me up at a hotel lmao.  Or just do the whole trip at least and make the money.  Ok, that canceled trip worked out tho, because I got sent immediately after that to oklahoma and since there were no empties up there I had to wait overnight, I made more money doing that than the full 3 day trip to Illinois. 

Anyway, I will have to decide what to do for food. I could make some stuff, chicken namely, for dinners. Or, I could stop at Kenny's the first night - it's a bar and grill south of St Louis, eat dinner there, then go to the steak house at the state line in Missouri, just south of Neelyville.

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Day over. Looked at the text for tomorrow again - first load Gag.  Like I want to get up at 4 am to get the day rolling.  Regardless, I made some chicken and bought lunchmeat.  Not too much, but enough if I get stuck somewhere or if I don't have any options for eating out.  Time for bed.