Anyway, I'm done with the second day of the 3 day trip to Illinois, back to back trips, I'll be glad to get home and spend a little more time than when I was there on Sunday. The Mapleton run is a good one tho, it's decent miles and not too terribly much road time. I mean, I've got 324 miles left to do tomorrow, that's about 5 hours plus fueling and taking a shower in Domino, Texas at the Love's.
The Mapleton plant replaced everything. I know I said that the other day, but they honed in on it again this morning. I don't suspect we'll be getting any days worth of waiting pay up there any time soon. They've got it dialed in that they get the thing unloaded very quickly. And they are going through product much faster than they used to. So, that means a lot work coming from that plant to keep us busy. You see, I don't have to have detention pay at this company to make good money. It's easy money, but driving is just as good. Obviously there is allure to sitting around getting paid, staying at a company paid hotel, but I'll drive and do the same or slightly better. 2 mapleton trips a week all year long would make 93k.
Not that I want the same trip, twice a week, just showing the pay from doing this trip. I"m all about the money, if I"m going to work, I want the dough.
I'm sitting at a dilapidated old truck stop in Newport, Arkansas. This is as far as I can drive from the Mapleton plant before running out of hours, I was down to 8 minutes before I got off the clock. Trucks are showing up all at once. That's ELDs for you.
I'm still extremely unhappy to find out this dude that worked on my boat initially - I was trying to find someone that knew what they were doing and not having much luck - bought a "new" battery for the boat and come to find out - it's 2 years old! So he just dumped a battery in there from wherever he got the thing and charged me full price for a new battery.
Just gonna let that one go. Might take a few days to get that out of my system - people defrauding people for money irks me - but at least I think I can now put the boat in the garage at Maria's new place. The judge - he's a county judge and owns the property - won't let Addler over there tho. He has something against large dogs, lots of people do, nothing unusual there, but kinda sucks, because its a beautiful property for doggies to go sniffing around in the woods and maybe hunting and using their instincts a bit more.
Taylor said she wasn't going to be taking any money from me for watching the dogs when I'm gone. She cited all I do around there including watching the boys. If I'm home, I'll watch them, for it costs money - good money - for babysitters and the boys like me, we get along well for the most part. I mean, I could go into the ridiculousness of 3 and 5 year olds, but I"m sure most people understand the details of young boys fighting over toys, smashing things, screaming, etc etc etc. The 3 year old is still in the terror age, tho he's very slowly coming out of it. I think. Lol. I didn't fight with her on that - I do my share of stuff around there. I slack sometimes, but that just means I do the bare minimum such as doing dishes and cleaning up. Dishes seem to be that house' enemy. I'll get back and there they are. They're not mine, I didn't make them dirty, but I can't deal with a dirty kitchen so I just clean them, listen to some music and sparkle everything nicely.
Okay, well anyway, I'm going to the lake either tomorrow if I get home early enough or Friday - if I"m not sent out again, tho my hours will be too low on the 70 clock and they likely won't sent me anywhere unless they are desperate. Because it will mean doing a 34 hour reset on the road, a thing I very much do not like. Sure you get a free hotel, but you don't get paid for it. Might as well do 34's at home with my doggies and hanging out with friends and getting stuff done.
I'm tired and this post is done. Long day and got up early this morning.
