So here we are. The beginning of the confirmation hearings of Amy Barrett. Of course the left are going insane with - jealousy I'd call it - they are hating republicans right now and blood lust to regain power in the Senate.  But even if they do accomplish that feat next month? The "damage" is done.  Democrat Senators are already taking the opportunity to bash Trump and Barrett together in one fell swoop.  I do hope Barrett has a strong backbone, because it's only going to get worse as this hearing proceeds.

And rest assured, Dems are digging up her entire life's background attempting to find anything that they can use as fodder against her being confirmed.  Senator Whitehouse is going off on emotional rants at the moment, blaming the coronavirus on Trump, blah blah blah, everything he's saying is irrelevant to this hearing.  But I expected that.  These people make themselves look like blooming idiots, let them flap their lips and go off and let citizens see how they really are.  

Whatever.  Kim going off on Maria, day two now.  Maria hasn't texted me in weeks, I dunno what's going on with her.  Kim says she has had enough, wants to move to Arizona, the trust will buy her a house and pay the utility bills.  Indefinitely - it's over a million dollars, as far as  a place to live she's set for life.  Maria?  I dunno what she's doing but she's screwing up royally. She drove out other tenants at the other house, she just has issues with people in general. It's kind of hard to have sympathy for a person that is screwing up a very good living arrangement.  She is definitely not in any position to be giving a take it or leave it attitude.  

And not so surprising but - sort of a bit - that Taylor sent me a text today saying she's quitting her job.  Taylor is a level headed person, intelligent, organized at work, learns and adapts quickly.  The owner of the place was abusing her position with Taylor and even reduced her pay after Taylor asked her what her new role would be. Taylor simply asked it to be defined, the owner/manager said you are showing attitude. I read the letter Taylor sent her, it was a professional, business-type of letter. There was nothing attitudinal in it.  Most people want their work requirements defined. They kept expanded it for her and wanted to include doing another person's entire job on top of hers that also just quit.  

No, she doesn't have another job lined up.  Yes, she is ramping up her search now.  I know for me I'd want another job first, but Taylor has been very unhappy in recent times and she brings it home with her. Not too bad, I will say here, just noticeably unhappy person. Work can do that to you.  My job hasn't exactly made me happy in the last few weeks not letting me have even a full day off. Today is different, but only because I was out of hours, they couldn't have sent me anywhere on less than 10 hours left on the 70 hour clock.  I'm not looking for another job tho, lol.  I have very little interaction with any management. They basically leave me alone. They only contact me with a new run or if there is a question about a run I did or if they need to know which trailer I am hauling back so they can assign it for the next day.

And trust me, that communication is not that much. And when I"m on the road, I rarely ever hear from any of them.  It's not that I have problems with management, I just don't like being questioned about what I'm doing when they know I am getting the job done. Yes, some drivers have issues, but they can see that on the GPS whether any given person is getting to their destination on time or taking too many breaks. Or taking their time getting back to the yard when they need the trailer.  These trailers aren't cheap and we don't have excess numbers of them.  It got bad enough that they took very old trailers that were used for LNG and converted 2 of them to Ethylene.  I'm talking 30 year old trailers. This last trip is case in point.  3 days - brutal, long hours of driving, pushing it until the very last minute of my available driving time on the first day - I call it brutal cause you start feeling like a prisoner behind that steering wheel. 

But - you don't get home staying out there doodling around stopping everywhere.

Regardless, I'll be happy to see Taylor a happier person.  Like her old self, really.  Maybe anyway.  She's going to need to find a job quick - tho she did give a 2 week notice and as long as the owner doesn't tell her to take a hike, she has time to find one.  They are going to find out just how much they miss having her around when she leaves.  I'll even cover a month's worth of mortgage here - paid back eventually tho - if necessary to help this situation along.  

I started laundry last night.  It's been an all day process.  Just put in the - 6 th load? - and that will do it. Dogs - bedding - get nasty after not that long of a period of time, and I don't like the way my room smells after it's been too long.  Today was an "everything" day, that's dog bedding, my bedding, even the pillows.  Included in that was truck bedding, truck sitting pillow and the throw rug I have in the sleeper.  

And now? Well, I think we should do Wing Stop tonight. They're there, take advantage of it.