Well, it felt kind of strange showing up for work yesterday.  Often times, when I go to work, there is no one there, either early for load or late coming in to the yard.  Or if there are people there, they're in their trucks.  Just because of the circumstances going on right now and knowing that probably everyone there knows at least some version of what is going on.  

Although I can say other drivers don't have the full story, they can't possibly have it because management isn't the people who divulged the information to them. I don't know how they found out, but I'm not willing to discuss it with any of them, that' pretty much a personal thing and as my manager said yesterday, it's as if it never happened. 

Yes I had to sign a written warning, no I didn't contest it or write anything on it even tho I was offered to do so.  I just looked at him and said, well what good is it going to do? He laughed and replied nothing. I had the thought that contesting it might even make me look worse than the situation already is, as if I were arguing the outcome, so I declined to do that.  Apparently after a few years it will fall off of there the same as a bad credit entry on  your credit report will eventually go away.  Even a bankruptcy eventually goes off your credit report.  So that's encouraging, I guess.  

My focus is saving for land/business.  If I'm going to try to get a loan, I'd have to save up around 60k to get the money I'd need to set up the entire thing in one, fell swoop.  I'm only a third of the way there.  The only way I know of to speed this up is to acquire property through the tax lien sale. I've been looking, they haven't yet published their end of year sale yet, where the properties are listed at 1/10 of of their original starting bid for properties that didn't sell.  

Anyway, it was a late start yesterday at noon.  So I drove til almost midnight to get back to the place I normally stop at and get most of the driving done.  That leaves about 115 miles left to go today and get home mid afternoon.  My manager said he has my next 6 days planned out, that I will apparently going right back up to Oklahoma tomorrow and then a Brownsville after that.  That would make a decent check. Not great, but not bad.  I am not going to fuss about the runs he gives me, it wouldn't serve any useful purpose.  I have started to look for new jobs tho.  It's time to find something local and get home every day/night.  This whole situation really gave me pause to consider this job I've been doing - great pay but out on the road far more than I want to be.  Overnights are okay but you get those 3plus day runs and it just gets old. 

My manager thinks those runs are the best ones, I didn't bother to tell him how I feel about it. And, he believes he can eventually get me back into most of the mother company's properties, I didn't say anything about that, either.  I don't care if I don't go to any of them, save the rednecks over in Alabama. They're fun to hang out with, lol, while we unload the truck. But I rarely get over there anyway.  

And right now? This is where ELD's are ridiculous.  I've been here since 11:45 last night. I'm ready to go. I've been ready to go for an hour and a half.  I'm not sleepy, tired or fatigued.  But, with these electronic devices, you have no choice but to sit here for 10 hours. I went to bed right after I got here, only doing paperwork first.  I could have gotten up at 6 am and had this run over with by now.  

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Well that was this morning, forgot to post it before I left there.  I have exact same run going out same load time tomorrow and then allegedly a run going to Brownsville after that.  We'll see. Part 2 of his plan at least en queue, but that Browsnville run will be needed to make a half decent pay check.  

Walking into the house today, the boys were obviously in bed for their nap, Maria was dead asleep on the couch and did not wake up when I walked through the front door. She continued to sleep after I walked by and into my bedroom.  THAT is a heavy sleeper and also someone that should probably have the front door locked when they're sleeping.  Who knows what could happen in that scenario? 

I fear for the boys safety, more than anything.  

Taylor made plans for all of us, lol: Meet her in Longview at the steakhouse for dinner. She now works 30 plus miles away and of course she loves Texas Roadhouse - I do too and I will be down for it if James is.  James being the operative name here, he's at work and doesn't have time for much of anything when he's at work.  He hasn't responded yet to her query of which she included all 3 of us in a group text message.  I dunno, but I've only eaten once today and now that this is a prospective, I'll eat nothing until dinner. Lol

Well enough of this one.