Beautiful Monday. 

The weekend was a wash for me since I worked all of it.  No biggies.  I should start getting caught up herein the next few weeks if the work load remains the same and I keep getting at least some decent runs. I need another run this week - even if just an Oklahoma run - to shore up the next pay period paycheck.  

I'm sitting at the casino truck stop.  No, I didn't gamble in here last night - I didn't feel like it and anyway, it was past midnight.  In fact, I had considered driving another 100 miles which would have had me something like 30 miles from the yard, but I decided i was too tired to try it and finding a place to park between here and there can be difficult.  Especially for 10 hours.

That's the other thing.  I got over 8 hours of sleep, now I have to sit here - 2 hours when I got up. The one-size-fits all nonsense is dumb. Everyone has to take a 10 hour break.  Regardless that you just got 8 hours of sleep, will only be driving some 124 miles and then be off the rest of the day.  These types of regulations from the Federal government come from people who know nothing about the trucking industry, have never stepped foot into a truck much less lived in one and want to exert their authority millions of people in the names of "safety".  

Whatever. Things I cannot change and an industry that is becoming more and more regulated.  It's no wonder 80% of new drivers - new to the trucking industry - quit before their first year is up.  They best get with those automated trucks because the grey-haired generation such as me are retiring in droves and they aren't able to attract new people to the industry.  70% of  truckers are over the age of 55....

So, anyway, I had breakfast at the casino. There's a small deli in there - the restaurants are closed at this time of day.  The lady remembers now, I tell her what I want and she doesn't ask any questions, she just gets it done. Free coffee at the casino to boot.  No, I didn't gamble, lol.  The black jack tables aren't opened at this time of day and I don't do one armed bandits.  And I wouldn't have played blackjack this morning anyway.  I haven't done it in quite a while, I don't even remember the last time I sat down at a table.  I believe it was at this casino.

Is today the day? The day I find out whether I'm approved or not.  How long does it take? For a land only loan? I have no idea.  The loan very well could possibly be rejected for the amount of money they want per acre for the particular property I chose.  Well, maybe not. It's 5 grand an acre, that's a far cry better than a lot of these properties listed.  

Meanwhile, attempting to verify the account mother set up to transfer money.  I've already spent - a lot - of time on the phone attempting to get Capital One to fix this situation.  So, this morning, the two small deposits they put into my bank account showed up.  So, I entered those numbers into their system to verify the account and the notice said: "it looks like that is not what we were looking for, please try again". I kept trying, of course, until it locked me out of the account.  Yup, I have to call them back yet again and try to get this situation resolved.

However.  It is highly likely at this point that I am going to find the nearest Capital One bank - I think there's one in the town where I work - and get a cashier's check and simply deposit it into my bank account.  I don't have til' the second of never to get this done.  And mother doesn't want that money sitting in there - which at the moment I can do nothing about.  

Yes indeed. There are 2 of them in that town. We don't have one in our town, there was one but it shut down for whatever reasons - probably not enough business. I'll be back in time today to be able to get to the bank, get a cashier's check and hoof it straight to Chase bank and get it deposited.  At least that's the theory.  They told me I could do that on the phone, I would only have to show my ID.  Something tells me it won't be quite that easy, but I'll find out later on.  

Ok, well they don't understand why I was sent codes - then sent two more codes without anyone asking.  So we're actually probably on our 3rd set of numbers and I'll have to wait  - who knows how long - to get this account verified.  Upon asking about about getting a cashier's check directly from the bank, I was given: "they should be able to". Lol, ok.

Oh, mom decided to let me know that my middle brother - who wrote us off over two years ago now - hasn't spoken with her in that entire time.  He blamed her for something that didn't happen.  He lost his ever-loving mind and now won't speak to anyone, even my oldest brother.  My oldest brother thought they were best pals and thought mom and I had some sort of "conspiracy" against both of them. It took an outrageous event such as the one that happened 2 years ago.  

Anyway, my time is running out. 

Time to get on the clock and get back to town.