Just getting done with the day/night, stopped at a hotel in Paris, Texas.  Baytown hotel, to be more precise about the property and about the equivalent of a fancy Motel 6.  If that.  I'm a bit surprised my company has this hotel on their list. I've never stayed at a Baytown before and I probably will never stay at one again, lmao. 
I can't even imagine what kinds of surprises that bed in front of me may have in it.........

But I have no choice now.  I am stuck here for the night and I surely cannot sleep in that day cab. The other option for this town from my company was a better - much better than this place - brand but I looked at the satellite and it was in a complex of hotels at the very end of it, it was definitely not truck friendly. This place isn't truck friendly either, even tho they said it would be.  I found a place to park out front, blocked some things - told them about it, they didn't care so neither do I.  

I got 2 "critical event" s***s today, these are the company's nanny state bs.  This day cab has "lane departure" electronics set up on it, something my regular truck doesn't  have. This old truck is pretty squirrely, I didn't go completely off the road but just driving on top of the line on the shoulder is enough to set this thing off. Set it off too many times? It sends a report to my company.  And a "critical speed" warning for going to fast - that was down a hill and the brakes on that truck aren't exactly wonderful and more importantly, there is no engine brake on the piece of junk. That is something every truck should have regardless, engine brakes should be standard equipment. This truck is at least 10 years old, probably older, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't have come equipped with an engine brake.

Whatever.  I'm almost 4 years with this company and the few critical event reports I have had the thing automatically sent to HQ? I've never heard anything about it.  They don't apparently care unless you make a habit of it.  

I'm ready for my truck back and I will be calling again tomorrow to find out the status of it.  This cramped thing I am driving now I've had enough of.  It has a terrible suspension, it just bounces and pops you up and down all day long.  It's ridiculous, you'd think the truck has leaf springs the way it lunges and jumps, it actually has airbags but it sure doesn't drive like it.

And sitting here in this room - at least it doesn't smell bad - I found a place in Longview that rents Cats.  Bulldozers included.  No prices on it, of course not, you have to contact the dealer. So I filled out the form and I would expect a call tomorrow or an email.  I'm also talking to this dude about coming with his machine and having him clear the land.  But, I am having trouble getting the guy to give me a price per acre - that's his method versus doing it per hour.  

I mean, if I could really rent a bulldozer, I could wait until next month when I get more vacation hours added to my account and take a week off and just get it done.  I suspect a week's worth of a dozer rental is the same as a month's worth of a Bobcat rental. I'm going to have to make something work that isn't going to cost a fortune.  

This dude just quoted me $2,500 per acre lmao.  The first guy that came over last week told me $2,250 and that's with a crew of people.  I dunno, but right now I"m not in the position to be spending 15 grand on land clearing.  I'm going to wade into this proposition a lot slower than I had initially planned on.  

I get back tomorrow I'm going to start making endless phone calls to engineers and whatever companies I can find that will create a plan/blue print for the property.  This is holding me up, tho I could do land clearing without any of that.  

Well I could go on but it's getting late and I'm tired.  Long day.  They're all long days, but this late night stuff needs to go by the wayside. I'm not  a night owl.  It's wearing me out.  I hope this bed doesn't turn into a nightmare lol.  I've been in lots of hotel with funny beds and they aren't pleasant.  

Outta here.