Back at the bunkhouse.  I decided today I would just sit out in the living room and watch whatever tv is to be had.  There is a small table - very small, nothing you can sit at and a couple of dirty recliners out here.  But, they have Dish and it's got a pretty range of channels on it.  Better than sitting in that bedroom all day.  There is no one else here and I have no idea if they're bringing in another trainee this weekend. If they do, they would show up sometime today  

It's only 12:45.  

I am dreading tomorrow if what I interpreted off of the Friday text correctly that the day will start at 2: 00 am.  I'm not a night owl and certainly don't want to be getting up that early. A bit ridiculous.  If these local drivers like it, great and good for them. I have no intention of starting too early unless they absolutely require it once I get home.  But you know, if it gets me out of here, I'll have a lunch bagged and ready to go.  I bought food at Walmart this morning. Was getting low on lunch stuff. 

It's cold in this house and I have no access to thermostat. Whatever they have it turned to, it's quite cool in here.  Good for sleeping, not so great for daytime hours.  

The dog.  He has started attacking the other dog when she - the other dog - is getting attention.  This isn't shocking, actually. This dog has lost his family, then I came along, started gelling with him and showing him a lot of attention, then I left and have been gone for 2 weeks as of today.  Obviously we can't having this new dog attacking the dog of the house. I do think when I finally get home, I will be able to give him a lot of attention, petting, talking to him, scratching his ears, etc and I think he will get over this.  I don't even know how this dog is going to react when I get home considering it was just a few plus weeks that we had to get to know each other.

I'm watching Gordon Ramsey. Guy has a pretty good potty mouth, but his adventures all over the place are entertaining.  Hoping a decent movie will come on on one of the other channels. _______________________

Many hours and a long nap later.  No word from the trainer. He was texted by dispatch on Friday to give his start time, which he didn't respond to.  So, I texted the group a little while ago requesting start time.  No word.  That was 2-1/2 hours ago.  

 Sunday  Mid-Morning

Got up somewhat early, just to get things done.  Got up, had some of that nice, free, complimentary breakfast with coffee, milk, orange juice, meat and potatoes.  It was very good.  

After that, I made the decision to go get a coat at the nearest Walmart supercenter.  Uber there, Lyft back (I check them both, whichever is cheapest).  They had a decent coat for $22.  That was the cheapest thing they had. Not that you would expect to get a coat for any cheaper than that.                          

Now? It's a little after 9:00 am and I am going to have to leave here by 11.  That's their checkout time. A bit early if I do say so myself, but whatever, I need to get back and get my mind into this frame of thinking that I'm going to have to get up super early tomorrow morning and try to convince this trainer I'm good to go by being able to recite everything from memory.  

Trust me, I've endlessly gone over this entire thing from start to finish in my mind.  Today, once I get back, I will be speaking it out as if I'm talking to someone.  It's one thing to go over it in your mind, quite a different thing to verbalize it.  Once I feel comfortable with that, I'm going to write it all down, step by step and have a training tool in case I get flustered at the racks for whatever reason and have a memory lapse. 

It happens.  

I'm just trying to get out of here, folks, memorizing all of these steps is the only way to do it.  This trainer isn't going to sign me off without seeing that I know certain, major things not to do and to do at the same time.  

So I'm bagging everything up and fixing to get out of here.  I will try Uber and Lyft again, I tried earlier and they had cheaper prices than the taxi service. But, will they actually show up to take me out there? One of the drivers this morning said he couldn't understand why they would turn it down, it's not that far and "I'd rather drive out of town than being stuck in this city all the time".  So who knows.  I'll get everything ready to go and then see if I can get one of them over here.

Back later.