Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Wednesday - at the plant getting loaded. 

I ended up stuck in lufkin Monday night, I had yet another flat tire. On top of 5 hours getting the truck fixed, now I wait 3 plus hours to get a tire fixed, and yes I was at the shop, there were several trucks ahead of me. 

I slept quite well, actually. 9 hours of sleep. I was stuck there 10 hours on the required break and frankly, when I woke up I could have gone back to sleep for a few more hours. 

But I got myself moving and when my 10 was done, I drove straight from lufkin all the way up to the Gurdon plant. I got home in time for everyone to go out to eat. A friend of James and his girlfriend paying. It’s a super good Japanese restaurant that gets rave reviews from people passing through who wonder aloud how a place like that in a small redneck town out in the middle of nowhere can get such fresh seafood. 

I could guess…they have a box truck that is refrigerated, they may send it to somewhere on the coast to get it. 

Anyway, the last 2 days have been rather rough, I’m hoping for an easier day today. Besides the normal plethora of idiots doing stupid things on the highways, it’s going pretty good. 

I’d like to get off work early, go home and do nothing. Leave out early tomorrow morning, get it delivered and get home early again. 

I dunno, but I’m writing this one in my phone, writing with a keyboard is my h easier so maybe something on here hater today. 

 Monday - mid afternoon I have no idea what it is about Mondays.  Everything was going fine until I got to the loading plant.  The first thi...