Tuesday - near 8:00 am

I got a late start today.  Not late for work, it's the second load, I normally get up a couple hours earlier than departure time for the second load. First load? Not even, lol.  I get up, have a few minutes coffee time, make lunch and leave.  I would go ahead and get my butt out of here, but it's a waste of time.  This particular other driver can get himself up early enough to be at the plant loading on Sundays but the rest of the time?  He's at least an hour late.  And there's nothing I can say about it. For example, if I show up there today at 11:30 am, which is pretty much when I want to get there and he's just got there and started unloading? My "official" offload time isn't until 2.  

The other guy is no better.  

They got that boat cleaned up pretty good.  It could use another round of cleaning with a hand scrub-down with degreaser to get some of the stubborn stuff off, but it's not bad.  That thing was dirty, I can attest to that.  When I got back yesterday, they were asking me "what are you doing right now?".  Uhh, I dunno, you tell me?  They needed a ride to the store. Their pickup isn't running and they have no money to fix it.  I took them up there, tho after I did I thought, I should have driven another mile down the road to a better place.  Next time.

When I was leaving, the dude said he's going to start on the motor.  So, hopefully, he got that going.  He's going to take the carbs apart and clean them out - and replace stuff as necessary.  I've been convinced those carburetors need cleaning since I got the boat. None of the people I had working on it would do it, they said it doesn't need it.  How can it not need it when it's been sitting so long? I asked.  I mean, I was paying those people to do the work...

They had tried to put the canopy up.  I said nope, the frame is twisted, hence I have that replacement one over there.  Oh, that's why we can't get it to go all the way open! Lol

Yes, I'm very interested in getting that thing going now that I have started on it.  

For  whatever reason, I have no work tomorrow and then a load going out one Thursday.  I asked the manager to keep me working through next weekend when I saw this.  Like, I don't want any days off.  If you're keeping the other guys going, that's nice, but keep me going as well.  I've had half a mind to start looking for another job as I'm getting tired of constant break downs.  Newer equipment would be nice.  I doubt I'd find much of anything with the hours I have now, tho.  

So, I'm watching news that Biden blaming Netanyahu for the deaths of the hostages that were reported, killed execution style.  This administration is inept and beyond incompetent.  Biden apparently still wants a cease fire.  Are you serious? Do you blame Israel for saying no thanks?  The world that likes the reassurance of a strong America is yearning for the days of the US having a President that has a backbone. The world the likes us pandering to terrorists? They love us right now.  These people that were just murdered - hostages - were just innocent civilians as far as I know it.  

Whatever anyone thinks, that's fine, but I believe from the Word that the Jews are God's chosen people.  That's what it says.  People will argue that "these" people, for some reason, aren't the same.  Israel is the land where Jesus was born, lived, crucified and rose from the dead.   Moses, King David, Samuel, Ezekiel, Elijah, a long list of names of people who were servants of the Lord and did His bidding, that roamed the lands of Israel.  I believe when you are taking a stand against Israel, you are also taking a side against the Lord.  

That's where I'll leave that. 

Ugh.  Took longer than I thought to make lunch and coffee for the road. 

Time to leave.

G'day