Wednesday - evening

Today was a day off, so I went to bed last night after midnight.  I mean, I was watching a movie and sporadically playing the game, just lost track of time, but didn't much care for I knew I could sleep in, even if I wake up a few times a night.  Who cares, right?  Sleep in until 10:00 am if necessary!

Yeah, I worked all day today.  The phone calls started at 7:45 am and I completely ignored the first one.  I was groggy and had no desire to talk to anyone, let alone my manager.  I knew what he wanted before even talking to him,  I just knew. He has no reason to call me early excepting for one thing.  He called again, leaving a message.  I think it was the third time I answered the phone.  Yes ***** (his name I won't identify here for a myriad of reasons).  That's exactly what I said and it wasn't in a pleasant tone.  

I want my day off. If I am given it, I want it. I make plans, I have things to do - or not do if I so choose. Whatever it is, it gets into your brain, it's a psychological thing: I have tomorrow off, I will do this that and the other thing. It sets in your brain like Jello cooling off in the refrigerator, it solidifies and you become comfortable with it. You are open to some changes, but nothing wild like - going to work. 

And that's exactly what it was.  Again, I knew what he wanted before any words were spoken.  I was so not into it.  He went on and on about some dude calling in and saying he's sick. Yea, who waits until the morning to call in sick? If it's so bad you can't go to work,  you usually (tho definitely not always) know about it the night before. That's when I'm calling in: Hey, I feel like hell, I know I won't be able to get up tomorrow, sorry.  In fact, I tell them as soon as I've figured out that, oh yes, this is bad, I'm not working.  Gives them a chance to find someone. 

I was very grumpy, not just because of having to go to work but because I had gone to bed so late and wasn't sleeping in like  I wanted and needed to.  It was many, many hours later before that wore off and I started to feel like, ok, this day is now tolerable.  As I said, it's mostly a mental thing.  You knew  you didn't have to work and then baam! You had to work. And it threw off the entire schedule.  I was supposed to work tomorrow and Friday and then I would have another weekend off.  Nope.  Now, I am working until Saturday and then off Sunday.

Oh, and no, now that he has put THAT one in place, it's not going to change. At least not for me. The only thing that I would find acceptable changing is if the plant cancelled a load

But it gets worse. It was after 8 am when I talked to him, I didn't actually get on the road until around 9:30 am, WELL beyond any time I normally would start even for 2cd load.  He put that load in my tablet and then later on, he put the Friday load in there. It was the SECOND LOAD AGAIN.  NO NO NO.  I immediately contacted him and flatly told him I wasn't doing a second load after getting the shaft today.  

He's well versed in this stuff, it's his job. Oh, well just be there at 8:00 am!  I thought about that for a second and agreed.  I could get the day done very early and have it over with, have the rest of the day off and all of Sunday.  It means getting up at 4:00 am on Saturday, I can deal with that. Take a nap when I get home type of thing.  I will do it, I don't want to be out mid afternoon Saturday doing this S***.  

The whole situation is still agitating me.  I was thinking about it today: September, next month, marks my 2cd year at this hell hole and also my commitment ends.  I said I would work there 2 years.  I am guessing I will get phone calls sooner or later from corporate.  The recruiter to be more precise.  She had asked over and over for "5 years" and I replied over and over "2 years". I never relented on that one and seeing how people come and go? yeah, that is a long time lmao.

Reality? I can't stop working next month. Nowhere near having enough income from the rv park to afford that.  Well, maybe if I didn't have the debt I currently have.  Do I want to continue working at this company? HELL no.  But then again, I don't want to work at any company.  If this subject comes up, I will tell them "more money will keep me around".  I don't really want to start looking for another job, but I did see a local tanker company today that I thought, hmm, what are their hours and days working?  Then I thought, probably horrible, just like everyone else.  

I was contacted when I was 20 minutes out from the park, we are going out to eat, it's been determined to give you the decision where we are going?  I thought El Taco immediately and that was confirmed so that's where we went.  People laugh at the name but they have the best Mexican food in the city, IMO.  There are a LOT of Mexican food restaurants and food trucks in this town, this on is authentic. Not saying the rest aren't, just that these people have it down.  

What else?  Well, I still need to get those weeds chopped down. Maybe tomorrow after work?  

I want to continue to make progress, I already have money dumped into this expansion, let's go! with it.  

The park is full? yes, I guess I've said that recently but I really mean it. I don't have a lot reserved for overnighters now, it's all long term and that's the way it's going to stay unless someone leaves. Then it's overnight until I get it filled again.  I have all but given up on overnight stuff, people just aren't coming and it's a waste of revenue to keep something available that is hardly getting used.

I think I'll end this one now, even tho there is a lot of politics I could discuss, the biggest thing that has gotten my attention is the federal police "takeover" of DC.  And talk of doing the same in LA, Chicago, New York, Boston and who knows where else. ABOUT TIME!  This disgusting takeover of our nations' largest - and democrat controlled and run - cities by thugs, murderers, thieves, robbers, etc is disgusting and outrageous.  We have become acclimated that "this is normal"> The HELL it is.  It doesn't HAVE to be normal. It's all about "Defund the Police" and letting criminals go with little to no bail.  

Trump is reverting this nation back to something it used to be, which in many ways was far better than the nonsense we have going on now. 

But I don't have time to go into my thoughts on that subject and the rest of what Trump is doing, much of which I fully support and agree with.  It's almost 9:00 pm and I'm watching the original Star Trek, lol.