Wednesday, January 22, 2025

 Wednesday - mid morning

Delivery was halted last night because of an issue with the pipes freezing up and no product being able to go through them.  I was informed to call at 8:30 am, so I did.  Allegedly, a company from Shreverport is up there thawing the pipes.  Or already thawed them I guess.  Another driver was up there all day yesterday and apparently still up there now.  So, they want 3 loads dumped into their system today, including mine at 1 pm.  

There is no use showing up before then, not with another driver already up there and waiting to offload. It is so cold outside, it is highly likely going to take hours for each load to be dropped into their system.  I've basically given up on today.  I won't be home until 6 pm at the earliest if it takes as long as I think it will to offload the truck.  Last I checked, it was 15 degrees and it's probably colder up there.  I've got an hour and 45 minutes before I need to roll out of the yard over there.  

Whatever.  I greatly dislike this job but I'd probably hate other trucking jobs just as much if not worse depending on the scenario.  So I just stick with it.  I normally get home early so a day here and there not getting home until late isn't going to be the end of my world.  I hope not anyway.  

It's 22 degrees in Gurdon right now, lol the high is forecast 43. Lolol.  I'm taking hot coffee and maybe even some hot cocoa with me.  I have my winter camo jacket and a cap, gloves, just gotta tough it out and hope that nothing goes wrong when I get up there.  

The other driver going up there is all kinds of whacked out.  He's got to be there even later than me.  I mean, I told him when I'm leaving because if he shows up an hour after I get there, he's just going to be sitting there waiting. Might as well wait at home?  It just throws off a day having to do this nonsense and I've had several off days in very recent times.  Like, it's getting old.  Oh, let me check my tablet and see what other kinds of joy and fun might be in there...

Another load in the am.  Oh well.  Not that I need time off, I'm just kind of being thrown out of sync with this junk, the electrical problem at the park, 2 days in a row of being out for hours on end waiting....yeah I'm ready for a break from the nonsense.  

So, with that and not in a particularly good - or bad - mood, I'm offa here.  

 Wednesday - night Another rainy day. Long, dreary road, plant, loading, getting wet.  Getting home is especially nice after such days, I ju...