Uhh, Thursday?
Yeah. I had yesterday off, which I spent the entire morning mowing grass. That got me good because I am not used to this heat, more specifically: High humidity. It just drains the energy out of you. I got what I wanted done, done. More to go but it looks much better now. I started mowing the area where I want to begin installing lots, didn't quite get that done, the goal was to get the lots done and then I could start working on the other stuff.
Well, not just the lots but all along the driveway and the front area where my signs are.
Today is late load day. I'm totally not liking how many 2 loads they are giving me and if they continue, I will have a conversation with them about it. I don't care what other drivers want, they ask for time off all the time, I don't do that so the tradeoff should be I get to get more 1 loads. Or not. The more bs I have to put up with this company, the more it motivates me to get these other lots in and get it started.
I've got someone leaving on the 25th and someone else moving right back in - on the 25th. Tentatively anyway. I'm also considering just doing away with an overnight spot, I'm not getting a lot of that and it's really wasted money.
Today is the last day of school for the kids. They will be here until Saturday or Sunday, that wasn't really made clear and then grandma is taking them for 2 weeks. Once they get back? Allegedly they'll be home a few hours and leaving for Colorado. I'll have the house to myself for 2 weeks before James comes back with his oldest kid - that one doesn't live here - who will stay for 2 weeks as well. I won't be seeing the other 2 for basically a month and a half, which is kind of odd but it is what it is.
I dunno, but I am going to fire up a diet while everyone is gone. I can make whatever whenever and not have to worry about what everyone else is going to be eating for dinner. I am really kind of stuck on Keto even tho I will have to drastically adjust it for low cholesterol, meaning getting rid of most dairy products and not eating as much meat as I used to. Pastas and potatoes will also go by the wayside, but I"m pretty much ready for it.
I'm kind of leaving late today, they have been taking forever down there to load trucks and I don't really care to sit in a truck for hours waiting to get loaded. It's a bit ridiculous. As I have stated many times before, we have appointment times - they mostly don't keep them. Sometimes you get lucky and get in and out of there, more often than not, you don't.
Considering I had 4 unwanted days off not long ago, my paycheck today was healthy enough. If I'm not taking home after taxes, 401k, medical etc at least a grand a week, I'm not happy. I know, this is a part time job in the trucking world, that's not relevant to me. They're making their money, I want mine. Otherwise, I consider it a waste of my time.
The flip side is that there are a lot of jobs that are local being posted, the hours are ridiculous. Typical trucking jobs that consume your entire life, basically.
Not going to do that, yet. Had a pretty crazy interaction with another truck on 30 the other day, but I don't have time to write about that right now. I don't want to wait in a truck foreever, but I still have to drive down to Nacogdoches, get the trailer washed out and then head to the loading plant.
With that? G'day.
