In With The New

It's been two days now, since I started driving truck 120. It is a brand new dump truck. And, of course, it's going to have some problems that need to be fixed. Because, just like every other production factory, they don't always use high-end parts. So that they can still sell a decent dump truck, but keep the costs down. And so, on the second day of driving the truck, a brake line gets a hole in it, because it was rubbing up against the edge of a steel plate in the back of the truck. And so, now the truck is parked at the mechanics shop, and the mechanics will come in on Monday and fix the problem.

On a lighter note, on my first day of driving the truck, I was parking the truck and getting out of the truck, at the end of the day, and one of my coworkers, who is fairly new to the company, got all excited, and said wow! You have the new truck! I said yeah! He said, so you really are important here. Irreplaceable! As one might say.  I said yeah, you could say that. 🙂

And so, he shook my hand and congratulated me. And I explained to him that this is nothing new to me. Really, the last truck I drove was brand new when I started driving it too. Truck 112 was brand new, 2 years ago, when I started driving it. And so, you can say that I am getting a new truck every two years.  He smiled and looked upon me as one of the higher-ups of the company. But, really, I am just a dependable, reliable, and really good driver. And the company knows that.

Out with the old

In with the new

I come to work on time everyday, for years and years, and I do my job well and properly. I'm friendly and respectful, and intelligent and I make really good decisions. And Bob's your uncle. If you don't know what "Bob's your uncle" means. It is a common phrase used in the UK that means "and there you have it"  Just to be clear, I am not in the United Kingdom , nor have I ever been in the UK. But, I do enjoy using the phrase. 

Stephen

Truck 120

I seen it! Driving home from work on the interstate. Here comes truck 120. Driving down the opposite lane, heading for the shop. It is the truck I have been waiting for. Truck 120. I have been driving truck 112 for a couple of years, and it's time to trade up. And so, I need to clean out truck 112, and get it ready for the next driver. Get out all of my belongings, and put them in truck 120.

Brand new! Truck 120. And Dooley is assigning it to me. He said that it is an extended cab. That will be nice! They have a little bit more wiggle room inside the truck. Oh yeah! Anyway, I'm not really expecting truck 120 to be ready to drive tomorrow. Maybe in another day or two. For now, I will just continue driving truck 112 until truck 120 is ready. I have no problem with that whatsoever.

With all that said, today was pretty uneventful. With the exception of trying to find where Snake was loading trucks at GAF. As it turns out, he was all the way in the back, next to the warehouse. And after driving around for a few minutes, I did finally find him. Aside from that, as I said, it was a pretty uneventful day. I just hauled shingles all day long. With the AC kicking on high of course. Because this is summertime! And it is hot! Moy caliente! 

And now, it's good to be home. I kicked on the ac, and the apartment is cooling down, and soon I will be chillin'. But, it won't last long. Because I'm already drowsy from not getting much sleep last night. And soon, I will hear my pillow calling my name, louder and louder. And soon, I will lay down and drift off to sleep. Yeah! It's true! I have lots of other things to do. Blogs, websites, notes. But, if I can't think straight, because I'm too tired, then I won't get anything done anyway. When you get time, see if you can add HTML and CSS to notion.so. Wouldn't that be cool?

Stephen

My 4th of July Weekend

 Nothing really independent about my Independence Day. My rent is due. I have the money in the form of a money order. But, the management office is closed. And so, I cannot pay the rent. They don't need to be closed on the 3rd of July. Just on the 4th of July. But, they are closed on the 3rd of July, and so I cannot pay the rent on time. And so, there's going to be a late fee that I have to pay, simply because they are not open on a regular business day.

I'm not taking the blame for this. It's a company that works directly with customers, and so they should be open on a regular business day. And so, here I am, stuck with a money order for the rent, and I cannot even cash the money order for another 10 days. Because institutions are telling me that I need to wait 10 days to cash the money order. It's absolute bullshit. 

Well, aside from all of that bullshit, My 4th of July weekend has been pretty mundane. I am just trying to take it easy and enjoy the weekend. But, there are still many things that I need to do. I'm still working on two websites, two blogs, writing a book, And organizing all of my activities in an organizer. While still maintaining my priorities. There are certain apps that have really helped me stay organized. Such as Workflowy, Notion, and Colornote.  (I'm not affiliated with these apps)

I am thankful for these apps because they really do help me stay organized. And, for the most part, they do help me stay on task, and prioritize.  I digress. I have been procrastinating today. When I should be sticking to my tasks, I have just been kicking back and taking it easy and just watching videos on YouTube. Eating delicious food and drink. I'm trying to get my mind right. This bullshit with not being able to pay the rent on time really has my mind cloudy. I need to set that aside and just concentrate on enjoying the rest of my weekend with my mind at ease. Easier said than done.

Stephen

Get Off The Brakes!

I'm not on the brakes, you fucking moron! Rev the spreader up a little bit higher to give it more power. I don't mind that you are an idiot. Just don't show your idiocy to me. I see enough of that already. What a day this turned out to be!

Yeah! It was okay at first. And then some idiot asshole at the job site thought that I am the one responsible for making the spreader move too slow. And he kept on yelling! Get off the brakes! Get off the brakes! The fucking moron doesn't even know if I'm on the brakes or not. Yet, he's going to yell it like he fucking knows it. Piece of shit mother fucker!

Well, that's that. I'm off work now. I already clocked out and I'm going to stop at the local store and buy a few things that I need for home. And then I'm going to go home and chill. Let this be the end of this day. So that I may get a good night's sleep, and try for a good day tomorrow. Just forget about it. Don't dwell on it. Let It Go. Think happy thoughts. Eat, drink, and be merry.

Stephen

Weird Week

 It's been a weird week so far. Monday was okay, except that my boss kept moving me around from job to job, to send me where I am needed the most. Tuesday was very strange. Everything was going smoothly until I got pulled over by a State trooper for a routine truck inspection. Everything checked out except I had a low tire. And the tire was just a little bit low. But it was enough to send me to the shop to have the tire replaced. Imagine that! Replacing a tire just because it's little bit low on air.

And not just one tire. Snyder fleet solutions came to the shop and replaced both tires of the tandem. Drivers side rear rear. In all actuality, only one tire needed to be repaired. Not replaced! Just repaired. But, they ended up replacing both tires of the same tandem, with brand new tires. It doesn't make any sense to me, but it's not my money. And so, after waiting at the shop for about an hour, they finally finished it, and I went back to work.

Brad asked me if I did a walk around inspection of the vehicle in the morning before I started off. I said yes! And I kicked all the tires and they were fine. Shit happens. I probably just picked up nail. He said, yeah, I just needed to ask. I said okay. And so, I finished out the day, hauling asphalt, and everything went smoothly from there. 

Now, it is Wednesday morning. I am at the new plant and waiting to get loaded with asphalt for Adam, going to highway 82 in Coker. Everything should run smoothly today, without any complications. But only time will tell. But, that's just the way life is. Everything seems uneventful, until shit happens. And then it really puts a toll on my psyche. But, I am trying to learn how to deal with that and overcome it. At the very least, manage it better. At the most, I won't let it phase me at all. But, with everything else, it's just going to take more time.

Stephen