A bunch of useless crap
Published on October 30, 2006 By MasonM In Blogging
There can be no doubt about the fact that this is Monday. It has Monday written all over it. I got up at 5:00 this morning, which is much easier since the time change, had my coffee and set out to deliver the steel I had picked up in Houston.

Thanks to the wonderful road construction in downtown Milwaukee I had to take a rather convoluted route to get where I needed to be. I had checked my handy dandy street map program and determined where I needed to go and what streets would get me there. Unfortunately what the handy dandy street map program doesn't tell me is that the street I planned to use to get in there was weight restricted. Oops. As I was already half way through the turn when I saw the sign I was pretty well committed to it and pressed on in the hopes that the local cops were still at the donut shop. I guess they were because I didn't get stopped.

Unloading went ok and I called in to dispatch to see what they needed from me next. I had to run out West of the city to pick up a 20' snow plow blade and a snow blower heading for the NE section of the country. Cool, no problem. As I started out I glanced at my fuel level readout. Oh yeah, now I remember, I had meant to fuel before leaving the truckstop this morning. Fuel level: 3%. Oops.

I changed course and headed South to the nearest fuel stop. I made it and refueled my rig. I then started out again to make the pick up. When I got there I discovered that they hadn't quite finished the blade and had to wait a while for them to put the finishing touches on it. They finally got everything loaded and I once again called in. Stop off in Milwaukee (wasn't I just there?) and pick up a large magnet heading for CA, and then come on to the yard.

When I arrived here to pick up the magnet the guy informs me that it isn't ready yet. It should be ready around 1:00. Well, ok, whatever. So now I sit twiddling my thumbs yet again. It's definitely a Monday.

I just can't wait to see what happens next.

Comments
on Oct 30, 2006
I hope you have a PSP, a Nintendo DS, or perhaps a portable DVD player to twiddle the time away with while waiting.
on Oct 30, 2006
It will pass uneventfully. Enjoy the rest of the day - hassle free
on Oct 30, 2006
Yep, it is a monday after the time change.  Half the people showed up early for work.
on Oct 30, 2006
Reply #1
I hope you have a PSP, a Nintendo DS, or perhaps a portable DVD player to twiddle the time away with while waiting.


Just the trusty laptop. Ah well, I did break out the vacuum cleaner and got a bit of the housekeeping done that I blew off yesterday.
on Oct 30, 2006
Reply #2
It will pass uneventfully. Enjoy the rest of the day - hassle free


Thanks.
on Oct 30, 2006
Reply #3
Yep, it is a monday after the time change. Half the people showed up early for work.


Reply #3
Yep, it is a monday after the time change. Half the people showed up early for work.


Amazingly enough the guy at the delivery this morning was complaining about one of his men showing up late for work. He tried to blame it on the time change; I guess he forgot that only works in the Spring.
on Oct 30, 2006
Just the trusty laptop. Ah well, I did break out the vacuum cleaner and got a bit of the housekeeping done that I blew off yesterday.


Your handy dandy handvac! !

on Oct 30, 2006
Your handy dandy handvac! !


Yep. It does a decent job of it too.