Well, I've got to admit. I'm a little disappointed, but such is as it is and I'll get over it. I woke up this afternoon to the tune of..."I've got some bad news and some good news". God, I hate that. I always ask for the bad news first and it was, to the effect, we have a load, we can't stay home long, and we're going to California. AAAAAAAGHHH!! Will my strife never end! As for the good news, I had a full thermos of fresh, hot coffee.
I really don't like California runs very much at all, and I'll tell you why. First, we usually have to rush out there to deliver on time. Secondly, while we are out of the Northwest Tempest, anybody whose seen the weather channel lately knows that the Southwest is also getting hammered by Mother Nature. Third, it's not simple process getting loaded and out of Cali. Rare is the occasion that we have only one pickup and multiple pickups are a logistical nightmare for a driver. That place closes in an hour and we're not done loading here yet, and the other place hasn't even heard of our load number, etc... Then there's alway the fact that not only are we in California where the speed limit for trucks is 55, but there are mountains galore that make that paltry pace impossible. OK, so that was hours ago. I'm feeling much better now.
I'm sitting here at the house in ManLand for the short but ever welcome refuge from the road. We got home about 1:30a.m. I took a shower, had a beer, now I'm on to Jack Daniels and a good, albeit damaged, cigar.
Beth straightened me out on the whole "why me" thing and that helped, but to be honest the shower was the bright spot of the evening. She kept reminding me that after we get back from California, no matter what the give us next, we'll be back early for our cruise. AWESOME! That means a couple of days to decompress before we DeCoMPrEsS Caribbean-Style!! I Love it! While I was driving, Beth also booked our flight to New Orleans in March. God, I Love that Woman!!
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