Category: Work

August 11, 2009

Working sucks

Well, I just found out today that they will be doing away with 2nd shift at my place of employment. They probably think they’re going to save money, but I don’t think we have the equipment or manpower to get it all done in two 8 hour shifts. If you run the numbers, it looks [...]

September 6, 2008

One year later, free to talk

I was contractually obligated not to discuss or divulge details about my former employer, Dell, as part of a severance package I took when I left the company at the end of July last year. However, I am no longer constrained by that contract so I feel like I can say whatever I want. Plus, [...]

December 15, 2007

Downtime

Most people are asking me if I have run into any snow in my job as a truck driver. The answer is yes… yes I have. My location is the Petro in Kingdom City, MO. I stopped here last night to get some rest and decided to stay here all day today since there’s about [...]

December 12, 2007

My location, episode #2, Breezewood, PA

Today I’m in Breezewood, PA. I stopped at the Petro:2 Stopping Center for the evening. Actually it was like 1400 CST when I stopped, but I am running low on hours and thought I’d conserve some for tomorrow and Sunday in case I need some buffer. I’ve been braving the snow and ice for a [...]

December 9, 2007

My location, episode #1, Bloomsburg, PA

Here’s a post that may or may not be the first in a series of posts about where I am currently located. Turns out that I am in Bloomsburg, PA. I’m sitting at the TA truck stop here trying to decide if I want to get up early and try to outrun the ice or [...]

November 26, 2007

Truck stop food

Part of being a trucker is occasionally eating a full meal at a truck stop. Some are good and most are not. Tonight I had a decent meal at the Brintle Truck Stop in Mount Airy, NC. And now I’m sitting here watching football and drinking a glass of tea. I sure wish their WiFi [...]

November 19, 2007

Hangin out… again

Tonight I’m sitting here in Hammond, LA at the Pilot. I got here early and got the last parking spot which seems to be a theme in my life. I had planned to go up Meridian, MS, but with I-10 shut down and wrecks and backups all along the alternate route I decided to call [...]

November 18, 2007

Hanging out

Greetings from Luling, TX. I am on my way to Vance, AL to drop off some car parts. My appointment is for Tuesday morning, but I’m going to go up there on Monday morning and see if they will let me deliver early. If not I guess I’ll sit in a truckstop all day Monday. [...]

October 13, 2007

I’m going trailer trucking

Well, It’s been about a month since I posted on this blog. I think it’s high time I gave everyone an update. As I mentioned before, I spent most of the month of September at Central Tech learning to drive the Big Truck. I took some photos while I was there and I’ll post a [...]

December 3, 2005

Well well well…

I guess it’s time for a new fuckin’ blog entry. Work really sucked today. I even got in early to make sure things would go well, but things did not. First I woke up and threw up twice. Normally I would call in sick if I’m throwing up, and especially so if I had not [...]