22:45 Jul 03 2013
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So.. how is everyone starting the July 4th holiday? Me? *Warning- rant ahead*
Why it started early this morning at 6:15am, drove half a hour to pick up on of the guys as his girlfriend got a job and they only have the one car.
Wait- lets start over at last night. I get a call from my sister at 5:00 pm that a flat bed truck with 8 overseas crates, military on wanting to get unloaded. He was thinking we was Central time.. too bad for him. Raining, in the middle of something.. uh no. Be on my lot at 7:00 am and we will unload then.
So three phone calls later, stress of dealing with it and it turns out no one had called to make any plans/ payment bid on the job. Don't even know who or where it was going.
Another call to the hauler and found out it was going into TN, which I don't have the rights to cross state line. Can get them, had them for years, but why spend all that money when I don't have jobs that go that far, unwilling to do them? Driver was told he would have to call the company in charge of it and ask them but it wasn't coming here.
So I come home from Cat's to find the truck still parked on my lot. Now get this- it is a pickup with a 5th wheel trailer, no roof. MILITARY SHIPMENT.
Wooden crates are rated for a 'lite' rain up to a hour. They are to be moved in a closed trailer or one with a tarp that covers all of them. This one had a rip cheap tarp, not even down the sides. A PAPER couch crate *think of your couch in a paper box* wasn't even covered. And it has been raining here off and on for a month, each day rain.
--.-- My father would roll in his grave on how badly the military is being treated.
But they are getting what they pay for. Shame that it is. Reason I got out- I will not work for nothing. And to make money, I refuse to treat the items like trash. Most older movers have step away from the military, for that reason.
So back to today, after not sleeping due to being pissed the driver was just going to let the items get wet, most likely has been wet.
Anyway-- move went well, got back on the road to home and called into the office. I expected to hear my other sister voice, the one that lost her job a few weeks ago. She was to come down for a week and let my other sister *they are twins* have a week off from taking care of Mom and my brother. Today is their 50th birthday, and when she take time away for herself.
But NOOOOOoooo.... she was 'sick' this morning when she woke up and didn't show. So my other sister *I know- confusing, isn't it?* is still here, still pissed that she is not getting help, time off. But we will see if she shows up in the morning, *cough cough, not holding my breath cough* Even tho she doesn't have the "I have to work." excuse she has used for 5 years now.
So the guys and I stop for lunch, on the way home when sis called to tell me freight truck was here. Unloaded, got the boys off till Friday... about 3:00 pm thinking Sonic with a watermellon slushie and rum for me tonight when I go up to see sister, spend some time before home.. when she breaks the new the phones are out, been out for while. Nothing but static babe.
On both lines. MotherFucxxx... son of a xxx...
It is 5:45 pm, and the phone company guy is still working on them. Alarm going off every other minute, the GoXXXXX loud bastard giving me a head ache from hell.
*deep sigh*
So- the plan to have a good drink tonight, clean in the morning when I get up, play with makeup some has been shot out the fucking window.
Next person who tells me it is 'so great to be your own boss' I am going to shot.
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