Month: January 2005

Mara just dropped our empty. When she swept it out she left two pieces of debris; seals from both the shipper and receiver. The message? “You’ve loaded this trailer before, you fucks.”

Just as I expected, Stan rejected the trailer that we dropped last Monday. On the upside, Ray is (finally) pissed; or at least irritated. That’s three rejected trailers in three weeks. That’s rediculous.

Every time I come through Chicago I have to see Conservative pinheads staring at me from billboards for radio station WIND. I realize that’s a play on “windy city” but I think the “wind” tag fits these blowhards perfectly.

Ray just called. USX wants more logs. Makes me nervous. They have a history of looking through logs for reasons to fire people.

Rolling from Bedford Park customer. I switched the rejected trailer and brought another back. Then I had a run-in with Stan, the resident asshole. He came marching onto the trailer while I was still sweeping it. I said “There’s nothing wrong with this trailer, Stan.” He said “I’ll be the one to decide that.” So […]

Just started driving. I may jinx it by mentioning it, but I’m going into this week with a positive attitude, and I’m hoping for a good week. My cold of the last few days has broken, Mara and I have started on the Atkins diet, and except for some possible rain today in Chicago, weather […]

I’m northbound on I-75 and just crossed over into Kentucky. Listening to Air America and trying to ignore Bush’s coronation.

XM Radio?! Fuck ACC Today!

I just heard about the death of Johnny Carson. :-/