Nothing unusual

(from two or three days ago. I don't always have a connection when I think I do.,.)

Warm night ahead, I think. Not summerlike yet, but warm enough to roast in, if you sleep in a mobile solar oven. We'll see.

Was heading to Florida this morning. Not a welcome prospect if you work for my company--they don't do a lot of business there. Which means getting a load back out is sometimes iffy. But duty calls...

Then someone else called. Sent a message on the satcom, anyway. Some poor weary soul was trying to get home to Florida. Could he take my load and start in that direction?

I said okay. I'm such a nice guy.

Five hours later we met in a truck stop in south Georgia. He was properly appreciative. As we unhooked trailers and reconnected to each others, he mentioned that he'd been pre-assigned to a different load while he was waiting for me. One that would actually get him closer to home. Never heard another thing about it of course.

I commiserated, he thanked me again, I gave him his bills, and we parted. Shortly after, I got a new assignment.

Yep. The one he'd been given. It would have gotten him closer to home. It will get me further into the Florida cargo quagmire. We are so organized.

I got the info, of course, an hour after I was supposed to pick it up. Two and a half hours later, I carefully backed out of their driveway, turned around in a neighboring business' parking lot, and headed to the nearest truck stop to wait for morning. When they might be open.

Just another day at the office.

(It's okay. They did find me a load back out. Really.)