A few days ago it came over the QualComm that another customer is being placed into the quasi-dedicated area of service like what I am doing now. Two things about the notice really stood out to me:
1) From Corsicana, TX (maybe 100 mi SE of Dallas on I-45) to Houston area.
2) Pay is mileage based.

I guess that's gonna be a total rookie run. And I mean total rookie; right out the egg. I'm only about nine months in and I wouldn't take a crap line like that. Corsicana to Houston ...

Well today sucked straws. As posted earlier, you know how the day started. Now comes the rest of the story.

They got the light repaired over my cab. Looked to be a wiring issue. Come for the light, stay for the PM. I told them I was under critical load and would have to check with my DBL. A half truth, to be sure. This load wasn't critical, but it was the load to get me to my critical, dedicated load.
And home for the night, which I find critical.

My DBL says, ...