A little advice?

"Hey I need some time off - legitimate reason explained"
"YOU'RE FIRED!"

...lol

You must be a really scorned person, Patty. Believe it or not there are still good people in this world. Even employers. If your first thought is that you need to lie rather than tell the truth ...I pity you.

 

He will probably get a lecture which is normal in this industry.But husband is doing the right thing not wanting to drive.Also he needs to read his policy handbook and see what policies they have concerning alcohol..Some companies don't allow drinking while he has the truck even if he is doing a reset in a hotel.That would suck if he got turned in.

 

Whatever,who must be blind to how ruthless this industry can be to certain things and alcohol is one of them.

 

The issue is WHY LIE?
Don't forget you are talking to other humans who have experienced what you have. Most aren't complete heartless a holes.

 

lol I needed a good laugh

 

Tell them you went to help the widow.

Then don't answer the phone till tomorrow.

 

I like the way that you approach things. Very manly. This situation, however is not so clear cut. I am not trying to be an A Hole, but as a driver and a business owner and a man, there are quite a few things that don't jive.

You have a job and family obligations and you go on a drinking binge? Sorry about your friend, Hoss, but your obligation is to your family. I get the feeling that you were supposed to leave out TODAY. In other words, you knew beforehand. And you pull this?

When things go south, or become extremely difficult, you hide in a 100proof bottle?

If you needed time off to mourn, I am cool with that. Your getting poop faced plastered and then calling in, I have a problem with. And then the wife is running around like a chicken with the head cut off, worried about you losing a job AGAIN. And her dad thinks you're pathetic.

Yeah, go ahead and lie to the boss to keep your job. The next time it happens, and there will be a next time, even the lies won't work.

"Six, you don't know the dynamics of what's going on here. You don't know my husband. You're just an A Hole."

I am a responsible A Hole. My lady doesn't have to worry about my job and the house and what her dad thinks about me. But, I will go ahead and back out of your thread.

 

Im speaking plain here.

Keep his ### out of that truck. Keep him out of there until the sunshine comes back into him. Two reasons. Drinks you speak of, it takes a while to get out of him and the root cause of a good wreck is within the last three days of a argument, passion, anger etc. This is a most dangerous time for him.

Keep. Him. Home. He is really sick for right now with this loss and this is not the time to kick him back out to work in a 18 wheeler. Im not trying to be funny here. Im dead serious. He is really sick. Treat him with love, he will get it back in a couple days to a week max then be ok. Do not let him out. Keep him home.

Friends are a hard loss when they go. God knows I lost a few in my time and it's not good to get into a truck or something important until the internal stuff is settled again. it takes a couple days to a week. You will always feel the loss life time but keep him home, love on him. Give him the space but do not let him get into that truck. Not now.

I cannot emphasize how important that is. But don't bury him. Go bowling or something. Get some life into it.