On the road with Millis

Some people will be ready sooner than others. Perry asked me within a couple days when I wanted to call in and schedule. The reason he asked so soon was testing facilities are usually booked out at least two weeks. In Ohio it's more like four weeks. The guy that will be testing me only does tests on the weekend. I did not take into account the fact that last weekend was a holiday. Partly because it's really easy to lose track of days out here. Partly because I have never once taken Labor day off, so I always forget about it. That was my target weekend for testing. So that didn't happen, and this coming weekend can't happen, so the following weekend is all that's left. It's a good idea to get tested your third or fourth week in case you don't pass the first time. You don't want to be in my position. My 15000 miles will be pretty much completed when I test. So, if I don't pass, I'm stuck in my trainer's truck until I do. Regardless of the miles I've run.

 

I doubt very seriously that your mileage would be deductible. I saved my receipts for the $100 deposit and the $400 deposit. I would imagine that those would be deductions, but I'm not 100% sure. If they are, then the weekly amount that Millis is taking from our checks would be as well. I'll be making an appointment with my tax guy when I finally get home to ask him those questions. If they are in fact deductable, it won't matter which pay plan you choose. It is also possible that your time at the hotel away from home could fall under the IRS's guidelines for daily per diem allowances even though you aren't hired yet. That's another question I'll be asking when I get home.

 

I will probably be in Trenton for the weekend if you guys are hanging out

 

Never mind, scratch that

 

Parked in Indy until Sunday morning, this will be my first 34 hour (and then some) reset. There's a BW-3's within walking distance. Time for some well earned alone time and a few beers. Enjoy your weekend, y'all