Too stale to train

You can imagine how infuriated everyone is with Skanska, the bridge contractor. The main link between our peninsula and Pensacola--the under construction Three Mile Bridge--is out of service for at least two months. Barge broke it. I took a two lane private toll bridge up to the interstate. It was closed for a couple of days because a barge hit it. It took an hour to go 11 miles. Going back south the same way, traffic was backed up onto I-10 a quarter mile from the exit ramp. Dumb four-wheelers stopped in the right hand lane instead of on the shoulder. Good place for a fiery rear-end collision. I decided to go the really long way around.

So, a 20-30 minute drive to my next job site has now turned into a 60-90 minute drive, depending on traffic.

Our local mega-personal injury lawyers have already filed law suits, both individual and class action, the latter of the two meaning we'll each get $0.75 while the lawyers get $100 million.

 

All the ads I've seen for dump truck drivers require experience. I was told by two different drivers that the going rate in my area is $15/hr. I guess that would work out the same as OTR if they put in 70 hours/week. But if they only work 40 hours/week, then there are easier ways to make $600, namely, installing a couple of bathroom vanities, which might take a morning to do. Dang, I need to get this truck driving bug out of my system. Maybe I can let Western Express get it out of my system for me?