Looking for our groove! It seems like we are really struggling to find our groove. So far it has been elusive. But rest assured, we will find it sooner or later.

Today I worked on accident insurance rosters and pay history. What a crock! We went through fourteen people to fill five spots. That is a lot of extra book-keeping for me!

Monday afternoon I had a trailer with a light issue. I was running errands so I commissioned Josh a new driver prospect to trouble shoot it. (We were waiting for his pre-employment drug screen results). When I was finally able, I went to help him. This went on until about ten-thirty at night. Cowboy came on and quickly found something Josh and I had overlooked. We thought we had it and early Tuesday Josh set out with the problem trailer. He got between Coahoma and Westbrook when he lost all his lights except his headlights. He pulled over and slept until it was good daylight. When he called to report this to me, I began a trek to Midland to get wiring supplies. When he returned to the compound I was waiting and we snipped all the wires from the main wiring cable, taped a new cable to the old one at the front of the trailer (we had set up the reel to spool cable as we pulled the old cable from the trailer. Finally I backed my pickup to the rear of the trailer and tied the old cable to the hitch and idled away. Two hours later we had everything wired and working.

Sometimes the best solution is a total rework!

Tomorrow I plan to work on data entry and also to prepare the 941 tax deposit. I have only two more months to enjoy the monthly depositor schedule before we go to the twice weekly.

Dang it!

I hads one driver who was a no show today. No phone call or anything. He told me yesterday he thought he was getting sick with what I have had. I told him to work twenty hours a day and he would know how I felt. I called in a relief driver to make one run on his truck. Then the truck is going to Pepa's and I will make a decision on what role the "sick" driver plays from here on out. He can be a good hand be but when he has a little money in his pocket his judgement gets blurred.

From my persective, everything out here depends on communication and everyone doing their part to carry the load. When someone doesn't do their part it makes it hard on everyone else!

Of course as luck would have it, I had taken on a little extra project to help out some friends out here. That didn't help as it took one possible truck from my possibilities.

Best news is that the cab enclosures for the forklifts came in today. Delfino was glad to hear that news! He said it got a little nippy last night. Our weather says it is going to get cold Saturday! Maybe in the twenties!

I am not ready for that!

I have had two truck drivers get tickets in as many days for speeding. Both of them proclaim their innocence and say they were running six to nine miles per hour slower than the trooper said! Of course both of them want me to help them fight it.

If you live by the sword you die by the sword. One of these guys is a hellion, the other is usually a happy go lucky guy who goes with the flow.

I do have my doubts about their stories though!

I got the word from the new GM today that the Thanksgiving meal is on. I commissioned Rian to begin requisitioning all the stuff we need! We have learned so much about making this meal easier to prepare. Of course the main ingredient is Rian! He has volunteered once again to cook the turkeys and hams.

We are going to use a "boned" turkey this year. Rian did a test and said it was wonderful.

So now we begin buying all the pies and other ingredients!

Hope you had a good day!

FATHER, we are struggling and searching!