I should've stayed in bed this morning. All I have done is spend money I don't need to spend. In this case you have to spend money to make money. If the work presents itself and you aren't ready to roll, you snooze you lose.

The transmission deal has dragged on way to long. Two weeks. I shopped the deal and shopped the deal before taking the transmission to a local shop to be rebuilt. $3089. Best deal I found. Then I got a call asking me what this was supposed to be (meaning what model transmission). They said they could not figure out what transmission it was because it had parts from three different transmissions.

More research pointed to the possibility that this transmission came from Fort Worth, and whoever did this was very, very smart and very, very, good. However to rebuild this single unit (rather than having a hundred various units to rebuild) it would require buying three different kits and none of the three kits would be used completely.

To do what the local shop wanted to do, the rebuild would escalate to six thousand dollars!

I talked with the people from Fort Worth and they told me send it to them. I told them it was broken down into pieces. They said bring it on! We'll see if he has his enthusiasm after it arrives. He told me he would still exchange. We will see. I expect a phone call shortly after one o'clock either from my man or the transmission shop man.

I decided to get an inspection sticker on the S-10. (My driver took the big company truck). So I decided to go and see a friend in the exhaust business to check and see if I needed a new muffler before it would pass inspection. I could hear an exhaust leak, and sure enough when we put the little pickup up on the lift, it was very evident it had to have a muffler. $72.

Then I went down the street to get an inspection sticker and everything was good until they turned on the windshield wipers. Try as I might, I could get them to run once, but then they would quit. Finally I took it home to find the problem.

What the hey! This is West Texas! I would promise not to drive if it would just rain!

So, hopefully, in a short time I will return to get an inspection.

I am toying with the idea of going to Lubbock/Post/Lamesa Saturday morning. Just a possibility. The pork is ready. They called Rian Wednesday but he has been busy. He has a lock-in tonight, so it may not work to pick it up tomorrow. He said several of the churches in Lubbock are having a joint youth lock-in at the Texas Tech recreation center. He and Paul will probably go to Greenlawn Saturday morning after it is over to try to get a few hours rest. He said they would probably crash in the youth center where there are several couches.

I have been toying with the idea of going and seeing Leonard. Currently I am finding myself needing a diversion. The closer the presentation gets, the more pissed off I seem to get. I told Rian it wouldn't surprise me in the least if I walked in there and told them to take a hike. Crazy thing is, I wouldn't really care.

My numbers remain constant. I don't plan on changing anything in the proposal except the date. I have wondered if they thought the extra ten days after the first meeting was postponed might give us cause to want to change the numbers. If that was their intent, it didn't work.

I am just ready to get it over with. Win lose or draw.

One stipulation I did put in my proposal is "it is submitted as a whole, not to be pieced or parted out". I guess it is the whole enchilada or nothing. If Greg gets the contracts he only thinks he has had bad days at the jobsite before. I am afraid he would be in line for an education.

That may be one thing that would make it worth giving up the contract. Heh, heh!

Well, I had better get. I need to make one stop before I return to try again on the inspection!

Have a good day and weekend!

FATHER, bless my day. Help me in my mindset. Lift me!