I can't decide which I despise the most. Money or truck drivers.

It seems there is never enough money, even for truck drivers, so I guess that would mean money is the greater problem.

The combination is almost unbearable.

We have had a rule, "paperwork in by Saturday, pay on Monday. No paperwork, no pay. No exceptions".

The past two weeks we have had a driver who has not turned in paperwork in accordance with the rules. I guess he thinks we are stupid because on Good Friday he told me he couldn't mail his paperwork because the post office was closed. Little did he know I had already been downtown to the big post office federal building tending to some business. In fact I had a conversation with one federal employee and jokingly asked, "what are you doing here today?" She replied, "Good Friday is not a federal holiday."

We have received this driver's paperwork on Wednesday of each respective week. This man called on Tuesday and told Krl "I didn't get my check today, where is it?" Krl explained, "We have not received your paperwork". "But you can pay me from what you know I did" was his retort. Hello, "No!".

Wednesday night I stayed up and spread his envelope, doing both the freight billing and driver settlement side. I left the work on Trc's desk for her and Krl to proof before making copies and finishing.

On Thursday, the driver called Krl complaining about not receiving his check once again. Krl told him it was not very realistic of him to expect us to jump through hoops when he wasn't interested enough to get his paperwork in to us. He replied, "I am going to find something else to do, I have to have my check every Monday".

Krl's response was, "I will accept that as your resignation".

Within seconds of finishing his phone call with Krl he was calling me, wanting me to trump Krl. That ain't going to happen.

Enough is enough. This man is extremely capable, but his mouth short circuits with his pea brain.

Yesterday morning he called Krl and proceeded to give her a tail chewing, threatening her that he would not turn in this weeks paperwork until he had his last week's pay check in hand. Hello! I believe this is what started this problem.

I had a call last week checking previous employment on a former driver who was excellent. I may need to give him a call.

I had purchased a few lines of the lotto games which draw on Tuesdays, Fridays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. I had not checked them until yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised. All three tickets won, totalling $174!

Excellent!

Have a day!

FATHER, thank YOU for days like yesterday where YOU allow us to renew.