As most of you know, Graham returned to driving a truck in April - not because he wanted to, but because we needed him to. So far, it hasn't been too bad - he leaves Monday morning and is usually home sometime on Friday. That is, until this week's comedy of errors.
He started Monday off as usual - delivering his load from last week (in North York). Then he waited, and waited, and waited. Finally, at 6:00 he was sent to Mitchell for a pickup first thing Tuesday morning for delivery in Massachusetts. Flash forward to Tuesday morning - the order that he is supposed to pickup doesn't exist! Again with the waiting and finally back to Cambridge to pick up a load going to ...... (wait for it)......... Fargo, North Dakota. Do you know how far away that is????? In case you don't, it is almost 1800 km - EACH WAY!
Now, this story isn't done yet. Finally, he arrives in Fargo late Wednesday - too late to deliver that day. The load is delivered Thursday morning and he picks up the first half of a return load somewhere in Minnesota on Thursday, however, is too late to pick up the second half. There he is, waiting again. Come Friday morning - the company where he is supposed to pick up denies any knowledge of his pick-up. Apparently it took a few hours to sort that one out (there was no pick-up there) and off he was sent to his second pickup #2. When I talked to him at 9:00 last night, he was still waiting to get loaded!!! Guess when he's going to get home - somewhere in the wee small hours of tomorrow morning. What a comedy of errors.
THIS IS TRUCKING and I hate it!!!!!!!!
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