Qwik Travel Update

A lot has happened since Saturday, my last post, but I don't have time now to go into detail. The 'change' I alluded to has been set in motion and I have some extensive thoughts to share but no time today.

Labor Day weekend I was hanging out in Belleville - my hometown for 40+ years - en route to Iowa and South Dakota. I left around noon Monday for the 400 mile trip to my first stop.

I was sitting in the parking lot of my delivery about an hour before dark when an employee drove by and stopped. He offered - and I accepted, of course - to take delivery right then (this is a holiday, remember). I know what your thinking, how did I know he was an employee? He had a company baseball cap on, silly! I'm no dummy! Oh, he also had keys to unlock the place so we could get in.

This early delivery set me up - I thought - for getting the second piece off 300 miles away on Tuesday with enough time left in the afternoon to reload. The first part went well. I was empty by noon near Mitchell, SD -- but alas, no freight to move me from there!

I have to give you a little hint about the 'change' I'll discuss in my next post. It's midday Tuesday and the pay I was told would be in my checking account LAST Friday is not. I'm very unhappy for several reasons. The top two are: 1) this isn't the first time and 2) nobody has EVER called me to say, "there's a problem." More on this later. (Guess I gave away what the change is, huh.)

I ended up dead-heading all the way to Kansas City where I loaded two 14" horizontal pumps a customer in Florida is in "... dire need" of. Which works for me because I am in dire need of some time off.

I will deliver these Friday afternoon and then

PARADISE HERE I COME!