Bass ackwards

Ok, Ok, I have been remiss in keeping up with my blog. Thursday is here, garbage trucks roaring past. A noisy beginning to the day. Except that its Thursday!! One more day to the weekend and then up north for two days. I have no plans. Just fishing and sleeping and eating. We always have these huge dinners on Saturday and Sunday with my brother. He loves to cook and has these menus that he must think about all week long. He is also crazy about time frames while my husband (also a very very good cook) is more laid back. To my husband, if he says dinner is at 2 p.m., it will be at 4 p.m. My brother has to have everything ready and on the table by his selected time.

He is an out of work (by choice) truck driver. He hates the unregulated industry. He believes if they have rules, they should be followed. And he is a stickler for rules. He will not run over hours, he will not "fudge" his books, and when companies he has worked for press for him to run illegally, he quits. Yes, you can make more money driving illegally for someone, but my brother is as honest as they come. So, he has taken the summer off to catch up on repairs, have a garden, (he is so proud of providing salad things) and just rest.

The schedules truck drivers have are really awful. And I don't wonder that they fall asleep driving. Its interesting though, its the driver that gets screwed. Not the company who encourages the drivers to run longer, faster, and be more profitable for the company. The company will deny they encourage "cooking the log books", but they do in so many ways. And for a driver with a family and bills, well, he will take the routes because he can make more money. And in this day and age, with the economy like it is, can we blame him?

Anyway, I have to get ready for work. Tomorrow (Friday) is casual day. It is nice not having to dress up every day, but I still have to look professional as I am the first person clients see when they walk in the door. So, I guess it is still a dress up day for me.