Calling a time out

Wow.  That was a heck of a trip.  Finally, it's over and I can get a quick respite before getting my next assignment, or so I hope.  I got the multiple pounds of paperwork sent in to the office so hopefully I can get paid on it by the end of the week.  That, and I still have a trip that I'm waiting to get paid for, so at least there's some money coming my way soonish.

Since I'm still in the training phase, I consider this part of my final exams.  The challenge was to keep everything in order, plan out a good working route, make all of your deliveries on time, and keep it within the hours-of-service regulations.  The variance on my miles (actual miles vs. what they will actually pay me for) was just a tad over , but it wasn't any major number and I explained it on the trip sheet I submitted, so hopefully there shouldn't be any problems.  Everything else -- spot on.  Yay me.

Another reason I'm hoping for a break, at least for today, is that I seem to have developed a little case of the sniffles, and I'm hoping it's just because I'm venturing into areas where more pollens are being released.  The last thing I need is to come down with a full-blown cold, or heaven forbid, the dreaded flu.

The rain held off until I finished today (yay) and it's sort of a spotty showery ... thingy out there.  I'll get some more work caught up, try to relax a bit because I've been up since about 3 this morning, and see where my travels take me next.  Oh, and the picture above is from the current trip, when I stopped in between deliveries in Shorter, Alabama, just east of Montgomery.

So, until the next update, take care.