Addiction

Different people have different addictions. I use to smoke, so I can remember stopping to buy cigarettes before going though a DOT scale house. Just in case I was shut down for any reason, I didn't want to run out of smokes.

Seems my new addiction is Ham Radio. Didn't realize how bad until today. See, my radio equipment is in a truck in Stockton CA. and I'm in a loaner truck in Eloy AZ. Almost 1000 miles away.

The biggest problem is that the truck I'm in right now was someone else's.  I know this because when they first tried to put me in this truck, there was stuff in it. Well, when they cleaned it out. They did something with someone else's stuff. And that's what scares me.

I don't care about the TV, cooler,cooking stuff, tools, clothes and all that stuff. It's my radio stuff I'm worried about. To the point I haven't slept in days. I pulled in earlier to fuel and get directions to the receiver. Pulled over and thought I'd rest my eyes a few minutes. Next thing I know it's hours later. So guess I'll get some rest and head into the customer in the morning.

But meanwhile back on the farm. I'm worried that if I don't get back to Stockton in the right timing someone else will be having my truck cleaned out so they can drive it. Which I really don't care about that either. Hell this truck is faster then mine. But if my radio equipment gets damaged, there's going to be problems.

This whole ordeal has convinced me to move on to another job. Can't handle worrying about a radio. I have another company that wants me to come to work right now, but I can't until I can get my radio back.

And to think. I would have been home this holiday weekend and starting a new job next week if I could just afford a rental car.