Solidly Stressful

Yes, yes, I know. Apparently, I’ve been missed as my mother said something to me yesterday about the fact that I haven’t updated my diary in a while and only because someone said something to her. Well, things have been very hectic for me recently and there have been goings-on that have required my complete attention. Plus, FaceBook seems to be taking more and more of my time. Which is unfortunate in my opinion. I have never been a huge fan of networking sites like MySpace, FaceBook and Twitter and the fact that I am on there is disturbing to me.

The big news that has been keeping me occupied is that I am being fired from my job. That’s right, fired. It is obvious that most trucking companies are not fond of incidents and accidents and, when I had two in 9 days, they decided that it was time for me to leave.

Now, I know what’s going to happen because, as I’ve told them numerous times, I’m not a stupid man. Their response was to treat me like a mushroom…you know, keep me in the dark and feed me shit. That was, until I called on Friday and explained to them that their lack of respect was causing me considerable distress. You see, I have high blood pressure and am being medicated for it. Well, when I start to feel like my head is stuffed with cotton and my hands are shaking and my head hurts, I know that my blood pressure is probably through the roof. I didn’t check it, but I’m guessing that, even medicated, my B/P was running 210/140. And they were causing it.

So, after explaining to the “powers-that-be” that if they continued to treat me like a mushroom that I just might stroke out and kill a bunch of people, they decided it was in their best interests to keep me informed and then to work with me to get me through the house to remove my personal belongings before firing me. After all, their plan was to get me to the terminal in Ontario, CA and kick me out there and let me fend for myself to get my stuff home. I believe I made it clear to them that I had no desire to keep their truck or to keep it from them. And, they seem to be, at this point and time, to be keeping their end of the agreement. They are getting me a load going east and working with me to get through the house.

I just hate that I’m being fired though. The issue now is that it is an employers market and every company I’m calling is telling me that they 1 – aren’t hiring or 2 – can’t hire me because of my accident and incident. Needless to say, it looks as if my trucking career is over.

A plus side to this is that I will be home more and, because they are terminating me, I am going to file for unemployment benefits…which I hope will be granted. Not that I am not going to be actively looking for a job, but there are some things that need to be done at home first. Such as getting the Isuzu running again. I’m going to have to take the head off of the engine to determine the damage.

So, that’s my story of the goings-on in my life as of now. Except to say that I’m still in California, and that my B/P is still probably too high because I’m still not sure about the company and what they might do. I’m sure I’ll feel much better once I’m home.

Till Next Time,
Blessings on you all.