It is hard being on the road over 200 nights a year...away from your family, isolated in many ways. It definitely isn't for everyone. This blogs represents the thoughts of just one such person. Read along and find out if the road is for you.

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Monday, October 06, 2003

 
"The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem."

- Theodore Rubin -

And that is MY problem. There are times (and this is one of them) that you have a very "alone" type of feeling. In this job, you are going to be on your own 80-90 percent of the time. That is usually ok with me. But combined with the time of year, I have felt especially lonely since Friday. Maybe it is a good thing, but it sure doesn't feel like it. I want people to just call me out of the blue (but now that I am thinking about it, I have had a couple of calls of that nature over the last few days.) just to see how I am doing, like I do with some of my friends.

It has pretty much been a Freeway and me weekend. I did alot of housework and getting things ready to finish up the bonus room over the garage. It needs a vapor barrier, insulation, drywall, flooring and then paint. I am going to try and get the first two done this weekend. I did some shopping to see the costs this weekend.

Thank God for Freeway. He has helped out alot with Artemus being gone. That is hard just to say it and I constantly find myself about to say Artemus, when I really mean Freeway. It is still an adjustment that I am not happy to make.

During this few moments of writting, that could also be a reason that I am feeling the way I do.

The other thing I think about is just quitting this job. Da Company let someone with 17 years go the other day, so I don't think they would miss me much.

They say that being a road warrior is for the young. I am not sure about that. But I am not sure how you can perform this job being single and without a significant person in your life.

What makes something be more than just putting in your time. I want to make a difference. And today, I am not sure I am.

Blog on down the road.