Don's Photo Blog

I think days like this are going to be scarce from now on. Of course you can’t see temperature, but it was clear, it was crisp, and it was damn colourful. iPhone cameras just can’t do colour justice. Too bad.

Back in my hiding spot again. The picture is reused. Sorry. Once I’m driving on the route getting pictures is near impossible. Of course that shouldn’t have applied to the many times I’ve driven these routes with my car to make sure I know where I’m going. Oh well, I’ve been focused and never thought about pictures. Maybe later.

Anyway, very tired these days. Early mornings (have to stop that since I realized this morning there’s really no need for it and I can easily grab another hour of sleep if I exercise some discipline around getting out the door in a timely manner) and long days driving buses, then cars, then buses again. Plus when I get home at 5:00 or 6:00 I really don’t want to go to bed at 8:00 or 9:00 else it feels like my whole life is nothing but work.

Anyway, home at 5:00 or 6:00 and I’m just absolutely smashed I’m that tired. Plus if I hit accident traffic on a bridge or construction it just gets horrifying. I’m sure I’m not the only one thats noticed how if there is only going to be one stinkin accident in this city it is for damn sure going to be on a bridge. What’s up with that?

Plus while I’m whining, if I actually go home between the AM and PM runs it just burns double the gas and creates double the cost. The payoff in terms of time spent at home during the day isn’t really “juice worth the squeeze” as the saying goes. 2 good hours and then I’m watching the clock to make sure I’m not late getting back to work. Plus the added stress from potential lateness (see bridge accidents and construction somewhere in here) makes it somewhat less than appealing.

Coffee shops are nice, but 5 and a half hours a day – Mon to Fri – in them for the next two weeks just might cure me of them. Plus coffee shop coffee and coffee shop food is generally expensive. I feel like I’m just doing these two weeks out of the goodness of my heart and to build some good faith with the company. Hope it pays off. Plus the rumour is that my usual staple of charter runs is pretty slow these days. Scary really. September should be busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest. Don’t take this to mean I’m unhappy with my employers or the company I work for because nothing could be further from the truth. It’s a great company and I feel like I’m more than an interface card that gets slammed into slot B and forgotten about. Truth is I feel their pain too. I get that I’m doing what I’m doing because they’re short of people that will do what I’m doing. And if charter is slow it isn’t because my bosses are doing anything wrong. It’s just that customers aren’t dialling their number enough to keep everyone busy these days. Translation – sales are down. Company doesn’t make money which means drivers don’t make money. Damn economy. Oh well. I’m sure I know absolutely squat about the finer points of finance in the people transportation world. I just hope it gets busier that’s all.

Damn I’m tired. Whine over.