Perpetual Ruminations

Monday

Here we are again, late in the evening and I'm just getting going on stuff. It turned out to be an even longer day at work than anticipated. Rhonda was running late due to a flat tire and having to drive in slow because the space saver spare was half flat, too.

I hope they can fix the tire, I cannot afford to buy new ones right now, and I could not find any used ones. I do have to look out by the garage, I think I may have one around here I was keeping for a spare on the Lumina. I don't know if it is the right size, but I can check.

I also bought another vehicle today, a 1993 Jimmy. It's rusted and old, has pretty high miles, but runs good and drives nice. Besides, it was in my price range, and cheaper than I had thought I would find. I got him to come down a little, and picked it up for 650.00 dollars.

Not too bad for a four wheel drive around here. It seems anything with four wheel drive will cost a grand or better. Usually better.

Now, I have to work on getting another person hired, trained, and working, so I can get some time off. Right now, we are both working seven days a week, and putting about one hundred and fifty miles on the van each day. I figure we will save about three hundred dollars a month or better in gas by driving two vehicles instead of running this one three trips a day.

Also, if we can get someone hired and trained, we will be able to take a little more time off. Sure, it's less wages, but the little we lose in wages, we will be gaining in gas and driving costs.