Madder than an old wet hen

This has been a tedious and vexing day. Linda and I were planning to leave this morning for another extended stay on the road. As usual, there were a bunch of things that weren't finished so, we were harried. Then, things started breaking down.

First, I had yet to install my mother-in-law's new computer. No problem, right? RIGHT!!!! Oops!! I got it all hooked up and the most important stuff transferred to a thumb drive so she could access/move it at her leisure. No problem. And..... AOL is on every computer made right from the factory, right? WRONG!!!! No chance. Well, we have had at least a dozen of the stupid things sent to us in the last few months. We have one around here somewhere, right? WRONG!!! So, I will just call around town and find a freeby disk and we are in business. I called WalMart and spoke to the lady in electronics. I asked if they had an AOL disk. She left the phone for a few moments (I presumed to look and make sure they had it) and returned with an affirmative answer. There is joy in Mudville! So, after calling dispatch and ascertaining we had no load as yet, I drove the 15 miles to Navasota WalMart and entered to get my disk. My non-existent disk. That's right. they no got. I lost my sense of humor pretty quick. The lady I had talked to tried to palm off a Netzero disk on me. After all, they are all the same. "No, lady, my mother in law has an account with AOL and you cannot access AOL with a Netzero disk."

Well, I found some other stuff to buy while there and got some cash from the ATM while I was there. Not a complete waste of time and gas.

So, I go to install a 12 volt splitter in the Kenworth. No bolts that will fit. Dig more. Still no bolts. I drive to Anderson and buy some bolts that will fit. Get home and the bolts have miraculously shrunk so as to be too short. GRRRRRR!!!! Drill the holes out a bit and voila' we have success.

I went to put some salad in gallon ziploc bags and...yes, you guessed it-- no gallon bags in the house. The salad is in quart bags and is in the truck.

Called the rocket scientists in dispatch and asked where my trailer and load are and they haven't a clue. I had told them last week we would be ready to go today. Several times. I also reminded them that THEY had sent another driver to pick up my trailer and, therefore, I no longer had a trailer in which to haul a load. They assured me they would have both a trailer and a load for us today. They didn't and don't.

So, tomorrow we will drive to Houston, to the Macy's distribution center where there is supposed to be a trailer empty and ready for us. Here is hoping.

I normally am able to keep my cool pretty well. Today, such was not the case. I have been madder than a wet hen most of the day. I am taking my better half and my mother-in-law to Navasota this evening to dinner if it hairlips the pope.

Tomorrow will be a better day. It better be or I am liable to be on the evening news!

A letter to my so-called representatives in Wasnington, D.C.

Senator:
I have proposal for you.Whereas: I am agin all this thieving I ain't in on.
And.
Whereas: You in Congress have seen fit to steal from future generations to bail out a bunch of criminal bankers, a necessity caused by their taking insane risks,
I offer the following:
I have some non-performing assets I would like to divest myself of. To wit: consisting of two motorcycles that no longer run (thus the designation: non-performing asset). I will let them go to the possession of the Federal Government for the sum of $50,000 dollars American each. This being $100,000.00 for the two. I am in possession of clear titles for both and am willing to transfer said titles for the sum of $20,000 each or $40,000 for the pair. I think this a fair document fee. (This a much better deal that the government is getting for the unknown basis deriviatives being bought from banks.)
In addition: I am in possession of a Jeep Cherokee (1981, clear title) that I will transfer to the ownership of the government for the sum of $100,000 American dollars. The document fee for title transfer will be $30,000. This vehicle in need of complete restoration, hence, the designation: non-performing asset.
In addition: I have a riding lawn mower that hasn't run in over two years. this should meet the requirements to be considered a non-performing asset as well. I will transfer ownership to the Federal Government for the sum of $10,000 American dollars. There is no title to this asset.
If the government should like delivery of these assets, it can be arranged. I will cover delivery anywhere in the continental United States for the sum of $10,000 American dollars for each item, plus applicable fuel surcharge based on 1 mile per gallon and the weekly DOE cost of fuel price juxtaposed against a fuel basis price of $0.36 per gallon. Delivery to be expected within three years of receipt of payment.
I think you can see this offering is in the best interest of both the taxpayer and the thief (uh, excuse me, I meant: me). I look forward to recieving the paperwork required within the week.
Sincerely,
Benjamin NapierAnderson, TX

A letter to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson

Senator Hutchinson,
I gotta hand it to you, you are good. real good. I, as an alternate delegate to the Texas Republican Convention, listened to you with rapt attention. You told us how the evil Democrats were going to spend us into oblivion and how their meddling in our freedoms was so bad. You told us of the evils of bloated and expensive government and how you and the rest of the "conservatives" had learned your lesson and would not be consorting with the "evil" Democrats any longer. It was smaller government and less regulation all the way.
You stood so resolutely and looked so earnest. And I bought it. I really believed that I had at least one real conservative voice in Washington. Bush, I knew was a write off. A big government fascist. But you, you were an honest Senator that would work untiringly to control government. You were our champion in Washington to fight the dragons of socialism and runaway government.
And then, this morning I find out you not only voted for the $700 billion communist bailout. You voted to add another $100 billion to it and also to give the IRS even more power to screw with "We the People". There are 450 pages of hogwash and communism all piled together in one treasonous document. I am thankful my wife waited till I had eaten breafast before telling me. It would have made me unable to eat.
I expected the Democrats to vote for this fiasco. But not you. I can still see your earnest face and hear your words at the convention. My god, what a kick in the balls. You of all people.
After this betrayal, I have been thinking. You and I both know the economic problems are caused by a combination of the existence of the Federal Reserve ( not federal and not a reserve) combined with government meddling in the economy. And it don't take a real smart person to realize that more of what cause the problem ain't gonna cure it. So, I am left to ponder: Are you an idiot? Are you a traitor? Who bought you and for how much? I guess it soesn't matter. You sold us ("We the People") down the river.
I had to determine, was I madder at you for betraying me, or at myself for buying your act. I think the latter.