A rare occurrence should happen for me this week. Should.
There are no guarantees but as it stands currently, it appears I will get to
celebrate the holiday at home. Yes, a day off work! I know, most of you
probably get all the holidays off but I’m not that lucky.
It’s not like I have a super-important job or something—I
drive a truck. And no, I don’t haul hot loads of time-sensitive goods, I haul
garbage. You’d think garbage wouldn’t be that critical. I mean, it’s not going
to spoil if we wait a day or two to haul it. But, the powers that be think we
should work holidays.
So, most holidays I’m driving down the road in my semi,
while seemingly everyone else is enjoying the day off with their friends and
family. Until the last few years, I’ve spent Christmas, New Year’s Day, and
Independence Day, along with all the rest of the notable holidays, just
driving. Of course, I do get paid extra, which is nice but I’d rather be home.
Just wanted to say how thankful I am to be able to spend the
upcoming holiday with my family. With the upcoming holiday being Thanksgiving,
I think being thankful is sort of like required. Well, maybe not required but
definitely appropriate—or who knows, next year, I might be stuck driving again.
Happy Thanksgiving! ~
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