I'm not happy. I paid the guy extra because he wanted to wait to get a third horse to make the trip to Fl. So I made a deal with him through emails that I'd pay him more and he'd just bring my two right away.
He was supposed to pick up my horses at 6:00 a.m. I'd made arrangements for other people to be at the farm early to help load the horses. The guy didn't show up til 8:00 because he'd gone to pick up another horse!!! What?!!!!
So he didn't come down I-95, he went down 81 to go to Atlanta so he could drop that other horse off.
When he called me at 2:00 p.m. he said he'd just gotten into NC. What?! How could he have driven that many hours and just gotten into NC?!!!
He said he averages 55 miles an hour. That just has to be wrong. All the speed limits are 65 or 70 MPH.
It's just taking longer and my horses now have to be on that dang trailer a lot longer than I'd planned... and PAID for!
He said he'll be dropping my horses off around 2:00 a.m. Yeah right, if he's driving that slow the sun will already be up. Grrr!!
I'm clearly never using his services again and will not be giving him any recommendations.
On a better note, he said it's the first time in many years that he's had a self loader. :)
I didn't even tell him I do Parelli, but I will when he unloads them. People need to know.
I worked hard all day getting everything ready in 75 degree, sunny weather, I'm even sun-burned..
My husband called me today and said it was snowing.
Gotta love it. hehe
Guess I better get outta here and go get some sleep and set my alarm for 1:30 a.m.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
I'm here!
Safe and sound.
The drive yesterday was wonderful... the windows open, the music of the 60's and 70's blasting on the radio. Me singing along... (really loud).
Got here around two o'clock. A hello and hug for my landlady and I spent the afternoon and evening unloading. I finished setting up my humble abode around 8:30 so I took a shower and got ready for bed. Went to sleep at 9:30 and didn't get up this morning until 9:00! I guess I was a little tired. Also I just wanted to rest anyway because I have a lot of work ahead of me.
I walked the pastures today and I have work to do to make them safer. My gelding has never been around wire, only three board fences, so I intend to do a little work.
When I walked the property today I could see so much to do. I'm used to having everything clean and in it's place. I want to sit down with my landlady and see what goals she has for her property and what it is that she thinks needs to be done.
Then we'll go from there I guess.
I really am resting today so I'm at the truck stop eating some lunch. (They actually have "wild" Alaskan salmon!!!! Guess I'll eat here often.)
But I'm actually here because it's the only place I can get wi-fi.
During the week I think I can get it in town at the library.
So hopefully I can post every day, but if not, don't worry, it just means I couldn't get to town. Wish the satellite companies would let me do a contract for 3 months only. Too bad.
Tomorrow, I'll spend the day getting the farm ready to receive my horses. They're getting picked up at home around 6:00 a.m. so they could be arriving late during the night.
My cell phone is acting up so I sure hope the shipper can contact me, I'd better give him my landlady's number too. (Yikes, she may not like getting awakened from her sleep. !)
Oh well.
I'll talk here again tomorrow if I can.
The drive yesterday was wonderful... the windows open, the music of the 60's and 70's blasting on the radio. Me singing along... (really loud).
Got here around two o'clock. A hello and hug for my landlady and I spent the afternoon and evening unloading. I finished setting up my humble abode around 8:30 so I took a shower and got ready for bed. Went to sleep at 9:30 and didn't get up this morning until 9:00! I guess I was a little tired. Also I just wanted to rest anyway because I have a lot of work ahead of me.
I walked the pastures today and I have work to do to make them safer. My gelding has never been around wire, only three board fences, so I intend to do a little work.
When I walked the property today I could see so much to do. I'm used to having everything clean and in it's place. I want to sit down with my landlady and see what goals she has for her property and what it is that she thinks needs to be done.
Then we'll go from there I guess.
I really am resting today so I'm at the truck stop eating some lunch. (They actually have "wild" Alaskan salmon!!!! Guess I'll eat here often.)
But I'm actually here because it's the only place I can get wi-fi.
During the week I think I can get it in town at the library.
So hopefully I can post every day, but if not, don't worry, it just means I couldn't get to town. Wish the satellite companies would let me do a contract for 3 months only. Too bad.
Tomorrow, I'll spend the day getting the farm ready to receive my horses. They're getting picked up at home around 6:00 a.m. so they could be arriving late during the night.
My cell phone is acting up so I sure hope the shipper can contact me, I'd better give him my landlady's number too. (Yikes, she may not like getting awakened from her sleep. !)
Oh well.
I'll talk here again tomorrow if I can.
Friday, January 6, 2012
First Day of Travel
Uneventful. The highway was light with traffic, only saw a cop twice in 500 miles.
I'm in my hotel room north of Savannah. My rig is parked under the street lights so I can keep an eye on it. I did lock it up good. With the cost of hay down here I didn't want anyone just helping themselves in the middle of the night.
I was really tired when I woke up this morning, so I just decided to lay in bed a little longer. When I got up and brushed my teeth my lower lip was very tender and I could tell I was getting a cold sore. This only happens when I'm stressed.
Hmm.... I don't feel stressed but I guess the holiday and rushing to get everything taken care of so I could head down to FL has taken it's toll.
It's a good thing I don't feel bad right now. My face did feel a bit flushed and hot yesterday when I was picking up the dry ice for my big ice chest. (I'm taking all the healthy food I've made and frozen with me..... no sense in having that go to waste.)
I never get sick so I don't expect to now. And I can ward off this cold sore too. I simply get a sharp knife, cut through a slice of fresh garlic and rub in directly on the place where I can feel the cold sore starting. It's stings like holy hell for about 20-30 seconds, but it nips it in the bud. Normally if I feel one coming on and I don't have any garlic, it'll be huge within a few hours....they blow up fast.
I don't have anything at all now so the garlic worked it's magic as usual.
I hugged and kissed my husband goodbye this morning. (I'm going to miss him.) Then he decided to follow me to town so he could buy me some coffee. I gave up coffee a few years ago but will have one at Starbucks every now and then as a special treat.
One last hug and wave and I was off.
Going to bed now so I can wake up fresh as a daisy tomorrow to continue my journey. I'm lucky as it's beautiful weather.
Half-way there!
I'm in my hotel room north of Savannah. My rig is parked under the street lights so I can keep an eye on it. I did lock it up good. With the cost of hay down here I didn't want anyone just helping themselves in the middle of the night.
I was really tired when I woke up this morning, so I just decided to lay in bed a little longer. When I got up and brushed my teeth my lower lip was very tender and I could tell I was getting a cold sore. This only happens when I'm stressed.
Hmm.... I don't feel stressed but I guess the holiday and rushing to get everything taken care of so I could head down to FL has taken it's toll.
It's a good thing I don't feel bad right now. My face did feel a bit flushed and hot yesterday when I was picking up the dry ice for my big ice chest. (I'm taking all the healthy food I've made and frozen with me..... no sense in having that go to waste.)
I never get sick so I don't expect to now. And I can ward off this cold sore too. I simply get a sharp knife, cut through a slice of fresh garlic and rub in directly on the place where I can feel the cold sore starting. It's stings like holy hell for about 20-30 seconds, but it nips it in the bud. Normally if I feel one coming on and I don't have any garlic, it'll be huge within a few hours....they blow up fast.
I don't have anything at all now so the garlic worked it's magic as usual.
I hugged and kissed my husband goodbye this morning. (I'm going to miss him.) Then he decided to follow me to town so he could buy me some coffee. I gave up coffee a few years ago but will have one at Starbucks every now and then as a special treat.
One last hug and wave and I was off.
Going to bed now so I can wake up fresh as a daisy tomorrow to continue my journey. I'm lucky as it's beautiful weather.
Half-way there!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Ready to Go!
Wow, what a day! Lots of work but I'm all set to go. We got 85 bales of hay in my trailer plus all my "stuff". It all fit perfectly and I had more room than I thought I would.
Just finished washing some dirty clothes that I'll add in with the luggage tomorrow morning.
My truck is all fueled up, tires are checked, got some traveling money and I'm ready to go.
The equine travel papers are safely in an envelope that will be given to the shipper on Monday morning.
I'm going to get up early and hit the road around 7:30 a.m.
FLORIDA, HERE I COME! :)
Just finished washing some dirty clothes that I'll add in with the luggage tomorrow morning.
My truck is all fueled up, tires are checked, got some traveling money and I'm ready to go.
The equine travel papers are safely in an envelope that will be given to the shipper on Monday morning.
I'm going to get up early and hit the road around 7:30 a.m.
FLORIDA, HERE I COME! :)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Frustration!
Ugh! Nothing's ever easy. I just couldn't get a semi in here to pick up my horses so I contacted another guy with a gooseneck that could negotiate into my farm. When I read his quote last night in my email I almost had a heart attack... he was twice, yes TWICE the price of the semi!
Back to the drawing board. Crap. It "snowed and blowed" like crazy yesterday and last night... I even put a blanket on my older mare. I want to get out of here and get my dream started!
Okay, I feel better now that's off my chest. It'll work out, I just have to be patient.
This means I can't load my hay in the trailer today because I may need to take my horses to someone else's place that can handle that semi if this new guy can't do it or is too expensive. I don't know anyone off the top of my head.
I wish I didn't have to get to FL ahead of the horses... but I do.
Lists are made, everything's just sitting, waiting to be put into my truck and trailer, but I don't dare load until I know when I can go.
I'll head over to the vet's office in a little while and pick up health certificates.
I have a ton of healthy frozen food in the freezer so I'm going to check into where I can get some dry ice. This will allow me to take it all with me so I won't have to cook so much once I'm down there.
It's getting hard to think of more things to take, hopefully this means that I'm not going to forget anything.
Waiting to hear from the new transport guy.... tap, tap, tap.
My horses are out there not having a clue.... lucky heathens.
Back to the drawing board. Crap. It "snowed and blowed" like crazy yesterday and last night... I even put a blanket on my older mare. I want to get out of here and get my dream started!
Okay, I feel better now that's off my chest. It'll work out, I just have to be patient.
This means I can't load my hay in the trailer today because I may need to take my horses to someone else's place that can handle that semi if this new guy can't do it or is too expensive. I don't know anyone off the top of my head.
I wish I didn't have to get to FL ahead of the horses... but I do.
Lists are made, everything's just sitting, waiting to be put into my truck and trailer, but I don't dare load until I know when I can go.
I'll head over to the vet's office in a little while and pick up health certificates.
I have a ton of healthy frozen food in the freezer so I'm going to check into where I can get some dry ice. This will allow me to take it all with me so I won't have to cook so much once I'm down there.
It's getting hard to think of more things to take, hopefully this means that I'm not going to forget anything.
Waiting to hear from the new transport guy.... tap, tap, tap.
My horses are out there not having a clue.... lucky heathens.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
It got cold!
Brrrr! It's so cold outside right now and the wind is howling! Not gonna be fun loading up my trailer. (So happy I'm getting the heck outta here soon.) I know I won't get it all done today... there's so much stuff to take. We're going to try to stuff as much hay as we can in.
The transporter is emailing a price to me this afternoon, so, if I can afford it, I'll stick with him because he sounds like he knows what he's doing, and my vet office uses him all the time and trusts him.
I spent some time with my husband last night. We had a nice dinner at home and played some cards. I felt a little guilty about being so busy and preoccupied the last week or so that I thought it was the right thing to do even though I could've been packing clothes and things. He won't come see me in FL until February!
He's got plans on the weekends this month to watch football with our son and friends.
He also plays in a band so he has rehearsals and doesn't want to let them down. Well, for that matter, he also volunteers to walk dogs at our local SPCA. (Okay Cindy, do NOT feel guilty, do NOT feel guilty.... this is YOUR time for you....do NOT feel guilty!)
Uh.
Back to work.
The transporter is emailing a price to me this afternoon, so, if I can afford it, I'll stick with him because he sounds like he knows what he's doing, and my vet office uses him all the time and trusts him.
I spent some time with my husband last night. We had a nice dinner at home and played some cards. I felt a little guilty about being so busy and preoccupied the last week or so that I thought it was the right thing to do even though I could've been packing clothes and things. He won't come see me in FL until February!
He's got plans on the weekends this month to watch football with our son and friends.
He also plays in a band so he has rehearsals and doesn't want to let them down. Well, for that matter, he also volunteers to walk dogs at our local SPCA. (Okay Cindy, do NOT feel guilty, do NOT feel guilty.... this is YOUR time for you....do NOT feel guilty!)
Uh.
Back to work.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Holy Cow!
Yikes, have I been busy! Most of it on the computer. Changing doctor appts for the Spring, rearranging schedules, etc. There's so much to do!
I've also been laying clothes out to take.... I'm going to need some boxes.
I think I've negotiated a good deal with a shipper and he's available so my horses won't have to load up onto a semi. Whew! This will make it easier for the people who'll be here at the farm. I'm leaving about three days before my horses so I have time to get prepared for their arrival.
The farrier's coming today. I forgot it's a federal holiday today so I can't pick up my coggins report or other things until tomorrow.
It's getting so windy and cold! I know I'll be grumbling like crazy while I try to load up my trailer tomorrow.
I bathed Lily yesterday, she was covered in mud. Hope I can keep her clean until she travels. I discovered that the water hydrant outside the barn is leaking, it was really wet so I shut off the entire water to the barn when I was done! My husband's already called the guys this morning so they'll be coming to fix it soon. Thank goodness they were open today. Why do things like this always happen on a holiday?.. Sigh.......
One of my goals while in FL is to lose weight. I took a couple of my favorite VHS workout tapes to a place to be converted to DVD's. The place where I'm staying only has a DVD player. I'll pick them up tomorrow.
Gotta keep cracking........busy, busy.
I've also been laying clothes out to take.... I'm going to need some boxes.
I think I've negotiated a good deal with a shipper and he's available so my horses won't have to load up onto a semi. Whew! This will make it easier for the people who'll be here at the farm. I'm leaving about three days before my horses so I have time to get prepared for their arrival.
The farrier's coming today. I forgot it's a federal holiday today so I can't pick up my coggins report or other things until tomorrow.
It's getting so windy and cold! I know I'll be grumbling like crazy while I try to load up my trailer tomorrow.
I bathed Lily yesterday, she was covered in mud. Hope I can keep her clean until she travels. I discovered that the water hydrant outside the barn is leaking, it was really wet so I shut off the entire water to the barn when I was done! My husband's already called the guys this morning so they'll be coming to fix it soon. Thank goodness they were open today. Why do things like this always happen on a holiday?.. Sigh.......
One of my goals while in FL is to lose weight. I took a couple of my favorite VHS workout tapes to a place to be converted to DVD's. The place where I'm staying only has a DVD player. I'll pick them up tomorrow.
Gotta keep cracking........busy, busy.
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