Son's new (to him) truck.....he is in Texas for job training, lets hope his truck makes it back!

My son was working for Sterilite, a factory job, that paid pretty well....but was pure torture and he didn't fit in with anyone that he worked with. So, when he heard about a job someone recommended to him he jumped toward it. This job is working for a large overhead door company. They do 1099 type employment and you have to drive your own truck that they equip with the tools, ladders and such. So.....this meant he needed a truck. I thought it was going to be something he would work toward....but they wanted him to be in Texas for training this past weekend. He bought a work truck, a 2012 Dodge 1500 with 120k miles on it for $5000 from a small dealer that is local to our area. Of course we found a problem immediately with it, but its a minor thing and the dealer is going to fix it when he gets back from his trip. Its the TIPM that is telling the fuel pump to keep working when its turned off. Our mechanic says everything else is solid, so I felt ok with him driving it to Texas.

After dealing with the circus of the truck.....getting my son on the road and just plain worrying about him driving from B'ham to Ft Worth I was a frazzled mess. He was supposed to arrive sometime after 3am. I didn't get any calls through the night, so I figured he was ok. I sent a message at 6am when I got up to verify he was there. He said he got to the hotel and the doors were locked so he had been sleeping in the truck!!!

OMG!

I told him he should have called them because they probably just let people in......and I got on the phone. The girl I spoke to said it was exactly as I suspected and she was going out front to let him in. I prayed he wouldn't show his worst attitude to this poor girl and told him to go on in, they were there. Its Extended Stay America and has good reviews, so I didn't think anything crazy would be going on.

I haven't spoken to him today to see how the job is going. This boy needs to find a girlfriend that can take over for me.....I'm too tired for this rollercoaster ride!