Today is the day I load my Ford tractor on a flat bed to go to shop. Unfortunately, it is cold as hell. Foggy and wet so it feels extra cold. And miserable.
I had a quick breakfast and shower. Got dressed and about then the driver showed up with his teenage daughter. Which is fine. She was here to help.
We headed across the road to where barn I store my tractor in. Turns out someone has parked a forklift and a couple very large produce bins behind the tractor. I called Paul, he owns the barn, he says he moved everything out of the way. One of his workers put stuff back. So we attempted to get the forklift going which was easy. Started up quick but could not make it move. Which is tough when all we are trying to do is move it. Called Paul again and he tells me I have to warm up the hydraulics for five or ten minutes. Lovely. We managed to get all the crap out of the way eventually. After that no real problem, hooked the winch cable from the trailer to the tractor and dragged it onto the trailer. Tied it down and they were off. I am frozen to the bone. That’s a problem. They claim ready next week but I have a hard time believing them.
I have an appointment here at the house at 930. I got back from trailer duty at 915. Wes, my 930, called about 935. Lost. I directed him to my house and had to wonder about his sense of direction. But no matter, he got here. I have not seen Wes in a couple years. He is five years behind on his taxes. But he is here to catch up. So we spent an hour and a half yakking. Takes awhile to catch up. And Wes is a talker extraordinaire. Either way I have to prep 5 returns for him. That’s cool.
While sitting and talking to Wes, the most remarkable things happened. First a truck pulled into the driveway. I am expecting no one. I went out to greet home and turns out he was there to take pictures for the buyer of our house. Ok. No problem. Ten minutes later the termite guy came to inspect. WTH? I don’t recall this. Then an agent who works for my broker showed up. Getting a little crowded. Then the broker showed up. Then some other guy. Gettin crowded. All of a sudden, all were gone. Crazy.
So done with Wes and all inspectors, I went to work. Got there around 12 in time for my noon appt. My 12 had called, he was running late. Which worked perfectly, I arrived on time and had coffee. My client owns a deli and does catering. He brought deli sandwiches for the office. He is a sweetheart. The appointment took only 15 minutes. But all done. And we got food.
Next appointment found me on the internet. Interesting guy. Does not own a cell phone. Retired. Rich. Wants someone to do his taxes. I am the right guy but he has three appointments to pick out one cpa. He has been doing his own return for 40 years. Does them by hand. Reads the instructions even. Crazy. He may be back next week if I am the winner.
After he left I worked for a few hours. Managed to finish the five returns from client Wes. And the sandwich clients return too. After that, usual work I don’t like much. But that work seems to show up with the tax returns. Also had a visit from a vendor who is also a client. He came by for money. I slow pay when I don’t have much money. He showed up to get paid which is tough to slow pay when they are in front of you.
Headed home around 6. It’s raining tonight and the commute was not fast. It was slow. Took quite awhile to get home without too much slamming of brakes and swerving. People don’t know how to drive in the rain. Morons.
So managed to get home in spite of the storm. Tonight we are having burgers. Emily made a whole bunch of cauliflower buns a couple days ago. Don’t laugh, they are way better than bread buns. Way better. First time I tried them I was ready to switch forever. And they are carb free so good for your diet. Yay. We also make pizza crusts out of cauliflower which is better than regular pizza crust. I kid you not. Delicious. Just to make the meal complete we had tots which are carb rich and not good for you. Yay to that too. It balances out.
We are on to TV now. Watching great TV, Last Man Standing. I find most TV to be not worth watching. So I don’t. Last Man Standing is the exception. I really like that. Soon will be bedtime.