Got fed up and called it quits today. Jumped ship before I went down with it. Can't make a living when I'm having to pay for gas out of pocket. I did enjoy driving taxi, met a lot of cool people and learned my way around the valley. No regrets. I will change my header tomorrow after my job interview.
This is my makeshift galley in my one room cabin. Got me a hotplate to boil the water to pour over the fresh ground whole beans. I chose the Outhouse Blend (for some reason) roasted by the Alaska Coffee Roastery. On work days I make my first mugup to go right in the cup. While cabbing around I fill up my mug at the Tesoro station. They give cops and cabbies their coffee for free if you bring your own mug.
A fellow cabbie raises and sells pure bred Jack Russell Terriers. He's got the mom and the dad. I would love to have a dog but with my lifestyle I choose not to. Also, at $600 a whack way out of my price range. Still, the puppies are adorable and he's finding good homes for them. Check them out on AlaskaList.com. He's the guy in Palmer.
Early this morning I went back to the yard to trade cars because the one I was driving the rear view mirror fell off. I must be getting stronger from splitting and hauling wood in. All I did was adjust it. Some windshield glass came off with it. On my way I spotted this fat calf eating breakfast. I knew the momma had to be close by.
And there she was on the other side of the road.
All the cars were gone from the yard so I drove the rest of day with no rear view mirror. Just used my side mirrors and the eyes in the back of my head.
Two trips to Palmer on this beautiful spring like day. No wind! It was time to remove the piles of snow in the old Carrs/Safeway parking lot. A new store opened across the street.
After driving a cab all day I do not mind a leisurely drive home. Past this point there isn't a lot of traffic. Just beautiful scenery. The 15 minutes it takes me to get home, at 25mph, is relaxing.
On my day off today I scrounged up some egg cartons to make Girl Scout firestarters. I already had a bag of chips leftover from last summer so all I needed was parrafin to buy. These are lifesavers for inside or outside fires. All you do is pour the melted wax in the chip filled egg cartons and let cool.
Happiness is a full woodbox. I'm learning the tricks of heating with wood. I've got a cord of mixed spruce, dry and green birch. Also have lots of birch bark available as the landlords sell wood ($200 a cord) and have a hydraulic splitter.
A little over a month ago this nest was active with 3 mature eagles guarding and feeding their young. Certainly a sign of spring now that they are gone.As I was leaving the Wasilla HS pool tonight a fireworks show was going on in the distance on the lake. A lot is happening in the valley Sunday. Saw many Iditarod mushers transporting their dogs on the Parks Hwy today. The official restart, after the cerimonial start in Anchorage Saturday, is in Willow Sunday. Last year 17,000 people showed up and most will drive right through Wasilla to get there. Sunday is going to be a lot of fun being a cabbie. I'm going to have to do some New York drivin'.
Took this picture on my way home tonight about 7:15pm. Over 11 hours of daylight now!
Came home and started a fire and got this little place toasty warm in no time. In fact I'm thinking about cracking a window. Come on spring!
Sticker shock at the pumps today: $3.84 a gallon!?!?!
I think I make pretty good money til I go to the pumps. Gas has gone up 2 bits since I started cabbing Jan 18th. OUCH!!!
