After disappearing for two months, the Globe and National Enquirer are back on the shelves of the local supermarkets. Except for the hole they left in the racks by the checkout stands, I don’t think anybody noticed. Customers do notice when the snacks are not stocked there. People will go in those aisles to buyContinue reading “Gossip rags are back”
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Why are Yellow Freight’s trucks Orange?
Who cares? The company laid off hundreds of non-union employees Friday. It is extremely likely the company will file for bankruptcy Monday morning. Other company
Animal Shelter is a dump
Three former workers at the local animal shelter have accused the manager of ordering euthanized animals dumped in the river. There is a picture of dead dogs in a freezer circulating around local media. It remains to be seen if the charges are credible, but it is disturbing.
Short and long drought
Long term we are still in severe drought. Recent rains have moistened the ground but have done nothing to relieve the long term drought. So even though we are in severe drought status, I never had to water the garden until yesterday. With no rain in the forecast I will probably do the same tomorrowContinue reading “Short and long drought”
Guinea Pig
In the 80s I was a guinea pig for a drug testing company. A drug pusher hired an outside contractor to insure that its generic drug worked the same as the original. We were the guys ,and all of us were guys, who took the pills and gave blood samples to measure how fast theContinue reading “Guinea Pig”
Hay Weather
The weather has been decent this summer. There has been enough rain to make grass grow with enough dry spells to cut the grass and make hay bales out of it. The ideal hay cutting and baling weather is hot, dry and going to stay that way. That is what we will have the restContinue reading “Hay Weather”
Polishing up the resume
With the new soybean processing plant opening up next year, people are polishing up their resumes. I will be among them. For $4.50 an hour I have to at least look into it. The company is holding a job fair in early August and they want resumes.. I never made a resume before 2020 andContinue reading “Polishing up the resume”
Wage increases
It has taken a while, but local wages are finally getting of rock bottom. With Wally World offering $14 an hour, local industries can no longer pay 10 to 12 dollars an hour for hard fast paced work in sweatshop conditions. There is a new soybean oil processing plant opening up next year that willContinue reading “Wage increases”
Transplants
I took advantage of the break in the temperature and transplanted the okra today. The pepper seeds finally germinated and should be ready for transplant this weekend.
Stormy start
I got off work today and it was windy raining. By the time I got in my car to start it I felt the car start to rock back and forth, so I decided to wait the storm out. 30 minutes later I went back inside and picked up some groceries. By the time IContinue reading “Stormy start”
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