Got the car into a transmission shop today. Found out the part I really need is no longer available. Fortunately a repair of the switch under the shifter was jury rigged and I got back to where I was staying. Lack of parts for cars over 15 years old is becoming an increasing problem. HopefullyContinue reading “Car got fixed, sort of.”
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Tulsa too tough
I left this afternoon to go to Salpupa for Tulsa Tough. I get checked in at my hotel and my car won’t get in gear. I found a mechanic that will look at it tomorrow. Meanwhile I am stuck at my hotel.
Bringing on the heat
There will be a good chance of storms this weekend. After that, the long anticipated heat will begin in earnest. I haven’t even bothered to put in my window unit yet, but I will after I get back from Tulsa Sunday.
Long Weekend
I took all the vacation time I had and started a long weekend this morning. I couldn’t have picked a better time, either. Not only is Tulsa Tough going on this weekend, but my boss is due to come back tomorrow night. She is going to have to start by terminating a couple of employeesContinue reading “Long Weekend”
Almost the same as last night
Ok, the guy that called in showed up last night. But everyone else who decided to not work the whole night didn’t. If this wasn’t my Friday I’d call in.
Suspects dropping like flies
At work last night, two of our recent hires did not show up last night. One of them did not even bother to call in. To make things worse, two of our longer time coworkers went home at lunchtime. Needless to say with our no overtime edict from on high, the shelves were not completelyContinue reading “Suspects dropping like flies”
Drug Dealers, Part two
I posted yesterday about insurance companies pushing you to use certain pharmacies. After reviewing that post I felt I need to expand on that a little bit. When Clean Harbors sold its transformer division, the company that bought it wanted us to use CVS as our drug dealer. The problem was the nearest CVS wasContinue reading “Drug Dealers, Part two”
Drug dealers
When you work at Wally World and have insurance, Wally is your drug dealer. It is more and more common for insurance companies to push you to use a certain drug dealer. When the company you work for has a pharmacy, they become your drug dealer as well as your employer. I had to pickContinue reading “Drug dealers”
Memorial Day
A lot of blogs I follow had a post about Memorial Day. I didn’t bother because like most holidays, it went by before I knew it was there. Wally World only gives its employees two holidays a year, Christmas and Thanksgiving, neither of which are paid. Since most holidays are on Monday or Friday, IContinue reading “Memorial Day”
Local Warming
Temperatures are now high enough to make you sweat if you are out in the sun. This is why I normally put my window fan in my bedroom Memorial Day weekend. I had not done that because one of the two fans in my old unit wasn’t working. I was looking for a replacement andContinue reading “Local Warming”
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