We have been getting cold weather and a little bit of snow in the last week. At least we weren’t stick at work like the people at the meat packing plants in Dodge City and Holcomb. The eight inches of snow were one thing, but the wind was blowing cars off of the roads. Throw in a power outage and workers had nowhere to go. Fortunately they only missed one day of production
Time to fire up the fireplace
With temperatures dropping below zero this weekend, it is time to get the fireplace going. Tomorrow should be in the 50s and good time to gather up loose firewood and downfall for the next week.
Weeding out the help, stoner edition
Most companies started drug testing for job applicants in the 80s and the bottled water company I worked for was no exception. A side benefit was weeding out people who were too stupid or indifferent to more useful than a bag of football bats. One such suspect had six months notice of pre-employment drug testing. This should have been enough opportunity to clean up his piss. He failed with flying colors.
Winter is coming
The long range forecast shows temperatures dropping into the single digits next weekend. The plant overwintering project is over as my greens will not survive. I see salads in my immediate future.
Not snow day
It snowed just enough to cover dirt roads, but not enough to cancel or delay school. Next week there is a good chance for a snow day, the first for the kids in Montgomery County.
Back to school
The last school districts to come back from Christmas break will do so tomorrow. This is one of the few things I miss about being in school. In the working world you are lucky to have a week off. I don’t mind since I will retire in a few years and have a much more flexible schedule.
It ain’t over just yet..
…but the drought is diminishing. Caney Valley schools go back to a 5 day school week next week. The empty stream beds have water but it is not flowing yet. The spring near my house is flowing at about half a gallon a minute. No local government has declared an end to the drought emergency, but everyone is anticipating an end before spring.
Getting through New Year’s Eve
My new year’s eve got off to a bad start as soon as left for work. It’s not a good sign when someone runs over a stop sign at the first intersection you come across and it is only 9pm. I made sure I took the back roads to work to avoid traffic after that. Because the first quarter of my commute is on dirt roads it only takes an extra five minutes and I avoid the only stop light on my drive.
Everyone got their holiday supplies early and the store was dead right after we went on the floor. Things were quiet the next morning as well. People were either too tired or hungover to talk. I went straight home and straight to bed. I just woke up and it’s Friday for me.
Happy New Year
For those of you who don’t have to work tonight be safe and have a happy new year. I have to work tonight, but the next two years I have off New Year’s Eve.
Dildo Fight
When Amazon had their largest warehouse in Coffeyville, they had trouble keeping help. Even by Southeast Kansas standards, the pay was low, the working conditions brutal, and job stability was a myth. These are the ideal ingredients for the creation of legends that are remembered years after the warehouse closed.
One of them involved two supervisors who picked up a couple of large dildos off of the floor, looked at them and decided it was a good idea to beat each other over the head with them. As soon as their supervisors found out both were fired
Footyfried 