Mini Vacation

The florist has decided to closed the store down from the first to the fourth. I have the fifth off (normal day off), so I am getting an unpaid vacation. I still have to work at the pizza place, but I have the first and the fifth off from both jobs. So that's three days with out pay. Trying not to worry about it. Whatever money I will lose I will make up, later. I already have the income tax money. I'm working on the property tax now.

Of course it does come at a bad time money wise. . . My sister's 50Th birthday is in January and the niece's is in march. I want to buy something nice for my sister and for my niece I want to buy horse brasses for her. I want to buy a sheep, pig, chicken, and a rabbit brasses for her. I also want a 4-H one as well, but I'm pretty sure I will have to have that one made. I looked at this a couple of years ago, and I guessiamated $120 for it. Have to start on this soon.

Sound

My computer coughed up the SOUND when I had to reboot it, (gotta love those general protection faults). The sound works about every 1000 reboots, (oh, how I wish I was joking.) All my drivers have red ! marks on them. Yes, the sound doesn't work and didn't BEFORE I deleted . . . something. I was drunk. I don't remember what it was. Also, lets not forget, I bought this computer in 2000! It's running Window ME for God's sake and is big time infected with spy ware.

So, it's been an orgy of Christian the Lion, Dire Strait videos and international radio stations. This will only last a while. Soon there will be another general protection fault and when I reboot . . . poof . . . end of sound.

Working On My Day Off

Worked with the Monday driver, we'll call him Ted. Only saw him at the beginning and at the end. I worked from 8 to 5:30 without a break. I'm sure Ted hadn't one either. He got back about twenty minutes after me. He did 23 and I did 27, and the owner did 2. So that makes 52?

Truly regretted not wearing my coat. Didn't think it would be that cold. Sprinkled off and on, with one real gust of rain around 2:30. It's suppose to get down to 31 tonight. Wonder if it will snow again. Hope not.

Fortunately, Penny brought in a Big Basket of Goodies that she had put together herself. Lived on shortbread cookies and chocolate covered pretzels. Also, Sharon made what she called Ranger cookies. Very, very good. I ate the last two as I left.

No comments about van. I guess Amber is right and the Florist is not blaming me for the failure of the transmission.

Is This Karma?

The trannie went out on the delivery van today. I don't understand how the right wheel making a noise while making a right hand turn, goes to the transmission suddenly crapping out.

It just started feeling like I had a popcorn machine under my feet so I pulled over on an side street and I tried to make a 3 point turn because I wanted to be on the church side (didn't want to be stuck on the side where people live with barking dogs), but when I got to reverse, I didn't have any gears. Made a horrible screeching noise when I put it into park.

So I delivered in the owner's car the rest of the day. He stay with the van, and waited 3 hours for AAA to show up. During that time, he decided that it wasn't my fault that the trannie went out. After all, the van has over 250,000 miles on it. I don't think he will get it fixed as he bought that new van last month.

bad day, bad day

Have chunged two beers, want more, but sister says no. Yes, I asked her If I could have a third one. Tomorow I get to go to work and see whether it's stress, or if I'm in danger of losing my job. Oh, and I get to tell him the front right wheel is messed up, (I'm thinking axel or bushings, make loud pop, pop, pop, pop pop noise everytime I make a right turn.)

I'm so fucked.

Snowing!!!

It has been snowing since around 7:30 a.m. The ground is covered in 4 to 5 inches of SNOW, and the valley has grounded to a halt. Nobody, and I mean nobody in this valley, including me, knows how to drive in the snow. Although people were doing were doing well at being cautious, with a few exception (whom I'm sure will crash and burn). Imagine going down the main boulevard of the next town over which has a posted speed limit of 60 and people are voluntarily going 30 of their own free will!

For some reason I couldn't make myself wear my coat. I wasn't all that cold either. I had on a long sleeve t-shirt, my work polo, scarf and half gloves. Did get a little wet. And. . . ya, I ran the heater on high. Not suppose to do that, but, heck it was snowing! Did 15, only two people weren't home, the owner did 4. Packed it in by 2:00. By that time, it was really coming down and the owner had decided to close the shop at four so my co-workers could go home while it was still light.

So I'm home drinking warn Ovaltine and watching tv. YAA!!!

Making Gloves!

Actually half fingered gloves. . . I have done two, fully, two others are half done. There are pictures of experimental prototype one and two on my twit pic's. They are VERY, VERY comfortable, and keep my hands warm and still allow me to be able to dial my phone and keep an secure grip on the vases. If you look at the pictures, you will see a sharp learning curve in play. . . 1st one, very loose crochet, 2ND down a hook size, trying to keep it as tight as possible and MUCH, MUCH more of a shape. The third one is half way done and much better still, as I modified my design (not using a pattern!) and went down another second hook size.
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Reactions. . . .
twice: Boxing gloves! (?), A fellow driver and a security guard at Countrywide.
Three Times; They make me look like a homeless person, particularly prototype one. :(
Opinion of: Pizza Manager, fellow driver, BEST FRIEND. (Oi, the sharp tooth that cuts. . .)

Reaction of Co Workers at Florist, who understand that I am holding ice cold vases all day long
Great! They know I'm working on the design, and that every one that I do, is dramatically better then the one previously.

Reaction of Sister: zip, no response to messages. She is pleased that I am talking about crochet instead of ex-boyfriend.
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Unintended Consequences;
Buying the yarn; ooh, only two dollars, on sale at Wallyworld? Warn autumn colors, will go with everything. . . make first glove, wear it to work. . . warm autumn colors, goes with everything. . .Coworker comes to work. . . "Camouflage! Every man's dream!. . . What! I look at glove. . .OMG! It IS camouflage! Which is why #3 is being done in BLACK.

It's Not All Doom And Gloom

I'm going to the movie with Mr. Traffic tomorrow to see the new James Bond movie. And business seems to been picking up. And I am making BIG tips at the pizza place. . . and actually getting tips at the florist, (on average, I make in a year in tips at the florist what I can make on a good weekend at the pizza place). Now back to the doom and gloom. . .

I took some trash out to the trash can, I am now keeping the can in the side yard, as I got a generic postcard from the city saying they had to be kept behind the fence, and discovered that the gate had been forced open. The gate was ajar and the old solid gate was leaning against the clothes pole. Just enough room for a skinny person to sidle by. So I closed it and put the old gate back up against it and then put both trash cans against it. Tomorrow, I'm going to see what I can do to put something between the trash cans and the clothes pole, so if someone tries to do it again, they will just be shoving everything against the clothes pole and not be getting anywhere.

Also, I thought about trying a new light bulb in the side door light to see if that was the problem and looked at it and realized that it was a security light! Daddy put in a security light before he died? I don't remember this at all. I thought it was still the old standard light. I flipped the switch and went out and tried it and it works!

And then I started cleaning up the dining room. I have to get the house cleaned up, so I can call the police. So, about five hours later, I sorted through all the paper work on the table, picked up all the trash, and produced five bags of trash! Tomorrow, I will mop the floor, take that silver plated coffee set to the Salvation Army, and take a whack at the walls. Then I get to start on the living room. I will get this house in shape, so if something happens I can call 911, and not be ashamed. It's just going to take awhile. And then I have to practice maintenance.