March 8, 2012

• last night was a total farm-out set-up.   our line ran out of rails (even though we're 20 miles behind schedule apparently), so everyone gets to work on other lines.  Mark and Chad got sent to 'Honda weld' (the nightmare area that I worked during my first 5 months).  I've told those guys many times how much I hated working that area, so when the supervisor asked if anyone had experience, they got a bang out of throwing me under the bus, and trying to volunteer me.  it turned out it was just for fun, they never came and got me. I dread getting behind one of those welders again.  meanwhile, they kept me on our own line (riveting studs on the tie bar).  I stayed there all night making about a thousand of 'em.  it was ok. I wish (once again) they'd let us use a MP3 player, but I got enough of a library of tunes in my head (when I'm not passing a brain stone).

  slept all day today (turns out riveting tie bars for 8 hours is quite the work-out).  Tonight should be our last night of the week, but chances are pretty damn good that we'll work tomorrow (here's hopin' we get at least one day off). tomorrow morning (straight after work, and a good pooperdog walk) I'll have to check my online bank to make sure that Saturday (the 25th) is on it.

  weeks ago, while looking at little bat-mobiles [for sale] online, I sent in an application for a loan thru a loan company that let's you compete with other loan companies.  within minutes, there were two companies that had sent me a  "you're approved" email, with steps on how to go about purchasing said car, and all the interest rate garbage, etc. anyway, yesterday, I hit the mail box and one of these companies had sent me a blank check, to be made out to the dealer that is selling said car, etc.  good gawd, they know how to push a guy over the edge!  can it be this easy?!  if this had arrived before the rumor about getting laid off, It prob'ly would have easily coaxed me into jumping in and driving it away, but no...I'll hang on. I don't need that extra burden (even though the car itself is way cool!).  meanwhile, my shrimpy truck must have overheard the news of its potential down-grade.  the muffler got about twice as loud on the trip home from work yesterday...

  gotta get ready for work *fart*

  • 8:40 pm
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