Ok, I took the Commonly Confused Words Test, and this was my score. (Must have goofed up somewhere - I'll have to go back and review ( Read more... )

I believe I mentioned before that I got a raise at the first of the year, but that we were also switched from salaried to hourly status because of some new government reg about who can be salaried & who has to be hourly (to "protect" us from unpaid overtime, I guess). The problem with the switch is that, as a salaried employee, you are paid on the ( Read more... )

'll be glad when this week finally ends! My "supervisor" at work is on vacation, and the gals on the front counter seem to delight in sending me crap questions they know I don't know the answer to (what forms do you have in stock, give me a price on a shoring job, when can I get forms if I like your price?). I'm supposed to engineer JOBS. The sales ( Read more... )

Well, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Sue got a job - it lasted half a day. She and another lady were put to work cleaning fixtures (the racks clothing is hung on) in preparation for opening the store. The cleaning solution (a spray) had a heavy dose of bleach in it, and they were given no protective covering. They asked for ( Read more... )

Well, financially nothing has changed since my last post over a month ago. (Oh, wait. I'm even FURTHER in debt, and Sue is STILL not looking for a job!) But on a lighter note, there's plenty of entertainment to take my mind off my problems this week ( Read more... )

There's never a break. Yesterday, after spending all that $$ to put new tires, etc., on the van, I came out from work to go home and discovered that one of the OTHER tires had a bolt thru the sidewall - nothing to do but change it and head back to Gateway. Luckily, it came from them also and was still covered for road hazards. The REPLACEMENT "only ( Read more... )

Well, I just finished putting the Windstar back in (almost) running shape. Brakes yesterday (thanks, Jeremy) and today an alignment and 2 new tires for the front of the beast. The brake pads were only around $18, but today's trip to Gateway set me back $185 and change, leaving me with $160 in the bank! And, to rub salt on the wounds, the mechanic ( Read more... )

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Well, I've had this account for a week now, and I guess it's about time I entered something in it. (Couldn't get to it last weekend, because Zan was having too much fun setting it up for me ( Read more... )