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Have been on a search for a very kind person who cleared my driveway on Sunday.
I didn't hear or see them.....i was involved in a power nap.
I sent a thank you to a person, later Sunday, who i thought had done it......he wasn't the one.
With so many having cell phones only, hard to find persons.
It was done with a walking snow blower, so tried to scout out which direction they came from.
Looked like he came from 2nd house down from me.
Since Monday was a holiday, called his work yesterday, and sure enough, it was him, he doesn't want paid, extended a BIG THANK YOU.
He knew i have a business do it......but he thought with the long weekend, would be no one there till tuesday, thought i should be cleared out in case of an emergency.
There are still very KIND persons in the world.
 
Taking subway to see my grandson. Will have dinner there with son & grandson. DIL at bookclub. thus my invitation. Will take AccessARide home. The situation with them is getting worse and worse. When it takes more time than the train I will take train home too.

Everything is making me nervous lately. I fear I'm on the edge of a major panic attack. Don't know why, really, everything is the same and that's probably the reason. Don't worry. Nothing really matters.

Oh! I know why! Have a big shot wedding to attend mid April. Have to buy new clothes, new glasses, do stuff. Feel like cancelling. Barely know anyone anyway. I'm just a big chicken. Bwak buck buck. Look at me. Nervous about an April appearance and it's not even March! I'd better calm down.
 
Pepper said:
Taking subway to see my grandson. Will have dinner there with son & grandson. DIL at bookclub. thus my invitation. Will take AccessARide home. The situation with them is getting worse and worse. When it takes more time than the train I will take train home too.

Everything is making me nervous lately. I fear I'm on the edge of a major panic attack. Don't know why, really, everything is the same and that's probably the reason. Don't worry. Nothing really matters.

Oh! I know why! Have a big shot wedding to attend mid April. Have to buy new clothes, new glasses, do stuff. Feel like cancelling. Barely know anyone anyway. I'm just a big chicken. Bwak buck buck. Look at me. Nervous about an April appearance and it's not even March! I'd better calm down.
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Oh I get you totally.. absolutely.. I'm the worlds' worst at worrying long before an event I don't want to attend, and Weddings are right up there, I actually detest weddings because of all the worry about what to wear, what to buy for the gift, etc... so I just never go.....just remember you don't have to do anything you don't want to do... ((hugs))
 
Good morning, boys and girls. My "fixed schedule" of 6am-12noon, Tuesday through Saturday isn't fixed this week. I'm off today.

@hollydolly and @Pepper I hear you loud and clear. I dread "events" and work myself into a stew about having to go. By the time The Big Event arrives, I go (grudgingly) and usually have a marvelous time.

In the past two months or so our supervisor, who's supposed to be there at 4am, usually hasn't shown up before 9 or 10 because, yanno, I'm there at 6. Kinda slows things down, but who am I to say anything about it. Yesterday once again, I got a call from him at 6-ish saying he'd be there "in a little while". Fine.

Co-worker and I were bustling about getting stuff done when someone showed up wearing the Kroger-logo shirt and a name tag and introduced himself as the new assistant store manager. Huh? The one we had was promoted and the new guy moved from another store to ours. The three of us chatted for a few minutes, new assistant asked where our supervisor was and I told him that he'd called and said he'd be along directly. Then the oven timer started chiming, and I had to roll out the croissants and get moving along.

About 30 minutes later, here comes the new assistant store manager with a "suit" in tow. (He wasn't actually wearing a suit, but y'all know what I mean...he was either a district or a regional manager.) They started asking questions about what we do, how we do it, hours we work, where's the schedule posted, who's the "baker" and all kinds of things that neither co-worker nor I could answer. Baker? Who's the baker? There's a job category called "baker"? I dunno. Whoever gets there first, I suppose, so most mornings that would be me, but I'm called a bakery clerk.

I boogied off to the ladies' room and texted supervisor, told him they were asking questions we couldn't answer without throwing him under the bus (so we just said we didn't know) and to please hurry and get there. He texted back said he'd be there within 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, new assistant and suit were back and forth to the bakery collecting forms off the bulletin board, asking about our schedules, in and out of our cooler and freezer looking around (they're both messy and disorganized). Co-worker wasn't scheduled to work yesterday, but she didn't know that. Our schedules are supposed to be posted by noon on Friday for the following week. No schedules have been posted since early January. Co-worker doesn't know how to look up the schedule online.

Next thing I know, supervisor called on the store's bakery line, talked with co-worker, told her he couldn't come in because the stitches from the tooth he had extracted last week came out. Er...those stitches are supposed to "come out"...actually, they just dissolve, so that didn't come close to passing the smell test!

So supervisor's response to new assistant manager's/suit's visit was to not come in and leave co-worker and me flapping in the breeze. Oy, Chihuahua!

Glad I'm not there today because I don't wanna be involved in the workplace drama. All I want to do is to go in, do the job, go home. I really didn't expect much stress. How much stress can there possibly be baking, packaging, stocking bakery shelves. Really?

Right now I'm wishing the rain would go away...actually, wishing it hadn't rained at all...and deciding whether I feel like folding DD's towels so I can move my bed linens to the dryer and start another load of laundry. Might as well do that since I can't go outside to play.
 
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@hollydolly There you are! Sorry you're not feeling well but relieved to see you here today. Granny here was starting to worry.

Well, then. So much for the "fixed schedule" that I was assured I'd have at Kroger. Remember the old saw declaring that no good deed goes unpunished? Apparently because I volunteered to work last week on Sunday so that our supervisor could take a Sunday off and then agreed to also work yesterday because he had to take inventory, The Company Computer decided that I should have today off, work tomorrow, be off on Wednesday, yada yada yada. There is no arguing with The Company Computer. If it says I work, then I work, never mind that my schedule was (ha ha) fixed at Tuesday through Saturday from 6am-12noon. The Company Computer also decided to cut my hours. This week 29, only down one hour; next week? Down to 25 hours. I am not a happy camper.

I amthisclosetojoining the (mostly worthless) union. Dues are $10/week; $520/year. That's a lotta lettuce, folks. $10/week doesn't sound like much; $520/year does. When do they meet? At night. I don't have a car anymore and even if I did, couldn't drive at night due to night blindness. Grrrr :mad:
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What good is having a part time job, if your pay goes to supporting the Union?!!!!! 😠
 
I woke up at 3:30 this morning, all stuffed up.....couldn't sleep. So I layed in bed, trying to breathe for a few hours, then got up.

My sinuses are much better now that I'm up and moving around...but I feel the need to sleep. 😴

So I'm just sitting around, finishing my tea, watching the sleet come down. I just let Andy in, maybe we'll both take a catnap......
 
Trila said:
What good is having a part time job, if your pay goes to supporting the Union?!!!!! 😠
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My thoughts, too. Only reason is that if the company comes along and decides that something I did or didn't do, through no fault of my own, the union will represent me if I'm a member. In little things (and sometimes big things) involving lowly hourly employees, the company caves.

After yesterday's debacle, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. It isn't likely that it will drop on me, but you never know whether somebody else will throw you under the bus to save themselves.

Geez. All I wanted was a job. Now I'm as nervous as a frog on a freeway with a busted hopper. Guess we'll see in the morning what transpired. I won't ask. Best to keep my own counsel, my ears open, my head down, a low profile, and not repeat workplace gossip. Never been a union fan but in this case, it's a maybe.

I'll bet money that supervisor will be there at 4am tomorrow. I'll bet money that supervisor was there this morning at 4am!
 
Nothing much to report for today. It's 7.45pm here..

Did the usual chores and the little bit of laundry that I had waiting in the machine..so I could get the machine free to wash the front and back door mats ..

Downloaded a book to my kindle.. and then found the kindle was out of battery so I had to charge it, it took all day to charge , so I don't know if there's a problem with it...:unsure:

I was going to paint a mirror frame.. I have owned a wooden framed mirror for well over 20 years, it started out mahogany coloured, then about 10 years ago at least, I painted it white ..and now I want a silver framed mirror , and when I looked at the prices of new ones I was 😲😲..aghast ...so I'm going to try and spray paint the old one with silver paint.. but it was just too breezy in the garden to do it today...

DD rang this evening, she's closing on her new house tomorrow..fingers crossed.🤞. and then it'll be all systems go at high speed to get her moved out of the rental before her lease runs out

Dinner was Toad-in-the-hole.. broccoli, and swede and carrot mash...
 
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It's just after 5pm here.. and it's been sunny all day albeit a chilly wind..

I emptied 2 more cupboards in the kitchen, not just tidied them, completely emptied everything that I haven't used for ages..like my electric veg chopper, & slow-cooker which has never been used, it was bought from a charity shop still new in it's box, to replace my last one.. but now hubs has gone, I won't use it.. so that's going back to the charity shop...and various items like that.. got 2 full cupboards emptied, and was able to space out things a little better .. . even got the double under the sink done. Just got one more double to do (the plate cupboard).. and I'm all done..

Got a delivery of a Glass mirrored gold coloured drinks tray.. which is what I will be placing my flameless remote control candles onto to give a nice reflection.

I'm actually stunned at what good quality it is for the price, I was expecting it to be similar to the type you can buy in the discount stores, but this is not only much larger , it's heavy and beautiful quality.. and a third of the price of the same quality trays in the department stores.. so I'm delighted..

Just about to have an early dinner of Pie , Mash & Peas...
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.....a special hug for you, my friend! 💖
 
Trila said:
I woke up at 3:30 this morning, all stuffed up.....couldn't sleep. So I layed in bed, trying to breathe for a few hours, then got up.

My sinuses are much better now that I'm up and moving around...but I feel the need to sleep. 😴

So I'm just sitting around, finishing my tea, watching the sleet come down. I just let Andy in, maybe we'll both take a catnap......
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Hope you're feeling better, @Trila. Take care.
 
Laundry and vacuumed today. Went to supermarket yesterday.

Sliced roast beef at the deli counter on sale 9.99 lb. Cod fillets 8.99 lb at the seafood counter.

Doggy and I enjoyed baked cod last night and I had a roast beef sammie for brunch.

65F today after last nights rain. Tomorrow will be cold and snow again on Friday,
 

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