Two wednesdays ago I did something that I had not did to my knowledge in my lifetime. I went to Ash Wednesday service per my catholic committment and father announced at the end of the service that I/we should be fasting for that day also. I had already ate breakfast at this point, so I quickly ascertained that I had to skip the next three meals and only drink water. No snacks, not even eating fish that I thought I was going to be allowed to. At first it was more diffucult than I thought, especially since I had to go to Athens and stat up a basketball game. By the time morning had came around, I wasn't really all that famished and was doing fine with the fast.
I started my post office temporary rural carrier job this week also. So far the first couple of days of training have been a struggle to stay awake and sit through safety talks and defensive driving videos. Next week should be more engaging since I will be taking some rural academy driving course which should be better all the way around. The more I learn about the USPS job the more excited I am about starting and thinking about a career in the job. Right now I can't think of any reason why driving a mail route is better or worse than teaching. My decision may come down to which job I can get on for full time first. With driving a mail route I get to listen to my satellite radio all day long, but could get run over at any of my potential 500 plus stops. I don't have to deal with kids all day long, but I do have to work until after 4 or later in the day. I am a bit enamored with how the mail is actually sorted. The whole process is automated, even the letters that can't be coded by the machines. The machine unreadable items are photographed and sent to a relay screen where a person types in their best guess of the items destination.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Vacation days
Well this past weekend I snuck off and took what would be considered vacation days. I don't really know if I deserve vacation time though. I have not been actively working and spend a fair amount of time on the couch, doing very little of anything. At any rate I took off and went down to Shawnee State for a 3 day 2 night lay around. All I managed to accomplish was eat breakfast with the vet assistant and watch season 1 of dexter in its entirety. While I did enjoy this, I could have done this at home. I will have to choose a more active location next time with better weather. The weather was at least heavy hooded sweatshirt weather all weekend.
I have lately been crunching numbers for our tobacco crop this past year. Knowing and determining how much was paid out is not the problem. The issue I and by default my bosses are having is who paid what and when. I kept good records of my harvest back in late august and have all I need to know. The stripping is fine up until we started stripping my dads pounds. The general rule of thumb is that we pay for all of our labor out of the greenhouse account, then write a check back when all is said and done. I know grandpa took out 5 grand before him and grandma left for florida, and then dad used up all the remaining cash and started using from his own account. So in effect, I now have to calculate how much is owed and spent where. This wouldn't be so bad but the bosses are just going to make me do it all over again and then not read any single thing I have prepared for them.
I am also starting a job with the post office soon. I applied and passed a driving test, so I am in for as long as I want. I am not sure how this will interfere with my attempts at being a substitute teacher. The postmaster I interviewed with acted as if I should keep my day free until after 8:30 am. I am usually subbing at school by that time. If I try and do both, eventually someone's proverbial toe is going to be stepped on. I am still going to attempt to look for full time work, really in either job oppurtunity. I am going to go ahead and get a car that I can drive on a mail route. On craigslist I can get a car with high miles on the engine for under two grand, so it won't be that much of a hit on my money account.
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I have lately been crunching numbers for our tobacco crop this past year. Knowing and determining how much was paid out is not the problem. The issue I and by default my bosses are having is who paid what and when. I kept good records of my harvest back in late august and have all I need to know. The stripping is fine up until we started stripping my dads pounds. The general rule of thumb is that we pay for all of our labor out of the greenhouse account, then write a check back when all is said and done. I know grandpa took out 5 grand before him and grandma left for florida, and then dad used up all the remaining cash and started using from his own account. So in effect, I now have to calculate how much is owed and spent where. This wouldn't be so bad but the bosses are just going to make me do it all over again and then not read any single thing I have prepared for them.
I am also starting a job with the post office soon. I applied and passed a driving test, so I am in for as long as I want. I am not sure how this will interfere with my attempts at being a substitute teacher. The postmaster I interviewed with acted as if I should keep my day free until after 8:30 am. I am usually subbing at school by that time. If I try and do both, eventually someone's proverbial toe is going to be stepped on. I am still going to attempt to look for full time work, really in either job oppurtunity. I am going to go ahead and get a car that I can drive on a mail route. On craigslist I can get a car with high miles on the engine for under two grand, so it won't be that much of a hit on my money account.
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