Friday, August 13, 2004
Worked last night but am to start vacation
I should explain some things about my working on third shift.
It was never my goal in lift to do this for a living but things just worked out that way. I started when I was around 49, I'm 53 now, and I signed up for it at Stop and Shop for two reasons. Money and health insurance. The company is a closed shop and that means that everyone who works there, aside from management, must join the union. With the weekly dues, which are taken out of everyone's check, comes things like good pay, (I get over a eleven bucks an hour and more on weekends), health insurance, visitation's, personal and sick days with pay. And that is just for part timers, like myself. I work two, three or four nights a weeks and every Wednesday the money is put in the bank.
NOTE: It is 1:51 pm and I'm having chow. Not a late lunch but chow. Three big burgers just off the toaster oven.
I mostly work the frozen department but last night I worked the warm, dry stuff in the grocery department. The highlight of the evening occurred around six in the morning when a very attractive blonde came down my lane pushing her cart. I greeted her, as I do everyone I meet in the store and we had a fine conversation about our upcoming vacation and the storm, or storms, on the way. She was in her thirties and had a wonderful smile. Interestingly, I think we were both taken with each other. I used to be good at telling these things but I suspect I'm getting a little too old to really be good at it anymore. Although I would like to think otherwise, I'm sure she was making just early morning small talk to a guy who was starting his vacation.
In any case, she made my day. (yes, since our days are at night, she made an impression well into my late night hours.)
So, on to vacation, of sorts. The store in doing an inventory next week and I told them that if they wanted me to come in, up to Wednesday, I would do so. But after that, they can kiss my butt goodbye.
- posted by Peter Roberts @ 10:48 AM
