Spot the bee.

Yesterday was surprisingly quiet. So much so, it was kind of scary.

Our door repairman contractor got inconvenienced though. They had problems over at Skilled Nursing & wanted him to come in & fix the outer buzz in door. We got the OK from the new boss (who was on call) to ring him  up.

After we got a hold of him, we called the effected building, to make sure they really couldn't get by till Tuesday....Nope, they wanted him to come in.

So the nicest door guy around, came in & when he got there, they told him to go home, they had changed their mind & didn't want him to fix it.

He vented (but come on, he filled out a service ticket) I'm guessing someone is going to pay him for showing up & whatever it winds up being....Well, it certainly isn't going to be free.

I'm also guessing that they should have just let him fix the damn thing now, because he will just charge them again Tuesday. It isn't going to fix itself..... now is it?

It feels so good to get home & free my toes from the restraining cotton they call socks. I'm off for the next three days....WOO HOO!!

Holiday weekend....

Usually, I work them.

If I'm working, I'm not spending. That is how that works. But Tuesday is my Mom's 70th birthday, so I managed to get Sunday through Tuesday off.

One thing I have noticed recently, is that when a holiday rolls around, people like to take off. When that happens, they have to fill the vacancy, since we never close. The problem is, I get stuck with  absolutely the dumbest individuals that roam the pen.

Now, I can except that & I deal with them as I have to, but avoiding them is the golden key. Out of sight, out of mind (especially when there isn't much in their mind to start with) So, the roof is one place free of idiots. The new boss, likes to pop out there as well ever since I clued him in to the safe haven. I get a couple of days off, & some guys get some overtime. Decent trade off (as long as the shit doesn't hit the fan) If that happens, I got the better half of that one.

Picked my Mother up what I think is a cool present after work, so I'm set in that department. I just have to make it through today's daily dose of crackhead..

You ever wonder...

Why you never hear about some things that go on?

There was even a helicopter hovering around this site a few days ago, while I was heading into work. I never did find out what they were doing here. Absolutely nothing on the news.

It happens like that up at the hospital as well. The same day this was going on, something happened up there, that would have freaked Joe customer out, had they known.

I guess, that is why folks wonder about such things as area 51 & the like. Because they see stuff that would spook the general public out if it ever got out.

Ponderous man, simply ponderous.

Tuning out.

All the damn rotten violent things that go on everyday just get one down. So, I have started to jam on my own music while in the truck & I quit listening to the news.

If the rest of the world wants to go off the cliff, they can do so without this catfish. The sky was just popping with God's brushstrokes on the way into the pisser yesterday & my American Beauty's started blooming.

Work wasn't that bad. The usual dumb ass calls went well when you have the right frame of mind.

Another day on the planet, sure beats one under it.

Bonding?

Well, a couple of us took a chance last night & did something to see just how the new boss is gonna be. So...I guess only time will tell.

It appears though, that the guy is pretty decent. That will change as soon as they suck out his soul.

I saw this Robin egg as I left for work yesterday. It must have blown out of the honeysuckle bushes that I have the entire length of my back fence. When I got in tonight, the smell from them was awesome!

The egg was still lying where it landed. I was curious as to if it was going to be consumed or retrieved, but I thought it was best to leave it alone.

I guess, only time will tell with this as well.

Back to the city.

Later today, I have to head back into the world of the rat race.

I don't mind working...hell, I have done that as long as I can remember, but sometimes, one wonders just what the hell is it accomplishing.

I mean, the cemetery is full of folks who came before me & there will be others who will follow me when I lay down in the dirt.

I am watching a program about the West Virginia coal strikes & wars. Man, this country has really shit on it's own citizens quite a lot & yet, we still are proud to stand up & be called Americans. I guess all you can really do is be true to your God, & family & let the Country be the last in that group.

Right now, my prayers go out to those in Oklahoma. Tornadoes have ripped it to pieces.

Before & after.

We have two family plots down in Iron Mountain Cemetery. This is how one side, which has my Grandfather & his sister buried in it, looked, before we started cutting grass, etc.

This was when we were getting ready to leave.

We also did the other side, which has members going back four great grandparents for me. My Grandmother & Mother couldn't make it this year, due to health constraints.

I think I just might take a few more trips on my own & do some fencing repairs etc. later in the month. I want to install a porta potty down there, but I'm kind of afraid that it will grow legs & walk. Some things people take, while other things, they leave alone.

We have had gates stolen & old wrought iron fencing is like gold to thieves.

I absolutely hate low lives who steal from cemeteries.