Archive for August, 2004

Job changes

Monday, August 16th, 2004

Well…. it look as if my time at Carpenter is coming to an end. I’ve decided to give it up, and pursue other possibilities. Mainly, I don’t see myself as feeling good about things at the end of the day. Course, things change day to day, but still.
I shall be giving my notice tomorrow [...]

Future Boating fun

Sunday, August 15th, 2004

Ok, the boat is fixed. Now I need to use the 100 bucks of gas I put in to it yesterday. Who wants to go out next weekend? Either to Catalina or Santa Barbara Islands? Get up early Saturday or Sunday, get back late in the afternoon.
Water skiing, skin diving, seeing seals, going places you [...]

Boating difficulty

Sunday, August 15th, 2004

Well, I get up early to take the boat down to Newport and then to Catalina. Looking at this time stamp, you can see that didn’t happen.
Ed and I get down there, launch the boat. Ed pulls the truck away, and I keep trying to start the boat. Finally get it started, after tightening a [...]

Been awhile

Friday, August 13th, 2004

yes, it’s been awhile since i’ve posted. I’m not dead or anything. Just taking care of business. TCB. Though… I have to be in at work at around 5am tomorrow, and bringing donuts too.
I’m hoping for Catalina on Sunday!

offers and figures

Tuesday, August 10th, 2004

Got a job offer today from RSI. Quite a bit more than I’m making now, and more than I’d be making if/when this promised raise ever comes through. If they had held off one more week in making the offer though, I’d be happier. Then the guy who is supposed to approve such things would [...]

The Traffic Cone Preservation Society

Monday, August 9th, 2004

The Traffic Cone Preservation Society
The site of the day. Go traffic cones!

96 Days

Friday, August 6th, 2004

Today was our 96th day with out a recordable accident in a row. Quite an achievement for the Riverside division.
Showed up at 6am, to get all my paperwork and associated materials ready. We’ve been hitting up pretty heavy the lock out/tag out information for each piece of machinery. I think I have every piece [...]

Quick Jingle

Thursday, August 5th, 2004

Went down to Newport tonight for the last movie of the summer. I shouldn’t of, since it really kills my sleeping time tonight. 4am wake up call here I come!
Was…. different. Of course, it’s not the same since Larry passed away, and Dennis is now showing the movies from a dvd projector. But. Sitting [...]

Smokin up the Joint

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2004

Yesterday….
First day of the main boss’s two week vacation yesterday.
One of the new guys, a pretty good guy honestly, but related to a senior VP, had his picture taken. Not that big a deal, unless you remember last November (which sadly I made no entry on). Then, all the young up and comers in the [...]

The 2004 Perseid Meteor Shower

Sunday, August 1st, 2004

The 2004 Perseid Meteor Shower
Anybody up for this? The shame is, August 12th is a Thursday. I’d be up for going to Mammoth on Friday night, spending the weekend, and coming back on Sunday. We probably could see some good stuff, left overs and such. The Perseids are supposed to be a month long event. [...]