Just my random thoughts about life, the universe, and anything else that pops into my head.
Monday, March 03, 2008
My what strange weather we're having
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Weekend
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Veterans
When a good Veteran leaves the "job" and retires to a better life, many are jealous, some are pleased and yet others, who may have already retired, wonder. We wonder if he knows what they are leaving behind, because we already know. We know, for example, that after a lifetime of camaraderie that few experience, it will remain as a longing for those past times. We know in the Military life there is a fellowship which lasts long after the uniforms are hung up in the back of the closet. We know even if he throws them away, they will be on him with every step and breath that remains in his life. We also know how the very bearing of the man speaks of what he was and in his heart still is.
These are the burdens of the job. You will still look at people suspiciously, still see what others do not see or choose to ignore and always will look at the rest of the Military world with a respect for what they do; only grown in a lifetime of knowing. Never think for one moment you are escaping from that life. You are only escaping the "job" and merely being allowed to leave "active" duty.
So what I wish for you is that whenever you ease into retirement, in your heart you never forget for one moment that "Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called children of God," and you are still a member of the greatest fraternity the world has ever known.
Civilian Friends vs. Veteran Friends
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Get upset if you're too busy to talk to them for a week.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Are glad to see you after years, and will happily carry on the same conversation you were having the last time you met.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Have cried with you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Will kick the crowds' ass that left you behind.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Are for a while.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Are for life.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Have shared a few experiences...
VETERAN FRIENDS: Have shared a lifetime of experiences no citizen could ever dream of...
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had enough.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say, "You better drink the rest of that before you spill it!!" Then carry you home safely and put you to bed...
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will talk crap to the person who talks crap about you.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Will knock them the hell out OF THEM..... for using your name in vain.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will come and visit you in jail if you goof up badly and chastise you for being there.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Will be sitting right there beside you, saying "Boy, we really goofed that one up, but what a blast!!!"
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will ignore this.
VETERAN FRIENDS: Will forward this.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Been updating the websites
Friday, February 01, 2008
Survived another week!!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Fun ride today
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
It's Hump Day
Friday, January 25, 2008
It's Friday Again
At work, first thing on the board was to finish up the field job with MS and PR, well PR was needed in the shop and really it wasn't nothing MS and me couldn't handle ourselves. We had to fix a problem, seems JCL didn't give up the correct info on how the wire tag numbers were supposed to be labeled, so we had to pull about 80 wire tags off and replace them, the bitch was that the foreman at JCL had the correct plans and hadn't bothered to give them to us until we were just about finished yesterday, so what should have been a hour finish up job turned into four hours by the time we were done. The best part was when our boss MM, stopped by to drop off some parts that we were waiting for, we just stood back and watched him rip the foreman a new one about this whole fiasco. He was p.o.'d because this happens a lot with them and he's getting tired of it. Well, the rest of the day went pretty normal, I finished up what I could do on the big JKZ enclosure, do to lack of parts either MS or me will end up on a field trip to finish it up on site, because the field crew needs to set it monday so they can finish up running the conduit. Monday I'll finish up the Delta-Vee panel and get it in its enclosure and that will probally kill off
the morning.
Oh well, not much else happened today. Got to deal with the cable company tommorow, that should be fun, they're still having line problems and we seem to be the only ones that will work with them on it.
Have a good one, and I'll catch ya later.
W.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
It's been awhile
01-24-2008
The day started out at a balmy 20 degs, yep, it was a bit nippy on the ride to work. I've started a new job since I was here last. I now work at International Custom Controls it's a good place to work, I had gotten layed off from Crane Custom Carrier, so I had been seeing ads for a placement service called Prime Industrial Recruiting, so I signed up on the website and a day later had a job interview with ICC, and I started the next day, worked for me, I was only off work for three days.
OK, more later
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
WARNING!!! I'm a bit pissed right now
Sunday, September 30, 2007
People Watching at Wally-World
Anyway on to today's people watching, Wally-World, another good place to see America at its finest?
First, I have to tell you about Miss Priss & Gomer, both early 20's. She's all done up in her finest today, she's got on her low cut hip huggers, hot pink baby doll tee and matching hoodie, both of which are adjusted to proudly show off her belly button ring. Black stilleto heels with little rinestones on the long pointy toes, and matching knock off tiny handbag, she's not about to carry a women's purse that can actually hold more than a lipstick, cigs, and cell phone. And you can't forget, got to have the make-up and hair just so, you never know who your going to bump carts with in the frozen food aisle at Wally World. Then there's Gomer, most likely her first hubby, he's pushing the cart, following along behind her,looking like a puppy you just yelled at, wearing old camo pants, his faded out high school baseball t-shirt, dirty work boots and an old freebie ball cap he got somewhere. Scruffy would be a good description of him, looks like he hasn't shaved in a few days, probally rolled out of bed this morning and drug on whatever clothes were close at hand. What a pair.
Next up, your typical mexican family. Dad's a cowboy, got the starched,pressed, skin tight Wranglers on, multi-colored cowboy shirt, white ostrich skin cockroach stomper boots, tooled leather belt with chrome lacing and choncos with a belt buckle big enough to serve lunch on, and you can't forget about the blazing white straw cowbot hat either. He's strutting along like a peacock on viagra doing nothing. Wifey, on the other hand is wearing a pair of old jeans, frumpy shirt, and scuffed up old tennis shoes, her hair is pulled back in a no nonsence ponytail, and very little if any makeup. She's probally been running like mad all morning taking care of the house and everything else, including all of the shopping currently going on. Let's see now, on to the kids. The teenage son is pushing the cart, was drug screaming to the store, he's wearing baggy jeans, a t-shirt about two sizes too big, and high tops, the height of teenage male fashion. The teenage daughter is there as well, she of course spent two hours getting ready for the trip, making sure she looks like the biggest hoochy mama slut that you've ever seen, enough make-up for two girls on, trying her best not to fall out of her halter top that is about a size too small, skirt short enough that if she bends over, everybody's going to know what color panties she has on, and the best part is, I'd guess her age at about fourteen.
Well, that was the two most interesting sights today, can't wait to see who I see next.
Been Awhile
More Later
W.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Gotta luv Sunday mornings!
After a quick inspection and figuring out what I needed, I headed out to the truck to go to Lowes, and had to laugh, Sweets had locked the truck as usual, but left the driver's window rolled completely down and of course it had been raining for awhile, so, back into the house for a towel to dry things off and on to the hardware store I went.
Gotta luv Sunday mornings
W.
Monday, June 25, 2007
It's a Monday, do I need to say more?
Until next time.
W.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Well, survived another layoff round
On the good news front, Sweets started her new job last night, she got a job dispatching at Storey Wrecking. Of course it's second shift, so basicly I'll only get to see her durning the day if I drive over there and visit because she doesn't get off until midnight. But she seems happy about it and I'm getting good vibes about the place whenever she talks about it, she doesn't seem stressed about it like she was with the last couple of places.
Well that's about it for this morning, it's pouring rain outside so, I need to get my butt in gear and leave early, it takes a bit longer to get to work on the bike in the rain.
Asta
W.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Well, the truck is totaled
Not much going on at work right now, L. has been working on battery cables for the last two days, I've finished prepping every truck I could, and J. is actually three weeks ahead on chassis wiring. I had everything I could do finished up at about one o'clock yesterday and didn't have anything else to do, luckly J. had one chassis left, so I worked with him the rest of the day. Today is going to be rough though, because we've got nothing to do now. It's going to be a day of scrounging to find work, another reason I'm going to take tommorow off.
Well, time to get ready for the day.
W.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Joe Arpaio - "The toughest sheriff in the west"
"Arpaio is among the state's most popular office-holders. He enjoys an 85 percent approval rating among voters in the county, which at 9,200 square miles is larger than some states, and includes the city of Phoenix. "
http://www.cnn.com/US/9907/27/tough.sheriff/
Granted, there are problems and some conditions do need to be addressed, but it seems the county is happy with him considering that they have re-elected him three times.
And here's something I find impressive. Source - http://www.mcso.org/
Arrests by Sheriff’s deputies of persons transporting or being transported illegally into Arizona
Month to date total as of 06/12/07: 546 illegals
Arrests by Sheriff’s deputies who, in the course of their duties, determine the arrestee is in Arizona illegally.
Month to date total as of 06/12/07: 177 illegals
And that's only this month, hmmm, sound like he's got the right idea to me, and they don't get an immeidate free ride back to Mexico either, they get to spend two years in jail first.
I noticed one thing though, everybody that is complaining about his tactics, either was an inmate or belongs to one of the liberal weeny organizations that wants us to molly-coddle prisoners, these people committed a crime and were sentenced to jail time as a PUNISHMENT, and that's what jail time should be!!!
Ok, that's my political rant of the day
W.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Another weekend has come and gone.
Till next time.
W.

