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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Harry James Retires

"Did you hear that yesterday [seventy-nine year old Location B employee] Harry James went to the hospital because of chest pains?" Eric Redman asked me shortly after I arrived at Location B at around 11 a.m yesterday. "He's back home though. I'm going to have to go visit him after I leave work." I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Dad Makes the Show

Yesterday WWE had a wrestling event in Baltimore, Maryland. Dad and I had made plans to attend. Early in the afternoon Dad called to inform me that he would not be able to make it because Location D was having a major plumbing issue. The car wash bays were not getting any water. Dad was waiting for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Playoffs!

I am a very happy Baltimore Ravens fan because my favorite NFL team clinched a playoff berth on Sunday with a victory over the Cleveland Browns. What will the impact of the first playoff game, which we will be played either on January 8th or January 9th, be on my work schedule? The answer is that I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Thankfully Not Much

My area braced itself for a sort of Snow Armageddon with the forecast calling for at least a foot resulting from a Nor'Easter. Thankfully the forecast did not materialize. For most of the day all we had was a snow flurry. At around 3 p.m. the snow started to accumulate on our roofs and in our yards.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Christmas Odds and Ends

Shortly after waking up at 8 a.m. yesterday morning to get ready to go to work at Location B, Dad called my cellphone. After exchanging Merry Christmases he offered to let me come in at 11 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. because business had not picked up yet. Throughout the course of the year I have been... Sign in to see full entry.

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