It was a crazy busy day at work. On Tuesdays, we get our orders from our biggest customer, WW Grainger. Today, they placed about four times their normal Tuesday orders. So it put us schedulers in a tailspin. We got it all scheduled, and are at the mercy of the factory to come in and get them built.
Tomorrow starts a new phase for me - working from home. I was going to lug in everything tonight and get it all set up for in the morning but I thought I'd wait and do it on company time since I am an hourly employee. Sorry if that seems petty, but it is what it is. I'll get it all in starting at 8:00 tomorrow morning.
Stay tuned.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020
Covid19 Update 3-30-20
With the President saying yesterday that he wants the quarantining (not sure if that's a word) to continue till at least the end of April, it looks like yours truly will be working from home. Starting Wednesday, I will be working from The Compound. The Powers To Be decided that two people from our department should work from home, and I was one of the lucky ones.
If everything goes like we hope it will, I will be able to print documents here from home to the printer in my department at the office, and will have phone calls forwarded to either my cell phone or the house phone.
I have mixed emotions about working from home for a few weeks. I would have still gone to the office every day if they needed me, but at the same time I will be glad to stay at home, given the fact that The Old Man has been very worried about me going to work every day. So his worries are over for awhile.
I will be stationed at the kitchen table from my regular work hours of 8:00 till 4:30, and will only take my normal two 10-minute breaks at 9 and 2, and my 30 minute lunch. And I will have a Personal Assistant here to help me if needed.
Stay tuned.
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Covid19 Update 3-29-20
We had some heavy storms last night, and had a bit of damage here at The Compound, but thanks to our awesome neighbors, they had the debris picked up and a couple of things repaired in no time.
We made a big batch of Taco Soup today, and are looking forward to eating it for supper a couple of times this week. We've got our week night supper menus planned out for the week (of course we do - I'm a scheduler) and are now just enjoying doing nothing.
We have a wind warning now, and it's way way too windy for us to sit outside or else we'd be out under the gazebo. But we're happy to hunker down (key word these days) in the family room.
Stay safe, and stay tuned.
We made a big batch of Taco Soup today, and are looking forward to eating it for supper a couple of times this week. We've got our week night supper menus planned out for the week (of course we do - I'm a scheduler) and are now just enjoying doing nothing.
We have a wind warning now, and it's way way too windy for us to sit outside or else we'd be out under the gazebo. But we're happy to hunker down (key word these days) in the family room.
Stay safe, and stay tuned.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Covid19 Update 3-28-20
We interrupt the regularly scheduled Covid19 Update to bring you more news.
Today was the day that I officially wore flip-flops and shorts. It was 80 yesterday, and 83 today. So I proudly sported my shorts today as I was out doing chicken farming chores, and wore my flip-flops this morning when I went out to bring in the newspaper.
Of course, in the Ohio Valley this means that in a day or two, it will probably snow.
Stay tuned.
Today was the day that I officially wore flip-flops and shorts. It was 80 yesterday, and 83 today. So I proudly sported my shorts today as I was out doing chicken farming chores, and wore my flip-flops this morning when I went out to bring in the newspaper.
Of course, in the Ohio Valley this means that in a day or two, it will probably snow.
Stay tuned.
Friday, March 27, 2020
Covid19 Update 3-27-20
I had a change of attitude tonight. I'd planned to visit the same bar/grill that I went to last Friday for fish. When I got there and saw people standing shoulder to shoulder waiting for their fish, I had a big change of attitude. I just went back home and we had a good supper from ingredients we already had.
It finally hit home to me that the risk isn't worth it. I'm already risking it every day going to work. But I decided tonight I will not take unnecessary risks of the Old Man catching something from me. Carryout food just is not worth it.
We are hunkered down here at The Compound until I have to go to work Monday. We have plenty of food, liquor and everything else we would need. We'll enjoy being outside in our yard tomorrow and Sunday, away from everyone else.
This was a hard realization for me - the person that used to go to a store just about once a day. But when my Sweet Mother fell back in September and her hospitalization started and her eventual death, I stopped that. I had only been going to the grocery on Saturdays, and only to the drugstore during the week if the Old Man had a prescription. So not getting out to shop right now is no biggie for me. The Lord uses things like this to get our priorities in line.
It finally hit home to me that the risk isn't worth it. I'm already risking it every day going to work. But I decided tonight I will not take unnecessary risks of the Old Man catching something from me. Carryout food just is not worth it.
We are hunkered down here at The Compound until I have to go to work Monday. We have plenty of food, liquor and everything else we would need. We'll enjoy being outside in our yard tomorrow and Sunday, away from everyone else.
This was a hard realization for me - the person that used to go to a store just about once a day. But when my Sweet Mother fell back in September and her hospitalization started and her eventual death, I stopped that. I had only been going to the grocery on Saturdays, and only to the drugstore during the week if the Old Man had a prescription. So not getting out to shop right now is no biggie for me. The Lord uses things like this to get our priorities in line.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Covid19 Update 3-26-20
Once again, I got to work in record time this morning due to no traffic.
Rumor has it that the plant workers at ZCO are "all" (and I quote) going to call in tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
Rumor has it that the plant workers at ZCO are "all" (and I quote) going to call in tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Covid19 Update 3-25-20
Traffic this morning was the lightest than it's ever been in the 30 years I've been driving into ZCO. I followed the speed limit, and got to work in 11 minutes. That freaked me out a bit.
Work today was eerily quiet. That freaked me out a bit, too.
Late this afternoon, we got another letter from the CEO telling that we are not only essential employees, but that we work for a life-sustaining company. I printed it out and put it in my purse, and will be sure to show it to the National Guard if they want to haul me in.
All sarcasm aside, I'm still glad to be able to get a paycheck, and I will keep on doing my job to the best of my ability until they tell me to stay home.
On a related note, I stopped and got carryout pizza from our local hood pizza joint. Today, they were giving 25% of the sales back to their employees. We were glad to help out. Plus, it was awesome pizza.
Stay tuned.
Work today was eerily quiet. That freaked me out a bit, too.
Late this afternoon, we got another letter from the CEO telling that we are not only essential employees, but that we work for a life-sustaining company. I printed it out and put it in my purse, and will be sure to show it to the National Guard if they want to haul me in.
All sarcasm aside, I'm still glad to be able to get a paycheck, and I will keep on doing my job to the best of my ability until they tell me to stay home.
On a related note, I stopped and got carryout pizza from our local hood pizza joint. Today, they were giving 25% of the sales back to their employees. We were glad to help out. Plus, it was awesome pizza.
Stay tuned.
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