I was running late this morning and was kinda worried about getting in trouble. We have had warnings of ice and freezing rain and all that other shit we have to open a dictionary to learn how to pronounce ... like "sleet." They closed one of the school districts but the one my kid goes to stayed open (Hoo Boy was Ryan PISSED!)
So I'm getting to work after stopping for breakfast ... WHAT? Hell, if I'm gonna be late anyway I might as well be fed, right? I thought you'd agree. I'm noticing the roads are even more devoid of traffic than usual but no biggie ... it is later than normal. I get to post and zip right up to the gate, which is kind of unusual but I don't think much about it. Post roads are strangely silent, that, I do notice. I pull into work and there is one ONE other vehicle there. One employee! Just one! WTF?
So I walk inside and realize there are actually TWO people here. Good Golly Miss Molly! We almost have a quorum! No one really knows what's going on but I'm figuring that if no one is here by 10 a.m., I'm fucking outta here. I sit watching the clock, getting up now and again to check the parking lot to see if anybody made it in. No. Not yet ... things are going according to plan so far.
It's 9:30 a.m. now and I'm thinking I'm home free! Hey no one is here now right? They must have called off life and just forgotten to call me. Yeah ... sure they did.
Don't you just hate busybody co-workers? Me too. Not five minutes ago, one of the guys who is already HERE, was calling around to find out what the deal was. Well apparently everyone was told to come in two hours late this morning. Hey no one told me! Except that some people just can't keep good news to themselves. Nope, it is their God given duty to share it with the world.
About ten minutes ago he walks in here and calmly breaks the news with a smirk on his face. GRRRRRR. I can't fucking believe the nerve of some people! Like I really needed to hear that 20 minutes from heading to the house with a clear conscience. Double GRRRRRR! Damn. What did Caesar say? "Go ahead and kill the messenger ... it's all good!" Or maybe it was Shakespeare? Whatever. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a knife to sharpen and I need to find the bullets for my gun. Have a great snow day! PFFFFFFT! Bite me!
Comments
Mom used to talk about how bad the ice storms were when she lived in Minden during WWII - guess I'd rather have just plain ole slushy snow! Stay warm!
Posted by: Seamus | January 17, 2007 10:44 AM
Damn messengers!
About AI...I LOVED the girl with the long brown hair that sang "Over Ther Rainbow"! When she first said what she was singing, I thought, oh hell, I hope she is as good as Katherine MePhee or they are gonna sliced & diced her. Boy was I stunned when she was really great!
Anyhoo, Have a wonderful day TG. *muah*
Posted by: Chris | January 17, 2007 11:18 AM
gees, the rest of the country is getting OUR weather and we are getting the warm. today isd the first actual cold day, go figure....
here, gimme that knife, it's too sharp. here's a nice dull one to use instead.....more pain...
sorry dude
Posted by: lime | January 17, 2007 11:33 AM
Hey bitchy boy ... if I had your phone number I would've called you but I guess I'm not good enough to get your digits. I called KG to tell her because SHE gave me her number. The bad thing about the boss having your number is you get called in for last minute shit. I remember sitting here for three hours one Saturday because the cable guys had to fix the TVs in that section and they had to have someone in the building (and that was pre-blog era so I was BORED).
It'll could've been worst. You could have slipped on the icy steps and not be allowed to go home.
Posted by: rose_michelle | January 17, 2007 3:48 PM