Stuck in a ditch and broke a tail light and quotes
OK, so after I managed to get myself un-stuck from the last ditch and brought the truck back home, I ended up sideways, blocking the road this afternoon as I tried for the third time today to get to work. And I broke a tail light. Yay.
So after sending them a picture of my truck, with the broken tail light and still stuck (I’m un-stuck again thanks to a friendly neighbor) telling them I’ll be back on Friday, my next scheduled day, I get a text back from Facility Manager saying they need me tomorrow because my areas are doing inventory and they haven’t had anyone to do the prep.
There is an inch-thick sheet of ice on that road. The F-350 4×4 that pulled me out almost got stuck himself. I’m not going in, and I sear if he tries to write me up for it I’m going all the way to corporate if I have to. That’s bull hockey. The only way for me to have avoided this situation is to have spent Christmas alone, in another town, in a hotel, and at my own expense. Screw that.
I was searching for a quote earlier today, one that applies to me as much (or more than) the person I was looking for it for. I wonder if I should just move to another state entirely or just change cities and jobs. Either would get me away from Facility Manager and get me out of Critter’s immediate vicinity so I maybe I can clear my head. It’s from Doctor Who (2005), the last episode of the third season, when Martha Jones is leaving the Doctor to go back to her life.
Martha: The thing is it’s like my friend Vicky. She lived with this bloke, student housing and there were five of them all packed in, and this bloke was called Shawn. And she loved him. She did, she completely adored him. Spent all day long talking about him.
The Doctor: Is this going anywhere?
Martha: Yes, ’cause he never looked at her twice. I mean he liked her, that was it. And she wasted years pining after him, years of her life ’cause when he was around she never looked at anyone else. And I told her I always said to her time and time again, "get out." So this is me, getting out.
Maybe it’s time for me to do the same. But we all know I probably won’t….
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OMG! He just sent me the text saying I needed to be at work again! He just doesn’t get it.
RYN, yeah, and maybe it would.. I know I need to get out. 🙂 Still pisses me off though.
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