Huricane Charley - 2
Caution: Extreme rant included. Read with care.
Lots to talk about and a really tired author. I finally got off of work at about 10, Charley changed his mind and decided not to visit our area. I found out something really interesting this morning as I was about to leave work, our back-up generator didn’t work! It seems that our voltage regulator died and would not power the building. I hung around this morning to make sure that got started in the repair. We finally found a part for the generator and it was fixed (all while I was soundly sleeping). I only got about 5 hours of sleep this afternoon and went back into work shortly after waking up. By this time Charley had changed course and was suppose to miss our area. I headed in and wanted to personally check the generator since I was going to be the one sitting in that little box without lights if it didn’t work. I also had to adjust the sensitivity of our battery back-ups so they didn’t run all the time. After getting all of that done it was time to settle into my shift. By this point I had decided that nothing was going to happen and was preparing for a really long shift. They finally decided to let us go, patrol got to leave at 9 but the phones were still kinda’ busy so I had to hang around until 10. Before all of this happened while I was still there this morning, my partner for tonight called and talked to the supervisor. He wanted her to call me, while I am suppose to be on vacation mind you, and ask me to cover his shift tonight because he didn’t want to leave his wife. This was before the storm changed its path and was suppose to come right across our area. I really can’t stand her and I guess she convinced him to try and get the night off. I hit the roof, what baffled me the most was that the supervisor called me into the office and asked me about it. I looked at her and said I am already working tonight, what am I suppose to work by myself. I could not believe the audacity he had to call and want to call me in from my vacation to cover his shift just because he or his wife was scared about this storm. This women is 35+ years old and is worried about this storm… she could have gone to a shelter like everyone else that was concerned about the storm. But, I guess she couldn’t have brought there farm family, 20+ dogs, ferrets, and whatever the hell else they have to the shelter since they didn’t allow pets. I was so hoping he wouldn’t show up, that would have been an almost automatic termination. I think I am done ranting, I have vented already, but if I had a computer when it happened you would still be reading about this bitch (which one you might ask, both him and her). /Rant off
Other than this freaking storm there hasn’t been much else. Apparently my cousin told her mom about moving out tonight. That went over like a ton of shit, I am sure this will be an interesting couple of months before the move happens. My family (immediate) shouldn’t flip out like hers is/has. I still haven’t told my grandmother, but she won’t try and stop me from going. I have talked a little more with my dad about it, still not much of a reaction. They trust my judgment though and if this is something that I have decided to do then they will back me on it. They know as well as many of you that I don’t just make a decision without weighing all of the options pros and cons and usually a couple of times. I must have a really strange family; this should be harder shouldn’t it?
Got about a hundred things I need to get done before the trip to NY. All of which I am sure I won’t get done. I need to go get some things from Gainesville, clean the truck out and wash it, as well as pack still. I also have to remember that all though it is August for us (the hottest part of summer typically) it is the beginning of fall (a season we don’t have) so it is cold up there. Almost like winter for we natives up there. Mom called this evening and it was 54 degrees. This should be interesting, I am going to freeze my Florida Cracker ass off. I have got to get some shut eye lots to do in the morning.
-Larry
Lots to talk about and a really tired author. I finally got off of work at about 10, Charley changed his mind and decided not to visit our area. I found out something really interesting this morning as I was about to leave work, our back-up generator didn’t work! It seems that our voltage regulator died and would not power the building. I hung around this morning to make sure that got started in the repair. We finally found a part for the generator and it was fixed (all while I was soundly sleeping). I only got about 5 hours of sleep this afternoon and went back into work shortly after waking up. By this time Charley had changed course and was suppose to miss our area. I headed in and wanted to personally check the generator since I was going to be the one sitting in that little box without lights if it didn’t work. I also had to adjust the sensitivity of our battery back-ups so they didn’t run all the time. After getting all of that done it was time to settle into my shift. By this point I had decided that nothing was going to happen and was preparing for a really long shift. They finally decided to let us go, patrol got to leave at 9 but the phones were still kinda’ busy so I had to hang around until 10. Before all of this happened while I was still there this morning, my partner for tonight called and talked to the supervisor. He wanted her to call me, while I am suppose to be on vacation mind you, and ask me to cover his shift tonight because he didn’t want to leave his wife. This was before the storm changed its path and was suppose to come right across our area. I really can’t stand her and I guess she convinced him to try and get the night off. I hit the roof, what baffled me the most was that the supervisor called me into the office and asked me about it. I looked at her and said I am already working tonight, what am I suppose to work by myself. I could not believe the audacity he had to call and want to call me in from my vacation to cover his shift just because he or his wife was scared about this storm. This women is 35+ years old and is worried about this storm… she could have gone to a shelter like everyone else that was concerned about the storm. But, I guess she couldn’t have brought there farm family, 20+ dogs, ferrets, and whatever the hell else they have to the shelter since they didn’t allow pets. I was so hoping he wouldn’t show up, that would have been an almost automatic termination. I think I am done ranting, I have vented already, but if I had a computer when it happened you would still be reading about this bitch (which one you might ask, both him and her). /Rant off
Other than this freaking storm there hasn’t been much else. Apparently my cousin told her mom about moving out tonight. That went over like a ton of shit, I am sure this will be an interesting couple of months before the move happens. My family (immediate) shouldn’t flip out like hers is/has. I still haven’t told my grandmother, but she won’t try and stop me from going. I have talked a little more with my dad about it, still not much of a reaction. They trust my judgment though and if this is something that I have decided to do then they will back me on it. They know as well as many of you that I don’t just make a decision without weighing all of the options pros and cons and usually a couple of times. I must have a really strange family; this should be harder shouldn’t it?
Got about a hundred things I need to get done before the trip to NY. All of which I am sure I won’t get done. I need to go get some things from Gainesville, clean the truck out and wash it, as well as pack still. I also have to remember that all though it is August for us (the hottest part of summer typically) it is the beginning of fall (a season we don’t have) so it is cold up there. Almost like winter for we natives up there. Mom called this evening and it was 54 degrees. This should be interesting, I am going to freeze my Florida Cracker ass off. I have got to get some shut eye lots to do in the morning.
-Larry
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