Not my usual Freeday, friday

pulled a full day out of it, and that puts me ahead by a good margin for next paycall.  Ain’t bitchin’ about that,,,

BUT, these turds that I work with,,,  Always talking about how broke they are, asking bossman for advances on the next paycheck, then turn around and either skip out on bonus friday stuff, or show up but ‘I can only work till ten,,,’    

Why even bother showing up in that case,,,  By the time we get trucks loaded and get to job sites, said short-day pogue would have to leave again.

Not that I went out in the field today,,,  And thank the small gods for that since its been pissing down rain all day.    All day affair burning metal and getting these gates for that big project out of the way.   All are finished in fabrication, just need to paint them and mount the support boards in place, then I can take them out and install them.   (wood privacy fence.  I make a steel frame for the gates and secure 2x4s in to hold the wood board faces.  They are beefy, heavy and the customers LOVE them, and the damned things will outlast the entire fence line being installed.

I still don’t get it though.   How can you put so many of your eggs in one basket and not get nervous about that basket finding greener pastures,,,  (IE ME, being the sole fabricator/installer they have for certain gate types.)

I guess thats not really my business is it?   I just show up and do the work, and try to insure that I generate enough revenue to justify keeping this hothead on the payroll. And I fully admit, I am a hothead at times.  I can also be the diplomat at times, (iike on thursday with Bible Thumper,,,) but when the stoopid gets TOO DEEP, the hothead flares like a roman candle.  (and seriously, I keep at it for the convenience of it,  I can take off as needed without worry that I may not have a job when I come back, but the pay rate and lack of benefits rather bites,,,)

So no Freeday for Dio, and that means a shortened weekend, but the jump on hours is (had better be) worth it. (hint, don’t cut me down at the last minute, let me hit that, or near to, that 40 I haven’t seen in over a year,,,) ( I work myself out of work on a regular basis, and if there is nothing for me to do, my ethics will not allow me to milk the clock,,,  )

And we are back into that down cycle of the spring ups-n-downs,,,   I said it was pissing down rain all day, it has been, and since noon, the mercury has been falling steadily.   Supposed to be near freezing by midnight.      And the way the furries are curled up in little balls all over the house,,, I don’t doubt it.   

Gonna play ketch-up on the nets,,, maybe more laters,,,