Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they can and will. Last night on the way home traffic was pretty intense. There was a truck in front of me with some children (by that I mean teenagers) who kept switching passengers and eventually one of them got out and popped the hood. It wasn’t long after that the emergency flashers went on and I said screw this I’ve got to get around these people. Well in my infinate wisdom I didn’t have enough clearance for my entire car. Everything made it but the passenger side mirror. I was going slow enough there wasn’t any damage to the truck but I was seriously upset. I pulled over to give them time to approach me but they didn’t even realize what happened, so I took off.
I made it all the way home and the mirror is held on by 3 screws. All of which broke, probably because they were plastic to start with. Anyway, I got some Gorilla Glue and a clamp, it’s good enough to drive to work. However, it’s not solid. I have some more gluing to do tonight and I have to leave the door open otherwise the clamp won’t fit. Hopefully, this will make it as good as new. I still know there is a defect there and you can see some of the glue but for the most part you can’t tell what happened. No damage to the glass or the body of the mirror. So I was semi-lucky.
Hopefully the police won’t be hunting me down for hit and run and I won’t get any phone calls about it. I didn’t bother to turn it in to my insurance company. I looked on-line and the cost of a new mirror is around $100 and the labor would probably push it to just slightly over my deductable, so I would have to bear the majority of the cost, why bother. I know there is a legal obligation that I have to inform my insurance company but unless the other people make a big deal out of it I don’t plan on saying a word. That is all there is to it.
I just had a 2nd phone interview with a company I talked to yesterday. I am so thankful it took place, because they sound very interested in me but I am totally not interested in them. It’s a high pressure job, no one has an office everyone works off of a table and I would be surrounded by higher educated people, not that is a problem but those people are often very demanding and you have to be on your toes. The guy I was talking to said that, like I didn’t already know it. I’ve worked around 24 years and I have had to work with all types of people. I am looking for a career not a a job and I don’t want to go into a pressure cooker. In fact I am getting out of a job that is some what of a pressure cooker. I want to be able to go to work, do my job, enjoy myself, be free to be who I am and not worry about any snobs. So if they offer me an in person interview I will decline. I know that I am not really in a position to pass it up, but I think it would be better to pass, than to take it and be unhappy and possibly be unable to preform and wind up getting fired and then having to start the process all over again. So passing seems like the very best option to me.
I think I mentioned this but I sent a follow up to the place that I really want to work at and still nothing. I would have the best weekend ever if they would call and make me an offer. The day is still young and it’s still possible. No news at least means I am still in the running, or so I think. I would guess that they will be making someone an offer soon because the darn month is almost over with already.
No special plans for the weekend. I’d like to get the carpet clean and pick up a copy of Rolling Stone with NPH on the cover. Maybe get some Maggiano’s but if I do I will be going it alone because I can’t find anyone that wants to join me.
Going out today for lunch getting a taco salad, which will be different. Pizza for supper unless I change my mind. Looking forward to relaxing and letting my hair down so to speak.
Momma slept with me last night and I was up every 2 hours. I love her but sleeping with her is worse than sleeping with a new born. I finally got rid of everyone but Big Boy around 4 am and then I was really able to sleep. Unfortunately, my alarm went off way too soon. Then I had to jump because the clamps were still on the car and I wanted to be able to still be on time.
That’s all I know at the moment, have a good weekend and if anything breaks I will be sure to post. Talk with you peeps later.
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