Let the revelry commence!

[gridlore]

• Finally, Labor Day Weekend.


• As predicted, today was terribly slow.


• The morning was marked by drivers looking at invoices, announcing "these guys are off today" and putting the invoice back into the route box.


• Because it was so light, we managed to get a safety meeting in.


• For once, it had useful information. Like we're hiring for several positions both in the warehouse and the office.


• Rumor of the day: A now-departed senior executive was blocking appeals to bring in more staff, expecting the current staff to just work harder.


• The result? An explosion of overtime and work-related injuries as we all began hitting 11 hour days on a regular basis.


• Who knows? They may even re-start the Mid-Peninsula route to take some heat off West Bay and Local 1. Another option is a daily South Santa Clara/Santa Cruz/Monterey run that would allow us to better serve out clients in the Santa Cruz and Monterey county area (currently they get deliveries twice a week) while taking some stops of the always-overloaded Local 2 run.


• I'm certain Victor, the East Bay driver, would just be happy if there was someone to help with his endless vendor pick-ups.


• Me? I'm good. My route really doesn't need any help, and in fact I could handle adding a couple of cities to it. Adding Hayward and San Ramon would take a lot of pressure off the East Bay and LV-2 routes, and allow me to take 580 E to get over to the actual Livermore Valley.


• Right now when I finish up my Fremont stops, there's rarely a good option for getting over to 680.


• Other than Niles Canyon Road, which I take any excuse to drive.


• If you live in the South Bay and are looking for a job, and think you might be cut out for warehousing work, contact me. A clean DMV record is essential. Forklift experience a plus.


• If you are looking for office-type work, let me know and I'll try to find out what they are hiring for. Right now all I know is we are at least getting some assistance for our beleagured purchasing agent.


• The Giants, amazingly, are not dead yet! Three back of the Padres with 28 to play.


• Tonight? BEAT L.A.!!!


• Also tonight, my annual "Kirsten's in the desert, so let's have a party!" pizza orgy.


• Assuming I can find a Round Table that delivers here.


• The rest of Labor Dar weekend, I'll be laboring.


• I'm making a concentrated effort to unpack and put away as much stuff as possible in the next two days, leaving Monday for rest.


• But the most important thing has been done!


• The artwork created exclusively for our refrigerator by the Emergency Back-up Niece and the Niece of Last Resort has been put up in a prominent, central position.


• Expect another local gaming related post soon. Really disappointed with how the last attempt went.


• Haven't bought the new camera yet. As with all big expenses I want to clear it with Kiri first.


• Been reading more of the Dark Heresy. Really enjoying the system. May run this or Rogue Trader. Not only a well-conceived set of rules that look like they flow well in play, but the best set of Critical Damage tables since the Arduin Grimoire had us rolling dice to see just how far the pulped remains had flown.


• How can you not like a game that has a section titled We're on a mission from the God-Emperor.


• It occurs to me that Vila Restal would be an awesome character in a DH game.


• Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Comments

[dalen-talas.livejournal.com]

Any CH table that includes not just instant kill, but instant overkill, is epic in my book. The published adventures are worth reading as well.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Some of the entries came close to triggering my PTSD. That's pretty amazing, considering.

Pity you aren't local. I could use you in the warehouse to translate what Rustam and Rinat are saying.