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Thank Halford I have today off.
Mar. 28th, 2012 12:06 pmBecause yesterday was an endurance test.
Bosslady had asked me to come in a hour early as she had an appointment. I came in at 1500 to find that our office was without power or phones. Not because of the storm that was raising havoc, but because Pacific Graft and Extortion was doing repairs. Repair that were supposed to have taken a couple of hours, but due to said storm had now reached fours hours of work, with many stops for safety concerns.
No power, no phones, no internet. Which meant that I really couldn't do 90% of my job. I couldn't check flight ETAs, I couldn't take reservations, and I was using my personal cell phone to talk with drivers. Then it started getting dark. The only light I had to work with was a brass desk lamp that was plugged into an emergency battery, and my flashlight. Thankfully, power came back around 2000.. but no phones. Bossman had to come back to deal with that, and he ended up staying until closing. Nice to have somebody else in the building. We finally got out phones and internet back around 2130, and I dived in trying to catch up and a full day's of work. It was a pretty slow day, so that didn't take too long. I was even able to finish up some reservations that had either been written but not entered, or entered into the computer by Bosslady from home but not written up yet.
By the time we left at 2300, I felt like I had been through the wringer. At least I brought a book.
But today I have off, and I finally have my new vacuum cleaner. I also have the Gordon Biersch Spring Collection, more fake Mexican food that you could shake a stick at, and ten picks for Friday night's $500 million dollar jackpot.
Now taking a break, then some cleaning so tomorrow I can vacuum this place! I even bought some of that odor-absorbing powder. I am a domestic GOD!
Bosslady had asked me to come in a hour early as she had an appointment. I came in at 1500 to find that our office was without power or phones. Not because of the storm that was raising havoc, but because Pacific Graft and Extortion was doing repairs. Repair that were supposed to have taken a couple of hours, but due to said storm had now reached fours hours of work, with many stops for safety concerns.
No power, no phones, no internet. Which meant that I really couldn't do 90% of my job. I couldn't check flight ETAs, I couldn't take reservations, and I was using my personal cell phone to talk with drivers. Then it started getting dark. The only light I had to work with was a brass desk lamp that was plugged into an emergency battery, and my flashlight. Thankfully, power came back around 2000.. but no phones. Bossman had to come back to deal with that, and he ended up staying until closing. Nice to have somebody else in the building. We finally got out phones and internet back around 2130, and I dived in trying to catch up and a full day's of work. It was a pretty slow day, so that didn't take too long. I was even able to finish up some reservations that had either been written but not entered, or entered into the computer by Bosslady from home but not written up yet.
By the time we left at 2300, I felt like I had been through the wringer. At least I brought a book.
But today I have off, and I finally have my new vacuum cleaner. I also have the Gordon Biersch Spring Collection, more fake Mexican food that you could shake a stick at, and ten picks for Friday night's $500 million dollar jackpot.
Now taking a break, then some cleaning so tomorrow I can vacuum this place! I even bought some of that odor-absorbing powder. I am a domestic GOD!
