Truck 50-4..

[gridlore]

is mine.

Today I spent most of the day doing shuttle runs from our overly-full Hayward warehouse to the not quite so full Fremont warehouse. Tedious, but it gave me more wheel time, and I got paid for it.

I did remember the cd player (kshandra's Rio with the tape deck adapter) and brought the following cds with me:

Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle
Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
Metallica - Some Kind of Monster (EP they released for the film. Mostly live tracks. I live performances prefer over studio recordings.)
Grateful Dead - Nightfall of Diamonds
Weird Al Yankovic - Running with Scissors
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Just Another Band from LA

This weekend I need to pick up a cd wallet so I can carry more cds with less bulk. Live After Death is going to be a regular, I think. I managed to time the "We shall never surrender!" In Churchill's speech to the moment I hit the freeway, so the guitar intro to Aces High came as I accelerated to 65.

Luckily, I don't have to work Saturday, so madelineusher won't kill me. Or swear at me in Japanese.

Speaking of swearing, I'm doing a lot more of it these days. But because customers are often watching me work, I've been forced to modify my usual arsenal of invective. I've been using "bitch" a lot; mostly under my breath and directed at any equipment/terrain features/other drivers that annoy me. When I need to swear out loud, I use "pig." For example, if Podzilla decides to wander away from the track I am guiding it on, I may shout "straighten out, you pig!" No one can claim that pig is offensive in this context. (I even had a Muslim client get quite amused at my choice of words. He taught me the Arabic word for pig, but I've forgotten it. aurictech, care to help out?)

I was up late last night, and didn't sleep well. So my plan is a couple of beers, some sort of food, then bed.

Oh, an aside. I'm thinking about creating a "work" filter in case my reading audience isn't thrilled with constantly hearing about my love affair with a three-ton hydraulic lift named Podzilla. How many of you would prefer not seeing work-related posts?

Comments

[johno.livejournal.com]

I'm finding your work tales both amusing and informative.

Hopefully you intend them to be both. {grin}

[johno.livejournal.com]

Once you get ahead, you may want to consider a cheap MP3 player, instead of a CD player.

Often easier on the batteries and you don't loose hard to replace CDs if you get ripped off.

[valkyrwench.livejournal.com]

I'm thoroughly enjoying reading about your adventures with Podzilla, and I heartily second the MP3 player - small, portable, no juggling CD's. We have a Rio Carbon (http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/rioaudio/default.asp?cat=35) that's easy to load, small, and has good battery life. I think the one we have is a 5GB model, and we got it refurbed for $50.

[fimbrethil.livejournal.com]

Keep me on any filters you feel comfortable having me on please.

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

He taught me the Arabic word for pig, but I've forgotten it.

Khanziir.

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

always fascinated to hear about your working life

[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

Throw that Pod down and rock! You sound so much happier than you would have been in a boring security job. And I for one love to hear about it.

[kengr]

Well, SF has a lot of swear words you can swipe. Calling Podzilla a "filthy g'naak" may get you looked at weird. Or get a Öh, you play Traveller?"

[mdlbear]

Always interested in other people's work. (As the old saying goes, "I love work; I can sit and watch it for hours".)

[katster.livejournal.com]

Your work stories are fun.

I'd like to keep hearing them if you're willing. :)

-kat