Apparently our doctor is not as open to suggestion as I had hoped. The OH mentioned we would like a prescription for Florida to help get over his naggy cough. Doc Miller was amused but not cooperative. Darn. Though I imagine the co-pay would have been hefty.
FUN WITH ECONOMICS Listening to a couple of economists talking about inflation one statement stuck with me "I'd much rather be in an inflationary setting with full employment than one without". And that is the crux of the matter. Part of inflation (outside of supply bottlenecks, mass resignations/retirements, reliance on foreign suppliers, a never-ending pandemic, etc.) is wages have also increased. That we are spending that raise on higher prices at least gives folks a fighting chance. Fixed income folk, not so much.
FUN WITH TRASH It's all about placement around potential hazards and "what ifs". The water pipe bursting at a ski resort bathing and injuring people in the ski lifts passing above in high pressure liquid reminded me of an accident I investigated. The employee was continually running a trash compactor due to a neighborhood clean-up (lotta garbage goin'on). The hot oil blew out the pipe connection which, unfortunately, was positioned right at face level. Though suffering burns to his face, my campaign on safety glasses/goggles had apparently found fertile ground so his eyesight was saved. Upon research with the manufacturer, who claimed no responsibility of course, they did agree that it was an unfortunate position for the coupling. Also one hopes they decided to anticipate higher temps and possibly thicker material on future models. I believe they did, at least agree, to turn the hose around to face the truck rather than the operator
Those trash trucks were fascinating machines. I worked with the City Council media person to create an entire video (yes video) for training new refuse employers. Crawling through the truck; climbing mountains of trash at the dump; shooting and reshooting scenes with our amateur cast; even the painstaking editing was a blast. Although I wrote the entire script which was fact-checked by the department, the supervisor insisted on being the one to read the technical chapters. Thus my "masterpiece" had my introduction of each chapter with enthusiasm and energy followed by his "head down" non-expressive recitation. It was torture to listen to. But we had a lot of pictures and action parts.
Another "solid" (will make sense later) I performed was to convince management to provide a powered air-purifying respirator hood for the garage mechanic. He was asthmatic so I could make the accommodation argument, but the real reason was do you know what hangs off the bottom of refuse packers? Big fat white maggots - Ugh. Which "solidifies" my admiration for workers who toil under challenging conditions but still do the job, unless someone advocates for them. That was one of the rewards for being a safety skate.
FUN WITH CHURCH The OH and I got a last minute call to cover for our friends in cooking and serving hot dogs at the bi-weekly free church dinner. They like them cajun style (blackened) so I was chastising Burt for not grilling in 16 degree weather LOL. Any way we broiled them in the oven to the desired color and raced to church with 15 minutes to spare. Of course a car was already pulled up to the trough.. er er door so we had to hustle our heavy containers past them to get inside only to find the door locked. After much banging, we finally gained entry and set up. Though the dinner is advertised 6 to 7, after 3 cars took half the offerings, we were done by 6:15/wiped out/all gone. What would you do for a Klondike bar? Not as much as for free hotdogs, potato salad and beans apparently.
A friend had to make a visit to Emergency due to a medical issue (not covid) this week. I believe some people think the media is over-dramatizing the overflow at hospitals due to covid patients, but they need to talk to someone who has had to endure it. I agree the media does overdo a lot of issues "if it bleeds it leads" ignoring other more important issues, however this one is fact. Fortunately?? As she was transported by ambulance she was ushered past the "disease-ridden" to a private area of Emergency while waiting to be admitted to a regular room. After two days and a final discharge, she never made it to a regular room. Just hope you don't have a heart attack or traffic accident before this crisis abates. And, of course, it is the unvaccinated causing the bottle neck.
FUN WITH GRANDSON Any parent/grandparent is not doing their job if they don't embarrass the children. With Adventure Club cancelled this week due to staffing, the daughter was using different strategies for drop-off and pick-up at school. When it was our turn Joe directed us on where we had to go, where to park and tsked tsked us for not going all the way around the parking lot to join the drop-off line. I asked him if he wanted me to walk him to the door and give him a big hug and kiss. He was horrified! I dutifully sent a picture to his Mom with the message "Package Delivered"
Since no one answered the quiz last week I am offering an easier scenario. Do you see a problem and unfortunately, this has already happened (fatally) in Michigan this year. P i e c e s Out.....
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