Do you Bicycle?

As an adult do ride your bicycle anywhere? Do you still have a bicycle for that mater or is it in the back shed, all the cable rusted, the chain in need of lubrication and the tires aired up? I have been riding a bicycle for many years, just for fun and exercise. Now I have been riding for not only exercise but transportation as well. Most of the trips that we make to the store or other places are less than two miles from home. With the weather being nice, I have been riding here and there, to the store to pick up a few items, to the auto parts store for small things, to the post office, and other places. I find it is enjoyable and saves on gas money, with the price of gas hovering around $4 a gallon, my Jeep is not the picture of economy. 

Cycling is faster than walking, it does not pollute the atmosphere or use any fossil fuels. It is great exercise and even fun. Get out that old bike, go buy yourself a new one and get out there and ride. 

Do not mess with my pay check

I think it is crappy when your boss decides on a whim to mess with how you are paid. When I took this position, I was to be paid a salary so holidays were paid when we did not work. On the other hand when you had to stay after work those extra hours were not paid either, works both ways. 

Last week I was informed that will not be getting paid for the 4th of July holiday. How un-American is that? I thought that meant now we are hourly employees, I was wrong, my boss just wanted to pay us our normal amount, except when we did not work then she would deduct those hours, sounds like hourly to me. So when I submitted my hours for this week, and they were significantly higher than a normal week, she questioned my hours, I explained to her, that was my understanding since we were not getting paid for the holiday, now we are hourly. She tried to back peddle and say no I want to pay your regular check, but the hours you do not work I will just take out. So I said we are hourly now, and she said no, but then she had to stop and think about it. Do not try to have your cake and eat it as well, if you are going to pay me hourly then every couple of months there is a 3 week pay period. If you are going to pay me salary, then the good come with the bay for both parties, I get paid for the holidays, but I also do not get paid for the extra hours I work. Do not mess with my check!!!! I like what I do, and I can take a lot of crap, but when you start messing with my check, now we ramp it up a few notches. If you expect me to do my job, and I take great pride in what I do, I am early for work, I stay late if necessary, and I do most anything that is asked of me. I always try to go above and beyond what is expected of me. I get along with everyone in the office, I have good ideas about many things, and I contribute to the focus of the project at hand. 
If you promoted me to this position under the agreement of a salary employee, you must take the good with the bad. How crappy is it to just switch how we get paid in mid stream without any prior knowledge of this. On top of that, do not pay us for the 4th of July, if it was Labor Day or Memorial Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, I might have taken it better but on the celebration of our country's Independence. That might be one reason our country is going down hill, all those with the money just want to take advantage of their workers. 

Teens have it all figured out

A few months ago we took one of my fiances daughters friends in, basically her cousin. This young woman was in her senior year of high school, we encouraged her to complete the work she was behind on. She was having some problems at home, was not getting the help or support of her parents. Thus she was a little behind in her school work, we gave her the support and encouragement to finish the projects she was behind on and to graduate with her classmates. 

We proceed to plan a graduation party for not only my fiances daughter but her cousin as well, because her father refused to help us one bit. They could not even purchase 4 boxes of crackers from Aldi's to help us out, we provided everything else, chicken, subs, drinks, cake, appetizers, we had the party at our home. He would not even help set up tables and chairs, the tents or lift one finger to help us. Both her dad and his girlfriend flat out refused to help us with their graduation party, ok so you do not have the money. Everyone is having money problems right now understandable, even thought her dad works for a heating and air company and makes good money, there are still bills to pay food, gas, things like that to purchase for your household. Granted we understand that, but what about lending your time to the efforts, help set up prepare the food anything at all. That is ok, be selfish and not help out your daughter or niece, some people are just that way. 

Now that this young woman has graduated high school, she quit her job, because her boss was treating her unfairly. Suck it up buttercup welcome to the real working world now. So after quitting her job and not looking to find another job for almost a full month she decided to lie to us about partying, she was going to go and NOT drink, she promised us that she would not drink or do anything else illegal, as it is illegal and we DO NOT CONDONE those actions of people living in our house. If you are going to live in our house you must be a productive member of our household, either work or attend school. She wanted to do neither, she wanted to "live her life" so we told her ok, go and "live your life" but you will not be living under our roof to do so. She gave up a good household, rides, food, going out to eat, and coming together as a family to do things. 

I guess if you see that your real family, that does not want you around, leach off of everyone they come in contact with they that is what you learn. Not one of this young woman's family members graduate high school, not her mom, dad, any of his brothers sisters, not even anyone on her mom's side graduated high school.  Don't you want better for your children than what you had? Do you not hope that they achieve better than you did? Should you not strive to push your kids and show them a better life than you had, if at all possible? Work toward the better good of your children, teach them the value of life, how hard it is to make a buck, teach them the value of a hard days work, and the sanctification you feel when you receive your check, be proud that you are a productive member of society. Be proud of what you do, even if it is a crappy job, take pride in your work, someone will take notice of you and you will move up or they will offer you a better job or position. 

Do not quit the job you have before finding another, and do not think someone will just hire you because. You must show determination, a great attitude, and a willingness to achieve. Most people do not just get handed a job, and if you do you should appreciate it as many people around the country do not have a job. Think before you act, and listen to the people that are trying to help you they just might know what they are talking about.

Moving away, but yet not quite far enough.

Moving away from our former residence, I thought we would be done with all the drama, questionable activity and traffic at all hours of the day and night. Much to my surprise when I stepped out the door last evening just to see how warm it was, I heard someone screaming at the top of their lungs, I listened carefully to where the screaming was emanating from and to my surprise it was someone at Country Acres who was cussing up a storm for someone woman to open the door, let him in and give him his money. The screaming and slinging of profanity's and calling of names continued for about five minuets, until the distant sound of police sirens could be heard, then all you saw was break lights as the person tried to make a speedy exit, sadly for him there is only one way in and one way out of the acres. He should think about that next time he is trying to get into someone apartment that does not want him there. 

Respect at work

Hello one and all, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Do you have a boss that is overbearing, cusses and swears at you? Does your boss put you down in front of your co-workers? Were you put in charge of a project ,and for over a year given very little direction on how the project should be run, then after having outstanding success with the project, the boss wants to micromanage your weekly progress and critique everything you do. 

How do you handle a boss that yells and screams at you in the work place?

Don't mess with my money

Good morning everyone and Happy St. Patrick's Day. Myself and my fiance will be enjoying the fun of St Patrick's Day from the comfort of our home. I asked my boss if I could have my pay check, keep in mind our paydays fall on the 1st and the 15th, I was told "this is not the time or the place to be asking for your check". In my head I was thinking ok, if you cannot ask for your pay check on pay day then when would be a good time to ask? Should I call while I am at Wal-Mart or the local auto parts store, or should I ask for my check the Friday after next Tuesday, would that be a good time to ask for your check. 
Or was I out of line for asking for my check, on what I thought was pay day? 

Amazing

Good afternoon everyone, it just makes me so upset that my fiance has to go to her moms house, not to clean up after her and help her, that is not the issue. It is the 14 year old child that lives there, and has not respect, love or care for her Grandmother that has taken her in because her mother does not want her. Her mother just does not want to take the time with her and teach her how to act or the meaning of responsibility. That is not the Grandmothers roll to raise a child with discipline, issues to begin with. It makes me very upset that this child is continually allowed to behave like this and the mother does nothing about it. She allows this child to walk all over her mom, disrespect her and never follow directions. I understand it is not the child's fault that her mom is worthless, but wow take some responsibility for your children, you were there for the pleasure be there and be a parent, yes it is a hard job. I have two boys and it was a challenging job to raise them, but you just do it and make it through, and enjoy it along the way it is very rewarding and wonderful.