Lulu

 According to the forecast, today's afternoon high is predicted to be cool, at least that's what they're calling a temp in the upper 70s (F).  Me?  I call that early summer weather.  We'll have to wait and see if we're going to have a day where our temps didn't climb up into the 80s (F).  

And since I worked yesterday, it was pretty much of a meh day.  Management will be happy, I got 5 install measures, which brings my total for the week up to 7.  The big problem with having so many measures is that you need to deal with them.  After the quotes have been built, you need to call the customers and try not to sound like a used car dealer.  I do this by only call them occasionally.  There are also times when I send notes to our measurement services telling them to not harass the customers.  Believe me, this does happen far more often than not.  I could regal you with horror stories of customers who have received email, texts, and phone calls every other day.  In my opinion, this makes us look desperate.  Sadly, I realize that when greed is involved the sounds of desperation get little consideration.

I've mentioned before how people like to bring their pets into the store.  Over the years I've had the chance to meet snakes, raccoons, one blonde skunk, and many, many dogs.  On Saturday, I got to meet Lulu.  She's 27 years old.  Her owner told me that when he got her 2 years ago she'd lost most of her feathers because of stress.  She's in a much less stressful environment.  She said "hello."

Of course, everybody was talking about the ugly meltdown the Orange Anus had yesterday on Meet the Press.  Social Media was flooded with videos of him seething at Kristen Welker.  Even the Washington Post, usually very soft for Orangie, did not try to sane wash the moment.  Their headline:  "Trump walks out of interview when challenged over his false election claims."  Some were saying he stormed out, but they were quickly reminded that at his age his storming days are done and that what he really did was toddle out.  I will admit to being quite pleased, in fact I was cheering her on.  One of the things that did surprise me was that this interview was recorded on Saturday and the decision was made to keep his meltdown in, rather than edit it out.  Could Main Stream Media be learning that they'll get more clicks if they show his vile side?  

And tonight?  If he actually does go to the Knicks game, prepare for him to be booed mercilessly.

 

You Snooze, You Lose

Starting the morning off with an outside temp of 70 (F) this late in the Spring should start alarm bells ringing.  These are mid July temps, not early June temps.  Still, if the forecasters are correct u=our high this afternoon will hit the mid to upper 80s (F).  Of course, yesterday we had a 1% chance of rain and some serious thunderstorms spread through the area in the late afternoon.  We can only wonder what today will bring.

I did work yesterday, however I wasn't in the flooring department.  Nope.  I spent most of my time in the paint department.  I like working paint.  In fact, at some point, when I no longer want to deal with installations and the problems that go with them.  Like... well, take yesterday for example.  Right after I punched in, I was informed that one of my customers had been in to complain.  They weren't fuming.  Nope.  The were outraged and loudly verbally bashed everyone within hearing distance with their anger.  The installers had shown up yesterday morning to install their new carpet, however the mill had shipped the wrong carpet.  This was not something we did, it was totally the responsibility of the manufacturer.  As a result, the customer will get a credit to their account, which means my sales figure will be reduced.  New carpet will be ordered at a greatly reduced price, which will again effect my sales.  This is why I will, at some point, have no problem moving to paint.

And here's a picture of Orangie sleeping without Biden taking a selfie, or writing on his forehead.

It's my understanding that a lot, if not all, of the A Listers that Orangie invited to his UFC Cage Match are sending RSVPs that are, "no thanks."  It's not that they're even attempting to be socially polite by saying "thanks, but no thanks," they're simply saying "nah, I got better things to do."  Dwayne Johnson, said "nope," as did Jared Leto... though I don't know if I'd call him an A Lister, and the same goes for Mario Lopez.  Mario who?  Though I do understand that Dean Cain, who at first didn't get an invite but then did, will be in attendance.  If this keeps up, Orangie's going to need to do 2 sit down rallies.

And how about that Tommy Tuberville voter fraud?  It always turns out to be the Republicans, doesn't it?