Abusive Maxi Miller

Today is going to be nice, with a high in the low to mid 80s.  The sun is shining brightly and there is nary a cloud in the sky.  Weather like this needs to be taken advantage of, so I'll be out back with my chainsaw and chipper.

I got a nice upper body workout done yesterday morning before I went to work.  This was good.  Even though work was slow, I did manage to get 2 measures, one for a blind installation, and one for carpeting in a bedroom.  Two measures are good at this time of the year.  

Corporate made a rather foolish decision.  Someone thought that sending every specialist to an 8 hour training session in Baltimore was a great idea... everyone except the part-timers.  Knowing that over 100 specialty departments were going to be unstaffed, one would like to believe that part-timers would be used for coverage.  Nope.  Nobody is scheduled except the aisle associates.  I told our scheduler that I was thinking of punching in for a few hours this afternoon, and was rather nonchalantly told, "sure, if you want to."  And I actually did think I'd go in for 4 or 5 hours, until I realized today's weather was going to be great.  I got 2 measures yesterday, and I am not responsible for coverage.  I've also decided that I like 4 days off in a row.

I'm supposed to have a cardio session this afternoon.  Looks like that will be replaced with the lifting and the cutting of limbs and branches.  One of the interesting things is that Deutsche Bank new way back when that Orangie was involved in questionable banking practices, and evidently he bribed some members of the board to keep his accounts open.

Another thing I find interesting is the way the Max Miller abusive, child beater, restraining order story is playing out.  

To be honest, if all of these allegations had surfaced under a different president, I don't think this story would have gotten too much coverage, knowing how Republicans liked to sweep their dirt under the carpet.  But we've got Orangie in the White House, and he has endorsed Maxi Miller.  With both his ex-wife complaints and Stephani Grisham's restraining order, he looks like he's on his way to being labeled a serial abuser.  And all of this is happening, not only across the front pages of main stream media, but in deeply red, Central Ohia as well.  Ouch!  Maxi says he's not going to resign because... I suppose... because physical abuse is part of the Republican playbook?  I'm betting Maxi has some serious anger management issues when it comes to women, of course, that shouldn't be surprising.  He is a Republican, after all.

The Trump Crime Family

Wowza!  Did we get rain yesterday?  Drizzles and showers turned into torrential downpours.  We had ponding, laking, and a little flash flooding.  There was thunder and lightning, but no wind,  Believe  me, I've had enough 60 mile an hour winds to last me and my trees a lifetime.  Things are expected to dry out today, but then tomorrow we're going to have more rain.  The forecast do not bode well for yard cleanup this coming week since my big tools are all electric.

Yesterday was a very slow day, again, at the orange home improvement retailer I work for.  We do tend to be slow right now because August is vacation month.  Vacations are expensive this year; 3 days at the shore is going to cost more than a flooring installation.  When I sat down at the Flooring computer, I discovered all of my old quotes were gone.  This is a good thing.  There is a certain point in time, usually 4 weeks, when you know the customer is not going to purchase.  I've been told by our measurement services that time is actually 3 months.  I stop calling customers after a month.  At a certain point customer service ends and customer harassment begins.

Tomorrow, every specialist in my store, except for the part-timers, will be going to an 8 hour seminar down in Baltimore.  As far as I know, only 2 specialists said they were going to need a room, both are flooring associates.  Both thought this was great, they were each going to spend the night in a single room.  😂🤣😂 Yesterday I told the one I was working with that he was going to be in a double, possibly with someone he didn't know.  He did a little research and discovered I was right.  Both of these guys are... naive. 

And then this bit of news started breaking yesterday.

Whispers are saying that Jeanine Pirro dropped the reflecting pool vandalism charges because she wants to be fired, that she knows something bad is coming down and she and her box of wine will be much safer out of Orangie's orbit.

And the money laundering bit?  My understanding is that Orangie and his kin were selling excessively over-priced condos for cash... mostly Russian cash.  And  this is not the first time.  We're not just talking about Capital One.  Deutsche Bank also severed ties with Orangie's crime family in 2021.  They all know he's a crook.  Now we know why he wants he wants immunity from audits for not only himself, but his family, and his businesses.  He truly is a scourge upon America, a con man extraordinaire.  

So, is Mitch McConnell going to suddenly catch pneumonia and die tomorrow?