One Of Those Days

It was one of those days at work.  We -- meaning the brazers -- stood around all day waiting on orders from tubing.  They came trickling in at a snail's pace.  I hate days like that to begin with because it makes the time pass so slowly.  

I've never understood workplace logic.  The sub brazers come in at 4:00.  The header line comes in at 4:00.  The adapter tube line comes in at.........6:00.  Guess which parts we've been waiting on all week.  It just doesn't make any sense.  

To make matters worse, after standing around piddling all day because we didn't have work, thirty minutes before quitting time, the line comes rushing up to the brazing area looking for headers because they were down waiting on parts.  The only problem is, tubing didn't even have the adapter tubes ready.  

I just wish I could get it through their thick heads that you can yell and scream and blame the brazers all you want, but until you fix the actual problem -- TUBING -- nothing is going to change.  But this is what the plant does to its employees.  They set you up to fail, then blame you for doing exactly what they intended for you to do.  

It's much easier than being organized and efficient, you know. 

I'd thought about running in and getting some more garden soil after work, since they're predicting storms this evening.  I wanted to get it into the beds before the rain gets here, so it can settle in a bit.  After the day I had, that plan went out the window, and I just came on home.  

I do hope we get some rain; it's so very dry.  Even my poor little purple deadnettle isn't growing this year.  Last year it was thick and tall and I could sit outside and hear the bees buzzing all over my yard.  This year, it's short and stumpy and really struggling.  

In a bit of better news, the cat seems to be on the mend.  She's still gimping, but there is no sign of infection and she's eating well.  I don't think a vet visit will be necessary this time.  

More good news, the wild fire in Carroll County is 90% contained, and hopefully they'll get some rain to thoroughly drench it.  It ended up burning 4246 acres, which is the second largest wildfire in Mississippi history.  

And finally, just so this post isn't a complete waste of your time, here is a photo of my zinnias.  

 I'm going to have to thin them soon.  Maybe I'll do that this weekend. 

But for now, I'm going to watch an episode of The Repair Shop, then go to bed. 

Good night.