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Setback....

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So Friday, the 28th I got a heavy dose of fiberglass dust where I work. That would not be such a problem except I'm still feeling like my throat had ten million razor blades in it, and I'm coughing like a pack a day smoker....😧

It's also a problem for me in that I don't want to add more dust to my environment, yet I hadn't entirely won my war against the bedbugs. 😬

Since I'm using diatomaceous earth as my bedbug removal method I tend to have residual dust in my bed. But I'm a bit wary of that while I'm still coughing up fiberglass...😠

Other than that I hope that sometime soon I'll have enough money put together to pick up an upper plate for my mouth. I'm missing so many teeth that a partial at least would be helpful. 🙂

I'm hoping to get back to writing soon, but I'm driving 100 miles a day for work, or approximately an hour each way, if the weather isn't bad...😯

All of which is a long way to say, don't expect any new stories from me, anytime soon.😔

Up at midnight....

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Again. At least it's the weekend. I'm thinking about writing, but so far this (what I'm doing now) is as far as I've gotten with that.😔

I have ideas in my mind, but what seems to pop when I think about it, feels flat when I write it out.😑

Maybe I'm super critical of my own writing... And no I'm not fishing for a compliment. If you honestly like my writing, I'm glad I've entertained you.😁

I've been working for a new company and in my opinion I'm not doing at all well. I'm pretty sure I'm going to barely last out the 90 day evaluation before they tell me that I don't fit. 😔

Not that I'll be surprised. Unless they lose their minds and actually hire me.😯

That would be a very pleasant surprise.

Gear report...

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So, close to three years into working sawmills, here's my take on the gear I've worn and used.

I started with Dickies duck pants with cargo pockets. After this time, I still put these trousers in the middle of the pack. Here is an observation; Dickies makes a line of pants they call 'Ranger', these pants are made with light weight 'rip-stop' material. So far as I'm concerned that immediately moves them to the Do Not Buy category. The fact is I'd have a hard time accepting one of these pairs of trousers as a gift.

Next I tried the cargo pocket trousers made by Carhartt. In an attempt to mitigate the bad properties of 'rip-stop'material, Carhartt used a very heavy weight 'rip-stop'material for their cargo pocket trousers. IMNSHO these trousers are an absolute failure.

Next I purchased a couple pairs of cargo pocket trousers made by Riggs (a Wrangler brand, more on Wrangler later) these trousers are made from a medium weight 'rip-stop' material. Except for the fact of being made of 'rip-stop' material, I rather like the design and number of pockets 9 if I counted correctly.

Next I found that Wrangler is making a line of pants they call work wear. This is a medium weight canvas trousers. However Wrangler makes a fashion set of trousers that looks almost exactly like these. Be sure if you choose Wrangler and want work clothes that stand up to heavy usage Do Not Buy Wrangler's fashion clothing!

Next I tried a couple of pairs of pants made by the Noble Outfitters company. The ones I bought are called Hammerdrill cargo pants. These are an excellent heavy weight canvas trousers. They have pockets to spare without being too 'busy'. If you want heavy weight trousers and like to wear cargo pocket trousers, I definitely highly recommend these.

From there let's move on to shoes and boots. I'm a bit partial to a six inch boot if I'm working lumber (including the cabinet shop where I had a seasonal assignment this year) so far in that category, Danner boots win big.

Part of the reason I'm writing this now is that I had the opportunity to visit the Shasta Boot Company and try on a couple of pairs of Redwing boots. For the price I'll stick with Danner's.

I'm still looking (as long as I work for a place where I can wear them) for a casual weight shoe with a composite safety toe. As I've noted here already the pair I bought which is branded by the DeWalt tool company I not working well for me.

While in Redding I also stopped by Work World and looked at a pair of Keen shoes which may work. Part of problem seems to be that my feet are somewhat (EE) wide at the toe, and somewhat narrow at the heel...

Oh the reason why I was in Redding? My left foot has developed an ulcer on the ankle.

A pocket full...

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Of plastic... Not credit cards, or even gift cards. I had suspected that the cabinet shop job was going to be a seasonal assignment when I sorted out exactly what I was doing... Or rather the customers they were building for. But I certainly enjoyed my time there, and hope I took some lessons from it.
I've moved on though and today was working with plastic again which is why I had a pocket full of plastic.
Anyway the drive is brutal again so I'm definitely going to be shopping for housing nearer to the job, provided it too doesn't end up being a seasonal assignment. But I was informed that I could expect 50 hours a week for 60-90 days at least.
However, on this job safety toed shoes are required, but it doesn't seem that I'm apt to fill them with sawdust, or even dust from the plastic, so I shopped for and picked up a pair of DeWalt branded 'sneakers' with a composite toe. Unfortunately they're a tad large... But the next half size smaller was definitely pinching...
Grr...
I shopped online at Redwing but their composite toed 'casual' shoes are only available at their brick and mortar locations. So I may be taking a short road trip to a location nearest ones are either Redding (I think there's still a store there) Grants Pass, or Medford.... I'll be giving the job plenty of time before I go for a pair of Redwing shoes though! They make Danner's look medium priced...

Universal ID...

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Err...ssn/'card'...

Why put that card in quotes? Everyone who has a social security card knows that it's a terribly fragile piece of paper.

Yet, for all intents and purposes in the USA it has become the universal ID. Even though it doesn't have your photo, and by law it's not supposed to be made of anything but the most flimsy paper short of tissue.

Why am I griping? Because my social security card which is supposed to be in a file folder in my filing cabinet, or in the box of stuff I keep for final job applications (they want to hire me and need a copy of the actual social security card....) Doesn't seem to be in either expected place. I'm terribly badly disorganized, so probably I put it elsewhere and simply don't remember where....

A somewhat organized partner would be helpful. But about as likely as pigs growing wings and flying.....

I'll keep looking but generally if I've not found something in the first few minutes of looking it can then take weeks!

And given ID theft being rampant the government in it's infinite wisdom has limited the number of replacement social security cards you can request.... See my original rant, because even without misplacement (mostly due to trying to prevent wear on a fragile piece of paper) normal wear if you carried the social security card with you would destroy it in no time flat.

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