Anne N. Mouse: Blog

I think that is a question I don't ask myself often enough. I hope that you take time today to consider that question in your life.

I've often been guilty of not being thankful for a great number of things in my life, from my health to having work. I'm still not running a budget, so I'm having trouble cash flowing the various needs in my life... GRRR! I'm doing somewhat better on that issue.

Of course I'm concerned with the various conflicts underway in the world 😞, still personally I believe that this year I have a great deal to be thankful for. I hope you do too.

I hate buying by 'mail' or the Internet if you insist. Because (especially with shoes) I always seem to get the wrong size, even if I order the size I'm wearing....
Then I have to go through the process of returning the product and hopefully getting the right size...
I was in a store the other day and they didn't have my size of shoes, they offered to have them shipped to me. But honestly unless I try on the shoes I desperately hate to buy on what at times seems like a barely educated guess.

All this because I do have a pair of shoes bought through Grainger that I do need to return....

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.😔

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.

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.