Have been holding off tweeting about this until the details were firmed up.
Come mid-March I will no longer be a resident of this God forsaken state, as I have been greatly blessed with a career opportunity elsewhere.
Details to follow.
Thank you all for the support & prayers
Marjorie Elizabeth went Home last night. I've no doubts she greeted by Charles the love of her life, Johnsy, her dad, and Grace her mom, who led her to our Savior.
I was truly blessed to have her as my mother, and words cannot describe my sorrow at her loss.
Together again:
A friend's dad took a pretty bad fall today.
Multiple injuries.
If you would be so kind as offer a prayer for recovery and comfort it would mean a lot to my friend and to me
So, the owner is onboard with hiring me and doing relocation.
Am calling them Friday to finalize things.
I'll need to scrape by until then, will go to the new job tomorrow and discuss with the chef there.
Salary is about double what this place is paying me.
Went in a completely unrelated direction & applied for a management trainee position in a supermarket. I have a boatload of experience in managing large groups, meeting corporate goals/standards, & can fake being nice to ppl.
Would be 15K raise in salary. (No vaccine mandate)
Weird that I really don't feel any pangs of regret or wistfulness about leaving the place I've lived 55 of my 56 years.
Odds & ends & touch ups and then I'll be ready to go in the a.m.
Prayer request for my friend's dad who is battling glioblastoma.
His name is Tony, he needs all the help he can get fighting this monster.
Thank you, in advance.
This has frankly been the single most humbling week of my life.
Or humiliating.
Or both.
I'll see ya when I see ya.
Gonna take a break for a while.
Take care of yourselves.
An unanticipated turn of events.
I went to the bank earlier to see if last week was my final vacation check. No, this week was my final check.
Then right next door to the bank saw a deli/cook job in a supermarket. On a whim I applied & got press ganged into working. Pay sucks,
I bid you all a restful evening and good night's sleep.
I am turning on some Eva Cassidy and Linda Ronstadt, and turning off everything else until the morning.
I've a screaming headache.
If you would please offer a prayer for the repose of the soul of young man who died in a boating accident this weekend, and for comfort for the grieving family.
Relative of my number 1 cook.
Thank you
The butcher, who is my supervisor's boss, told me he was giving me a raise.
How much of one pr when it kicks in to be determined.
Our Lady is definitely watching over me.
Tomorrow I'll be getting my final paycheck.
I've been deemed a threat to society via a Municpal Executive Order made possible by the entire country crying out SAVE ME to the their government. Entire groups of people deemed non-essential, the nation willingly, and in not a few
I may not have enjoyed the last several years, but I am thankful for them.
I've learned, I've grown in my profession, I've grown in my Faith, & I am about to embark on what could well be the topper of my career.
Wouldn't have happened had I not come here.
His plans, His time.
Good morning
Quick update, due to unforeseen complications I didn't hit the road til 3pm yesterday afternoon. 🙄
Currently exiting Pa. Weather is crap, but not awful.
Will check when I hit Indy.
Thanks for the food wishes, etc.
Man alive, it was good to see the aged mother again.
2 hour visit she was mostly pretty sharp, one or two spots of vagueness, but that was to be expected, and not something to be concerned for.
She looked good, sounded good.
Man, I missed her.
Just looked the paystub from the 4 days I woked for these folks.
Hourly rate is right up there with a union operating engineer in NYC.
I have a feeling I am going to enjoy working for these people.
Going to look at a house on Tuesday.
3 bedrooms. 2 baths. Back deck. Large front yard. Landscaping included in the rent.
Almost a grand less than I am paying for this apartment.
Born OTD 1942 Lou Reed, American rock vocalist, songwriter and guitarist (Velvet Underground - "Sweet Jane"; "Walk On The Wild Side"), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
but it's fulltime & there will be bennies. No vax requirenent.
Place is in utter disarray, so not great for me, I'm just a tad anal retentive about my work spaces.
I'll adjust I suppose.
I credit the Holy Mother, to whom I have beeen praying the Rosary, for this job.
It'll
Very sad day here at work.
I have to fire the entire staff.
There was no coffee made upon my arrival.
Doesn't matter that I was the 1st one here. This cannot stand.
Who banged out 100% on his 1st corporate kitchen inspection?
The old man from brooklyn, that's who.
And had you seen what I walked into that would impress you. 2 years of covid inspired neglect.
You can now eat off the floor under the fryer should you care to.
Told the boss I was going to have to look for a better paying job in January. Told him I wasn't asking for a raise because the work doesn't merit one, it's just not enough to live on.
He countered with offering me a possible mgmt role.
Butcher says ~$600 raise.
Thinking...
Just spoke with the owner of the possible gig in Wisc.
The tryout is a definite, so will be there for 5 days next week.
Hopefully I won't burn the joint down or stab anyone.
This would be a pretty stellar gig.
We'll see what the Boss thinks about it.
This is intriguing.
Interviewed this morning at a place which said they couldn't meet my salary.
While at another interview they called me back and said they could and want to speak with me again.
Promising anyway.
I have secured temporary lodigings in Indy, will look for a permanent residence once there.
Small steps in the right direction. (Well actually, I'm moving to the left of where I currently live if looked at on a map, but the idea is the same)
Almost official.
Got my onboarding email today.
Thanks be to God and the Holy Mother for her intercession. I truly believe that was how this came about.
My gratitude to all of you who offered support and prayers cannot adequately be stated but it is genuine.
I am blessed.
As someone who walked away from his job of 10 years and a career of 40 due to the vaccine mandate, my heart goes out to the pilot fella who posted about having to make the same decision.
Being pressured from both sides ain't helping him, I'm sure.
Wish him well, pray for
I have just received (for the very 1st time in my life) flowers.
Sent by my new employers.
A very thoughtful gift, which shall brighten the apartment as i empty it.
Have been giving a kid here a chance even though he doesn't have an awful lot of skills.
He gave a note today telling me he considers me his guardian angel, because he is trying to get clean, and my giving him a chance gives him hope.
Makes a nice and surprising change from
Lease approval just came through. (Was a slight delay due to not having PDFs of my paychecks for the vetting company)
I shall officially be out of indy on the 30th.
New gig start will probably be the 10th. Will give me a week to handle all the little fussy details.
Will be working on finding work, so most likely will not be on here as often the next several days.
Thanks everyone for the support. Means a lot.
Keep out of trouble in the meantime.
Stepped outside for a brief bit of bracing somewhat fresh air. My neighbor, who left today to visit her mother in the Phillipines, left $200 walmart gift card outside my door. She is one of the most thoughtful & generous people I have ever met. Can't cook, but a very nice lady
Should be out of Indy by the 1st of next month barring an issue with a place to live.
Thank you all for the prayers, good wishes, and support.
I am truly blessed.
I may actually be compelled to take a position in a corporate chain restaurant despite my antipathy for such places.
If the offer is reasonable & the relocation payment sufficient I'll bite the bullet and go. It'll get me out of Indy anyway.
We shall see.
The old man loved babies, small children and teenagers he could do without.
Happy what would've been your birthday, Dad.
Thank you for my life and all you did for me. Until we meet again.
The Blessed Mother continues working dilligently on my behalf.
Virtual interview for a chef's job (outside of NYC) scheduled for Tuesday.
We shall see.
Currently unemployed and broke.
Which is better than working for those two emotionally stunted broads I've been saddled with for 1.5 years.
Next week will begin gig work to keep the roof above me noggin until something comes along. It'll suck, but no more than that job.
Broken femur.
No surgery, no rehab.
Be admitted to hospice care where she'll be kept drugged up for her comfort.
Glad I got home to see her when I did.
I'll be busy with work for the next 12 hours, so if you respond to this & i don't answer immediately, I apologize.
Once again I wish to thank you all for helping to cope with this year.
Wasn't a great year, wasn't the worst I've had.
Thank you for letting me vent to you and for the prayer and support you have given me.
Means more than you'll ever know.
Have a fantastic 2024.
A friend of mine (74 y/o woman) was assaulted the other day. Currently in the hospital with a shattered knee.
Prayers for Myrna would be greatly appreciated.
Job search begins today.
Told them to post my position.
Still employed, but on the way out of here.
I've had more jobs in 2 years living here than I have had in any given 5 year timeframe of my life.
The wee grocery store near me carries Heath bars.
I haven't seen them in donkey's years.
I may or may not have over-indulged my craving for nostalgia inspired candy bars.
Seen on FB.
The family of a pediatric cancer patient put out a sign for Halloween so trick or treaters wouldn't stop by and be disappointed.
The kids left some of their candy for the sick child