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Week 24 Through a strange twist I ended up with $14.09 in the Tip Jar.  I could have bought a $10 ticket but I decided to go with another $5 Second Chance ticket. I didn't win so now it's time to enter it on line and hope I win the $25,000 jackpot. Wish me luck. Week 25 I was tempted to buy a ticket on 6/6, possibly the Lots Of Cash since it is game #666. However there was a last minute firing where I work and I ended up having to cover the Graveyard Shift. I slept in today and by the time I got up an employee that I don't like was probably covering the shift where I buy lottery tickets so I figured that was the Fates way of telling me to not waste my money. I'm still tempted to buy a ticket on 6/26/26 but that's a couple of weeks away and who knows what will be going on then. It was a good week, I ended up with $24.46 in the Tip Jar. The place I go has a $20 ticket but do I want to lose that much money at one time? I decided no so instead I went for a new $2 ticket...

 Monday can be a dangerous day because I never know what kind of mood the Manager is in. My basic rule is if she doesn't say anything I don't talk to her. But thankfully she was in a hurry and rushed out. That's a good start to the day.  Since I work a half shift with Mrs. Late Guy I took advantage of it and asked her about the visit from the police, sure enough it was a subpoena to testify about the shoplifter/car thief. She said he showed up on Friday when the place was crowded and she was kind of embarrassed. She has to call in to find out if she has to appear in person or are they going to do it over the internet. All she has to do is say the guy came in, she didn't really see his face, he stole antifreeze and ran out. I told her that since they had him on video and he was wanted on a whole series of charges elsewhere they'd probably cut a deal since he won't be serving any time in New Mexico, he'll be sent to Colorado where he has several federal warran...

 I could see the rain rolling in before I went to work so I took the Jeep. I beat it by minutes, because I had stoped to take a photo of a deer, Mrs. Late Guy was in a big hurry, it seems her husband left a window at open and she was trying to rush so she could go home and close it. But then she stuck around for an extra 10 minutes doing side work, that I kept telling her she could just leave. I guess I'll find out how that turned out today. Also I didn't get a chance to ask her how the cop thing turned out. We sell scorpion suckers, even though they are expensive we sell a lot. Anyhow some guy wouldn't believe that they were real bugs in the sucker. He kept trying to argue with me about what they were made of while reading the label. I even pointed at the word "Real" on the display. I still think he didn't believe me. I saw a truck with two large Mexican flags. It took me a minute and then I realized it was for FIFA. I hope some grouchy maga saw it. A guy was...

 Happy Fourth Of July! I never know what to expect, will it be dead, will it be busy? Who knows. Anyhow when I got there I started my paperwork and two vans full of senior citizens rolled in. They take forever, they want to talk, they don't buy anything, and they make a mess in the restroom. It took me three times as long to get all my numbers than usual. And I had to dump the trash in the restroom right away. Great way to celebrate independence. Mrs. Late Guy needs a day off at the end of the month so she wanted to switch days. I got confused and thought she was offering to cover on a day I was already off because of my screwed up schedule. But, it turns out I'll get two full days in a row off. It's a miracle. I'm not going to make plans because I know what happens then.  There are out of control wildfires in Colorado and we are catching the smoke so I was coughing throughout the day. Also it mixed with the nearby clouds and an unpredicted rainstorm hit. Of course I ha...

 I've been doing the Lottery Experiment and Friday was my ticket buying day but I wanted to avoid the holiday crowd so I went for a walk this morning. However the Boss and Big Boss were hanging out at the Haunted Station so I had to keep going. When I went by the West Side Station it was closed, hmmm. However the Truck Stop Manager drove by so she must have had to go do something and had the West Side Manager covering. When I came back the West Side Station was open again.  When I got back the Boss was gone so I dropped in at the Haunted Station to say Hi to the Weekend Guy and buy my weekly lottery ticket. He was in a bad mood, the Random Woman had left a mess, again. And she wants Saturday off to run her burrito stand during the Forth party downtown, so he has to work the afternoon at the Haunted Station. It's good news for me because I don't have to do it. I wonder why they didn't get the Part Time Woman to cover? I'm sure she has some excuse. The Boss is also re...

 The supply truck was late again and the Manager was pissed at the new driver. She's hoping the other guy comes back. They also sent her a massive amount of the nicotine pouches, she didn't order them they just showed up. She had no idea what she was going to do with them. I suggested hauling them across the street and dumping on The Late Guy but she didn't.  The Manager was complaining about Bigfoot. She says the guy has been showing up after midnight, sometimes at one in the morning. He actually showed up on time for once. I'm starting to wonder how much longer he'll be around. Also, I saw Bigfoot! I was non stop busy for the first hour. When I wasn't dealing with a customer I was putting out the new stock. The place finally cleared out and I got to take a look around, and I found a liter bottle of Dr. Pepper by one of the pumps. Someone must have bought it, set it aside and forgot it. So I grabbed it, and switched it out with one from the cooler. If you come ...