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 So yesterday I took my new hawg (electric trike) out for a spin on the road, screw gas prices, and stopped at the Haunted Station to get copies of my report sheets for the Truck Stop. Their report sheets the have are crap that they've run through the old fax machine too many times so there are huge streaks and it's crooked on the page and so forth. Back when I worked there the first time I made up new, better sheets but the Crazy Lady didn't like them and threw them away, so these are just for me. Anyhow I was chatting with the Random Woman and she's super pissed, Skippy told her off about the coffee pot, the Late Guy said it hadn't been cleaned. Plus he keeps complaining at her about this and that. Instead of just saying "Hey, can you be sure this is done when you leave?" he's being the boss and barking orders. I really think she's going to quit before the end of the month. I told her she could let me know and I wouldn't tell anyone, and I wo...

The Bad Seed This episode premiered on March 18th, 1985. The lead in show was Scarecrow And Mrs. King and was followed by Newhart. It ran opposite movies on ABC (This Wife For Hire) and NBC (Private Sessions) Jen's new friend  Carter is causing a clash between Jen and Allie. Carter talks Jen into getting her ears pierced but tells Allie it was Jen's idea then tries to get her to smoke, Allie catches them in the act. Emma tells Kate that Jen and Carter are cutting school but she doesn't want to tell Allie. Carter steals a scarf and stuffs it into Jen's bag, but it sets off the security alarm and she gets arrested for shoplifting. The officer releases Jen to Allie since it's her first offense. Jen confesses that she's been skipping school, Allie says she got it from her father.  Dated References Kate gets a letter from Ed McMahon and American Family Publishers saying she might have won $2 million dollars. The company went defunct in 1999. (For a while people were ...

 When I tried to log on the second computer someone was already on there. It turns out Skippy is trying to learn the system since the Graveyard Shift has become unreliable and perhaps one night he'll have to run the place. Although I don't see that happening due to his limited English, I can't see him running a truck card. The Big Boss comes around once a month for an inspection and I fully expect a lecture about responsibility.  Thursday was weirdo day. one guy came in and was looking for tamales. I mean what the heck.  A family was holding a reunion in the middle of the parking lot. Cars kept showing up, people kept getting out, there were lots of hugs and so forth. What a strange place to meet up. The reunion was followed by a large van, I don't know how they got all those people in there but the place filled up and they probably spent $200 on stuff, mostly instant soup. And then they all piled back in the van and the place cleared out. The West Side Station has been...

 When I got to work the Manager told me the Homeless Millionaire has now turned to shoplifting. He came in, threw a bunch of garbage on the floor, grabbed several items and ran off. She called the cops and they immediately did...nothing. So from now on he has a "call the cops upon first siting" status. I fully expect that guy to end up in jail within the next two weeks, or worse, face down in a ditch on the edge of town. The Late Guy told me the West Side Station is back up and running. He fully expected it to be down until they installed new software but the guy got it to work. I kind of expected to be working with the Weekend Guy on Saturday and Sunday but he'll be over there instead. I need a good spot to park my bike so I was going to go outside and look around and as soon as I got to the door and that's when the tag teamers started coming in, one at a time. All I have to do is think about doing something and people show up. btw, I figure I can put the chain aroun...

 The thing about Mondays is I work with Mrs. Late Guy for four hours. So I don't have to rush to get in. I don't have to do any of the stocking. Unfortunately I have to work the register that is right under the air conditioner so I had to wear my jacket all day. I was also stuck listening to the Top 40 radio for half the day and...I can't tell the difference between songs, they all sound the same. Same rhythm, same manufactured music, same general lyrics. Maybe I'm getting old but I just wanted something in which the singer was actually interested in the lyrics rather than just singing them, some anger, some sorrow, some passion, not just singing the lyrics. I guess I got old somewhere along the way. Anyhow the Random Woman showed up to work early across the street. It turns out Mr. and Mrs. Late Guy had to go to a school meeting in the afternoon. Pretty soon I'm gonna have to buy raffle tickets, I hope they have good prizes. There's a crackhead that comes aroun...

 My first customer of the day was complaining because the pumps cut off at a $100, it's a credit card thing. Anyhow I let him leave his card and finish filling up, but he couldn't get the pump on. I tried to tell him to hang it up and let the screen clear out but he wouldn't shut up and walked out the door, he figured it out. He finished and came in but then he tried to walk out without scanning his card, then ran the magnetic strip instead of using the chip (hello, 21st Century here) and then tried to walk out without signing. That's the kind of guy who will end up driving into the back of a school bus. Mrs. Late Guy told me the Doofus had come in first thing in the morning to buy cigarettes. He asked her how it's going and she replied "You know, work work work", and then realized he had been out of work for three weeks and can't seem to get a job. I started laughing, I know it's horrible but the look on her face when she was telling me what happe...