As The Station Turns 6/8

 It's suppose to be a nice day so I'm firing up my Bad Hawg and riding to work. Both to save on gas and because I told the Unstable Guy I couldn't give him a jump start and it wasn't my car parked out back. If he comes by today he'll see me at work and no car and think I wasn't lying to him, and again, when the cheese slips off the cracker he'll go down to the Conoco to go nuts instead of coming to the Truck Stop. Always think in advance.

I looked across the street and there was a strange car over there. Turns out it was the new trainee. He's a friend of the Late Guy so they are having him learn the register over there, and then we'll have to retrain him over here, well I won't have to since he'll be going on the Graveyard Shift. The Crazy Lady can teach him all the wrong stuff.

Since there has only been one person on each shift I managed to get the same drawer I had the night which meant I didn't have to count it in. However halfway through the day I noticed that the dollar coin I had left in the drawer was gone, the Manager likes to collect them. And, at the end of the night I was a dollar short, it seemed she took the coin but forgot to replace it with a bill. So, that happened.

I went outside to check the trash and discovered someone had power puked by one of the pumps. The thing was it was all dried out so it had happened a long time ago and whoever was on shift at the time just ignored it. I just took the broom and swept up the chunky parts. The rest of it will have to wait for the next rainy day.

I saw a cloud of white smoke going down the road, it was being spewed out of the tailpipe of a pickup. Then I realized it was breaking up too fast, it was steam. I doubt it was a steam powered vehicle and that is a bad thing. I wondered how far they got before their engine seized up.

Later in the day the Late Guy dropped by to add new drawer numbers for the new employee. I haven't met him yet so I don't have a nickname for him. btw, The Doofus was officially removed from the system today.

There were bits and pieces of trash right outside the front door so I thought about the broom, never touched it just thought about it, and here came the crowd. Eventually I got a gap, swept up the trash, and the place went back to being dead. Again, how come I can't harness this power with the Powerball?

A hitchhiker came in to get some stuff before he headed over to the highway. I had to laugh because his bong was sticking up out of his backpack. He's gonna get an interesting ride.

Mrs. Late Guy called, she has another important school meeting next week and wanted to know if I would take Monday off and cover on Tuesday. No problem. 

A guy came in and said he needed a receipt for pump 5 so I printed him one out. He went outside, stood there for a while with a confused look and then came back inside and said I printed him the wrong receipt. I looked out and he was on pump 6. Honestly, they put numbers on the pumps in the 70's when they started the whole self serve thing, You'd think after 50 years people would have learned to look at the number before coming in. I wish he hadn't looked at the receipt until he got about 200 miles down the road.

Holy Crap! I got the restrooms cleaned and the trashes all dumped and nobody came in during the entire time! I should think about the lottery while I'm cleaning and people would stay away. 

The Boss pulled through the lot and then went to the Haunted Station. As he was pulling in he saw both the Random Woman and the Part Time Woman across the street and decided to see what was going on. It turned out that it wasn't the Part Time Woman, it was someone dropping off food.

Someone came in and asked me my favorite question, "Do you know where your restroom is?" I'm always tempted to say "Yes" and nothing else. However I remember the time the kid power puked in front of the register so I point out where the restrooms are just in case.

The Boss came in, he said he's heading to NYC and hoped to see the Knicks but they'd have to lose two games so the tournament went the full seven. I told him he was in luck because trump was going to the game and put a curse on the team. What do you know? I was right.

The Boss said the Doofus has been trying to get his job back and today he sent a text saying it was unfair that he and Stinky got fired when everyone else showed up stoned. I told the boss the only one I knew who sparked up on the job was the Graveyard Shift Guy, and he has been toning things down since he knows they are watching. I also told the Boss I'd have no problem with peeing in the cup. I didn't mention that the Late Guy would come in with glowing eyes because he's the Golden Child being prepped for a management position. I fully expect to see either the Doofus or Stinky standing at Beggar's Corner.

The Boss then told me Mrs. Late Guy had called him about switching days next week. I said I had already talked to her and no problem. I guess she offered to work a half day on Tuesday but he told her to take the whole day and they'd just put it under a sick day and still pay her. I said I needed a sick day, "Sick of work day". I don't know if he thought that was funny or not. He said I could take an extra day off so I said "how about the fourth of next month". He said NO! It turns out everyone has been asking for that weekend off, worse he wants me to cover the morning shift Downtown on the fourth. I told him I didn't want to do that with all the mess thanks to the parade and the fireworks show. I guess we'll see, btw, I reminded him I was working solo at the Truck Stop on the fourth. I told him I had planned to shut the canopy lights off and watch the fireworks. Again, I don't think he thought that was funny.

There was an amazing sunset, and a crowd showed up, so I was stuck behind the register. They all cleared out after it was dark. 

I saw something I hadn't seen around here in a long time, Goth Chicks. (Chicks is an acceptable term when talking about Goth btw). Ever since the Unstable Guy quit with the face paint you don't see many Goths here.

The Crazy Lady came in, she was limping around and grouchy as heck. She didn't say anything but slammed everything extra loudly. She's number two on the "to be fired" list btw. The Graveyard Shift guy came in after her and he wasn't talking either. I don't care, I was going home.

And, just as I was about to walk out the door the cappuccino machine started leaking everywhere. I had the Graveyard Shift Guy stick the big plastic tub underneath and shut the water off on the back. When the heating tank got low it started giving off a warning beep so I reached around the back on the other side and turned it off. Those guys have been working here for years and didn't know how to turn it off. Seriously. And then I went home. If the Boss asks me about it I'm gonna say I was off the clock and on my way out the door, it was their responsibility to contact him and let him know what was going on.

Normally I go out for a walk on my day off but I'm not going anywhere near the stations, every time I've done that this month I've somehow gotten screwed over so I'm avoiding even going near those place.