I have been a bit ill and a little busy

Picked up some sort of virus and now that I am well I am eating like a pig. It is ridiculous. I have gained 2 pounds. WTF.

When I am building vehicles sometimes I spend a lot of time just standing around and waiting. So I watch the world go by and sometimes I have to wonder. I wonder why a fully grown man with gray hair would wear his hair like Prince Valiant in the front and shoulder length in the back. A big guy with a big head and a big hairdo. WTF.

I also wonder why a big guy would wear camo shorts in March with whiter than white legs. There is no way those legs are not standing out as they are glaring white with sparse black hair here on there on the legs where it is has not worn off. Who is he kidding, we can all see those ugly ass legs.

My engineers that have ignored me for 5 weeks have decided they want me to stay on the program and not move to a different plant. What is it about me that everyone loves and wants to keep me working with them? When I went back with my old guy for a few days this week I worked my ass off and I am thinking he did not do shit while I was gone. No wonder he loves me. New position is scheduled to start on the 21st, we will see.

The snow melted and my street is horrible with potholes. I cannot believe how bad it is. This is gonna get ugly.

I ordered spring/summer clothes in my new size. A leap of faith on the weight and also I am hopeful I did not chase spring away by preparing. But work clothes are a must and last years are too big. Just to let everyone know, the Land's End shirts I ordered last fall are still the best shirts out there. Wear them constantly to work and no fading or shrinking. Just wash and hang them to dry and it is marvelous. Someone at the thrift store will be happy.

Badger inquired if I had any information about the books I am looking for and no, it is like the literary Gods sucked every bit of knowledge right out of my head. I am thinking of going to Barnes and Noble and just walking through the fiction section. And I better hurry before there is no more bookstores open in this country.

I finished Season 2 of House of Cards and I loved it. But it took a decided turn to the dark side, so many may find it objectionable. I think it may end here and that might be just the thing. I think Nooky and the gang on Boardwalk Empire just went on too long and I wonder if they can save it for a final season. Now onto catching up on the The Blacklist. That and Survivor and this horrid tripe called Southern Charm are all that have caught my fancy this season.

Why engineers make me crazy

Daffodils on Monday.

Okay I am counting off the days of this week like a little kid waiting for Christmas.

Did I ever happen to mention that Detroit has few to no street lights, just in case you don't follow this horrid story in the news? So you are driving the freeways in the fucking dark at 80 miles an hour because you are trying to get away from the semis on your rear bumper, or more properly-your rear fascia. And I have noticed, dodging pot holes in the dark is quite a bit more of a competitive sport. It is only a matter of time I break a wheel and it is going to be ugly. Because it is fucking freezing again.

Okay, so the junior engineer is trying to explain all the reworks to me-he and I are the two lone company reps on this second shift nightmare. I was aghast but understood the cutting off of a part of the molded detail. But when he told me they were removing one millimeter of the surface in this area he kinda showed me with a scale, well all I could say was, "Just how the hell are you doing that"?  They are taking a Dremel and skinning down the surface. One millimeter. That is not only impossible, it is ludicrous. Then they are marking everything reworked in purple, which is really hot pink.

I had to get a new tablet as the Nexus just was not up to the job. Now I have a Samsung and can do all the work so far necessary on the tablet---so I do not have to crate up the laptop and carry it around. And I am using the new wheeled back pack, and without the laptop and cords and bullshit--it is all doable. If I could find a smaller roller back pack I would give this one to Big Daddy. It is a bit more than I really need.

Funny of the week

I wear this small cross body handbag at work. It is from Coach and pearly pearl in color. I bought it for China and it did not hold up well. As I am still just a tad too chubby for the fanny pak I wear the cross body to work. Under the orange safety vest. Yes, Anna Wintour will never put me on the cover of Vogue. If I remember I will take one of those ever so popular selfies of the work outfit.

Anyhoo, In between the pockets on the vest and the handbag I carry enough tools to take apart a car. Or put one back together.

My handy dandy engineers were sitting in the cafeteria, aka my office, today acting the big shits-while I was sitting behind them at a different table-when the Program Manager turns to me and asks if I have a scale.

Here is my question: how can 4 handy dandy engineers not have a scale between them? And just what do those asshats think I carry around in that handbag?

Can't wait till they find out I have my own brand new bottle of Loctite 495, and that I am done loaning out my tools.

My own personal Carlos Danger

Although I think of myself as old and fat and ugly and well, ya know I am not thrilled with my looks right now, I am attractive to a few. Yes, I am getting the glad eye. Since at least 2 or 3 of them are normal I am okay with admitting I am too hard on myself and just enjoying an occasional nod. 

Until I met Carlos Danger II. 

He is in his early 50's probably. He is not fat, otherwise what I would call average. He is about 6 foot. Here is where it gets squeegee, he does not have a soul patch-he has a soul rectangle. He wears jeans and a tee shirt where no one else would dare and swears like a sailor to Director level persons. He has a "Members Only" type jacket with the sleeves pushed up to his elbows. And the best part, he wears sunglasses indoors while watching the builds. Yep, there he is indoors, looking at cars go down the line with his sunglasses on. 

I ignore him because, first I do not ever want to talk to the customer engineers-nothing good ever comes from that-, second he is an asshole, third I don't have to. Well, that was apparently too much for Carlos, he sought me out today to discuss bad parts. I had to follow him to a vehicle and I was appalled to discover that he wears patchouli perfume. I almost fell on the floor. It was that nasty. 

As we were walking he asked me if I had a yo-yo. I knew that was a measuring device, but as a normal person I told him no, I had a tape measure. We got to the car and he asked for the yo-yo. 

Big Daddy tells me this is a real old fashioned term for a tape measure. Oh my. 

I need some wine tonight. 

Back to abnormal

Trader Joe's rice and Mexican chocolate.

Once again I have a craaazy idea to cook food for others to consume. After getting my hair back to the proper shade of red and having a hair washing conference. I went to the store for supplies. I am making Mole Rice and another surprise dish. That Mole word needs an accent and I do not know how to do that.

Now Big Daddy tells me he has a mandatory 3-5 meeting with the design and product engineers over timing. This meeting could go to 7 as these engineers cannot make a decision which is why they have timing problems. They promise the moon and can't do a map to the nearest rest room. That is the loo, washroom, banyo, WC, or outhouse for those speaking other languages. I like to brag about my command of many foreign tongues.

Surprise of the day, we are the only ones in our little area with an American flag out today. Is it how soon they forget or how soon they get complacent?

No surprise of the day, I broke the radio in my car. I do not have time to figure this out today so no music or talk for me.

And Netflix is a mystery. I think we have an account and are charged for it. They sent us a movie in the mail. It is the same movie we watched on the television.  We really need to look into this.