Sand&Eight

Life in the south

2009-03-18T23:07:00.003-04:00

It is to late to organize after the plant lays every one off and you boxed the machine up for the trip to South America. By the way what was sold was your job and town not the machine.

Damm Check engine light

2009-03-04T10:12:00.002-05:00

Yep that little friend that is OBD2 only way of talking to me light up.

This makes sense if you are from back west

2009-02-05T19:10:00.001-05:00

It is silly to put up Chicken wire after the coyotes eat the hens.

Things that I am thankfull for

2008-12-02T20:14:00.002-05:00

I am thanking the powers that be. I am thankfull that I am emplyed and part of strong union that is doing it best to protect it's members.
Today the bad new hit the street that the damm box (remote control locomotive) is going take more jobs here in Chuck town.

So I am doing the only thing that the junior man can follow the work.

So about the job

2008-11-17T00:49:00.006-05:00

I got my thirty starts as a stwichman and now can work as the Conductor or foreman in the yard.

I am still alive

2008-10-15T19:46:00.001-04:00

I am still live. I have passed my training I am a stwichman now I need about 15 more stwichman days and I will be a yard forman

Auto hobby center

2008-08-10T12:58:00.004-04:00

In the suck you can't fix your POS (Piece Of Shit) truck in your own driveway. You have to go to this place called the auto hobby center and do your fixing there for a fine of about two bucks a hour. In 1stCivDiv there is one too it is called Auto Zone. Last Thursday the alternator in my POS broke so I replaced it in the parking lot of auto zone twice the first store did not have one in stock so I went to the next store that had one. Then I fixed turn signals. Too bad now I need to repair my clutch master cylinder.

Testing

2008-06-26T23:29:00.001-04:00

I passed my signals test!!!!

Big News

2008-06-03T11:43:00.003-04:00

I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!

I got the Freight Conductor job with class one railroad in Charleston SC.

Took a test today.

2008-05-15T15:55:00.002-04:00

Today I took the strength test. It was interesting. I hope that I passed. The good news is that is the last preemployment test that I needed done!I hope that I get the start day soon.

I gave of myself.

2008-05-14T15:06:00.003-04:00

I have learned the hard way that giving of your self to the wrong thing costs more then can be counted. I also know that the universe is a self correcting machine. So today I gave my blood just because I could.

From Football Bats

Happy Day

2008-05-07T21:05:00.001-04:00

I got the offer letter form CSX today!

Road trip

2008-04-24T19:24:00.003-04:00

I made a short trip to Charleston for a job interview the interview was good. I am hoping that i get a call. But I like pic post and this is a pic post

thinking about changing the title

2008-04-08T10:14:00.000-04:00

I am thinking about red star cluster

So About the Board

2008-02-27T16:41:00.002-05:00

the respondent will be retained in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Mac Out

See I told you this is a blog

2007-12-06T18:49:00.000-05:00

I am going to be quite for some time

This is a blog after all

2007-12-03T20:28:00.001-05:00

So anyway what is going on in the world. Thing here at the end of the world are interesting for sure. I think that I have gone blind applying for federal jobs in the past few weeks (DOD is not only the number one employer were I live it is the only one that pays more then slave wages)No calls yet I have talked to the recruiter for an class one railroad I got a news flash for my wife the rail road is hiring the only question that CSX had was when can you start? I think that I just mite have to make one of then hard chooses Stay in Havenot struggle and starve or work for an class one railroad move to civilization and get paid.
I just wish that some of the people in my life could see the Forest for the trees.

Happy Turkey Day

2007-11-22T07:52:00.000-05:00

Yes that is right it is turkey day.
Today might be a good day to think about what some of the symbols that we use for this day.

House Guest

2007-11-21T16:26:00.000-05:00

Well it seams that I have a house guest for the Turkey Day weekend.

His name is Harley his is a unpapered Main Coon

He is huge but nice I like having him here.
Mac Out

May Exterminating Co

2007-11-21T08:43:00.000-05:00

May Exterminating Co

I just don't understand what some people think. When you are working for a company that provides services in neighborhoods is it a good idea to yell four letter expletives at the people living in the neighborhood??

If you are one of these two men you think that it is a good idea to do just that.

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The seen of the crime.

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The Job site

And then I get home after getting assaulted by these fine employees of May Exterminating Co. I call May Exterminating Co my call to May Exterminating Co gets routed to "Robert" an officer and the owners son of May Exterminating Co. Robert calls me a lier and is not worried about the fact that all my neighbors will hear about the actions of the employees of May Exterminating Co.

Happy Day Happy Day

2007-11-05T17:47:00.000-05:00

Today is a happy day.
I passed the last PFT that i will ever have to do. This brings to a end the 12 year struggle that I have had with the Marine Corps hight and weight standards. Happy day and the best part is that I am soon to be not fat
Mac out

Daylight savings is the dumpest thing ever

2007-11-04T14:34:00.000-05:00

My Arizona up bringing is going to show.
Really it is. There are several cases that I have heard and read about all published by Big Mouther telling us why daylight savings time will save energy and make people that work outside more productive because there will be more day light for them to work under.
More of my roots showing.... My dad was a Sheet Metal worker (that is a construction labor trade) and my family is from Michigan the rural part.

Big Mouther is a liar. Guess what people who work outside do what the sun comes up earlier.... Well any guesses......... There get up earlier as well. and the other thing is that it sucks is that a laborer does not made a living wage anymore. but that is a different post all together.
Mac Out

I know

2007-10-31T20:22:00.000-04:00

Am-I-Dumb.com - The Dumb Test

2007-10-31T20:12:00.001-04:00

63.7/100RateMyLife.net - Rate my life

2007-10-31T19:20:00.000-04:00

Well I am ~~too depressed~~ suffering from writers block. This will have to do as a post

NameThatDisease.com - The disease test

Things that will be useful

2007-10-25T21:27:00.000-04:00

This is some thing that just might help with my relationship with my daughter

The Ten Commandments for dads with cool tweens or teens

1. Thou shalt not make any small talk with random strangers in line at the grocery, for this shall affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

2. Remember thou art for transportation and money purposes only. Any other attempts at relevancy shall affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

3. Thou shalt not attempt to engage guest teens riding in thou's vehicle in either verbal or eye contact, yet, thou shall neither be totally quiet in said vehicle, either, for thou shall be deemed "weird", and, this shall affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

4. Thou shalt not covet thine own small electronics, for they are no longer really thou's, and, any attempt to retrieve them from teen shall affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

5. Even though thou knows better, thou shalt try thou's hardest to refrain from emitting the words. "Fella, ella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh", when female teen is talking about boys for this shall affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

6. Thou shalt not make any reference in public that thou has driven the teen to an event lest anyone find out that the 13 year old didn't drive herself to said event for this shall affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

7. Thou shalt not play music of any kind that can be heard outside the car if thou is engaging in any activity such as a picnic near the car for this shall affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

8. Thou shalt not perform any cheerleading moves in public despite their effectiveness for getting said teen to do what you ask for this actually might affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

9. Though shalt not converse with or otherwise acknowledge a teacher outside of school business, even when said teacher is an actual friend for this shall affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

10. Thou seriously shalt not ask, "Where are they going?" when teen says two people are "going out" for this is not nearly as amusing to the teen and this shall affect the teen's reputation in a negative way.

Thanks to busy mom whom i stole opps I mean lifted this form
Mac Out

I don't like surprises

2007-10-25T17:37:00.000-04:00

I an on vacation and it is good yesterday I took my little dude to the beach we had a good time. He is fearless in the surf me and him decided that we both want to live at the beach. Today was ok it has been raining most of today so I decided to rest today. I went and got kids from school and then took some water bottles to exchange them.
Here is the surprise I get home from the water place in the next town over 30 miles round trip (one of the reasons that I have a Toyota Corolla)
My wife tells me that work called me. Mr Lostinspace wants me to call him at home I call get bounced to his cell he tells me that I got to come in tomorrow to sign some paper work he will not tell me what it is.
I do know that i am going to ask for two more days of vacation.

Yes that truck makes your penis look small

2007-10-23T17:23:00.000-04:00

If you will notice the truck hangs over both ends of the parking space. The little car in front is mine it still fits even with the truck taking up two parking spots.

So today I when to see a family doctor to talk to her about getting a vasectomy. Just getting to see the doctor was a challenge the less then friendly person that was working at the front desk made me question the office, but I was traped into beening seen there. The less then friendly person refused to believed that I had an appointment that day in till I showed her a paper that i brought with me form a different provider in that clinic that I was scheduled to that day to see the doctor that day. I get back to see the doctor and she asks my some questions and tells me that she most likely not do the procedure for me and then does an exam and decides that I get to go see an Urologist.
I just don't under stand why is it that some people find it so hard to belive that I do not want to have any more kids at all. I know that the rest of the world finds partinting so fun and rewarding. I find it fun and rewarding aswell but, it is also the secound hardest thing that i have ever done in my life beening marrined is the only harder thing. I have at the young age of thirty decided that I only need to be married once and that I and now done with the stage of my life where raising babies is part of of what i want to do.
Mac Out

Some Pics from the beach or the "surf that stoped the swim"

2007-10-20T18:07:00.000-04:00

Emerald Isle tri

2007-10-20T13:36:00.001-04:00

Today I did some that is fun. I ran the Emerald Isle Triathlon. I was happy that I got to run this one I was thinking that I would not get to run a tri this year. I was on a small read less then 5 acres
base in Iraq for the last year I got back to the world in late April my level of fitness was not there.
The race was fun I got there in time to pick a good spot the transition area I set up my area and waited for the pre-race meeting. At the pre-race meeting found out that the buoys for the swim could not be set sooooooo. the tri turned in to a run bike. I was counting on the swim to warm my back up for a run but ok.
The Run was ok I had a 5k time of 25 minutes that was good and then came the bike.
The Bike was good the course was just less then 20 miles. I set out with a good spin to spin the run out of my legs and drink some water. I was heading out in to the wind but was riding strong in to the wind and realized that I brought a lot of life crap with me out on the bike. i when harder in to the wind and harder on the way back and left a lot of crap on the course and it was a good bike split too .
Mac Out

YOU WIN!!!! Now please just stop ok???

2007-10-17T16:21:00.000-04:00

You Win.
This is a self pick I took the after noon of the day that I found out that I was getting put out of the Crops after 12 years of faithful service. 7 Deployments 3 in support of combat, 1 combat (year long) and all I get is a hard time as they kick me out the door.

I am pretty hurt right now. I tried as hard as could and in the end I did not get the job

It has been a ruff past couple of days
Yesterday I was released and sent to the back room to rot in till they can get rid of me. I did not take the news well......
I got lostinspace to let me go home I was not feeling good I called ahead and told my wife to take my guns out of the house. The football bat told lostinspace. lostinspace threatened me with a assault charge for that phone call then when he found out that my wife was only threatened by lostinspace's stupidly.
Not to be out done lostinspace held me ageist my will over night at the work site and then had me checked out by the company head doc.
The head doc said that it is time for me and the company to part ways
I think that sucks
Mac Out

Nothing like someone trying to run you over on your way to work

2007-10-15T19:32:00.000-04:00

So today I was two streets down from my house on my way to work and this lady was driving with out looking and almost ran me over. I get to work and the Football Bat tries to give my Arabic lessons. I lived in Iraq for a year seeking Arabic and he looked up one word and now he thinks that he is a Arabic speaker I THINK NOT.
MAC OUT

I think that it is time to get a new Job

2007-10-11T20:33:00.000-04:00

Today was not much fun. I had the Martial Arts training this mooring it was not fun I just don't understand y people think that beating on outer people is fun I don't find the fun in it that is for sure. The more that I have learned about Martial arts the more i come to know that I am a gun fighter for sure.
And Then I got to the hanger. I am a plane mechanic. I find out that the director of the maintenance department wants to talk to me and after he Mr Lostinspace wants to get his rocks off yelling at me. He tried to get me detained by the company's securty be he did not like my attude his is a small man with even smaller manhood.
Mac Out

Getting Hassled by da Man

2007-10-10T20:20:00.000-04:00

I was thinking that maybe I would call this post Kuhn Fou Fighting. I work for a security company. The Company decided at all employees must attend a course in hand to hand fighting. The class that I am in is a good fit for me and think that I might like it. The Football Bat was so busy today with the job that his boss dumped on him that I think that it is funny he is so lost some times that it is funny.
Now Getting Hassled by DA Man The Company has it's own police I was leaving the campus at the gate to leave the cop at the gate stopped me at the gate to give me a hard time because I was riding my bike (bicycle) without holding on to the handle bars. I hate it when some punk with a badge has to push people around with his badge.
Mac out

It is just more fun every day

2007-10-09T20:21:00.001-04:00

So today......
I was on leave last week my wife had a surgery. Today i get back to work I needed to check out a pistol to go to the pistol range this week I did not get that done. now VP Lostinspace is going to yell at me like am a 5 year old kid I am sooo looking forward to this it is going to be fun, and then VP Lostinspace is going to have the BIG Boss put derogatory paper in my record and then if am real good I am going to have Lostinspace yell at me like a little kid.
I got to go to the shrink today it was s fun he listened to me talk about how stressed i am at work and how i am just fine and sane I just wish that Lostinspace would get that. Double Bonus I got to take a five HUNDRED fifty six question personally test it was all true false questions it was so fun.

This is me

2007-10-08T22:33:00.001-04:00

I just learned how to put pics on this.
Mac Out

My first blog's first post

2007-10-08T21:43:00.000-04:00

This is the first post to my blog. Today I rode the loop that i call county line. I call it that because I ride the full length of that road. I got to thinking about how much my job is making my life tough right now my boss is a football bat and will be called that from now on. the VP in charge of the devision that I work in is out to put me out of my job but for for him who will be called Lostinspace I am a contracted worker that is employed in till March 19 2008 and Lostinspace does not have an input in to my next contract. I was thinking about how hide in place in till Lostinspace moves on he is due the leave in a few Mouths and then things should be better.

The GOAL for the week started today is to get in a good work out every day and keep the junk food out of my face

Mac out