In case you haven't figured it out, I'm alive. Flagging is probably going down on my list of jobs NOT to do again, though I do make pretty good money for putting my life in jeopardy everyday. I don't fit the flagging quota- I have my teeth, I have a college degree, I don't smoke a pack a day, I don't smoke pot, nor am I a man. Construction is really a man's world. Ya'll can pee wherever. I on the other hand have to find just the right tree to hide behind. I do not mind peeing in the woods. Don't get me wrong. I just don't like the truck drivers making comments. And the other flaggers I have to work with- man, most are not the brightest bulbs in the pack. And cocky! They have their flagging sign, a hard hat, and a "traffic controller" neon vest, and think they know everything there is to know about road construction. Ugh. And they have to have the last word about everything. And one-up you when you do decide to talk to them. I know there are people like this in every job- the know-it-alls. I just don't want to be near them more than I have to. Or I'll have to pick up smoking. (I'm kidding, Ma.)
I'm sorry I haven't been writing much lately. I've been working in the Rutland area since just before my birthday but have come home exhausted and just sit then go to sleep. I drink about a pot of coffee everyday. That needs to stop, but when you're bored and cold, it's all I can do. This area of the state the roads are fixed. East of here and south are still closed and badly damaged. I have to go to Rutland at 6am tomorrow to have a 25 year old pot-head tell me where I'll be working for the day and I'm thinking either one of two things- 1. Some of us will be sent to route 100 (north/south route along the mountains of Vermont) and others sent south to Jamaica area. or 2. We'll be told we're not needed. I'm hoping to stick it out until October at least because the money is pretty good. Not as good as it should be for nearly being killed and yelled at every day. Even the Vermont Transit workers have told me they would never flag. Gee, thanks. That's comforting. Here's a list/map if you have no idea what I'm talking about... http://www.511vt.com/
This weekend I had both Saturday and Sunday off. Whoo hooo! And I have done little to nothing, which is weird, but good I guess. I have to get into my garden and harvest onions and broccoli and beans. I also have to search for pumpkins. I don't think they did well. Bummer. I'm always learning new things about how to make my garden better. Next year, I'm not going to have it so big and not plant so much. (I say that now...)
So as you get ready for work this week, just think- you could be flagging road construction, too. Please be nice and slow down in construction zones. And above all, be kind and rewind. (oh, they don't rent VHS anymore... dang... I'll think of something clever...)
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