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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 603967" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>DDD my sister in law IS the best mechanic around.......but if it is something he doesn't think he can fix, he has an even better one that will do it. Good news is that I think I finally discovered where the leak is coming from and it looks as if I was right and it is the hose. That is no biggie to fix. Not bad for a car about to turn 13 yrs old. </p><p></p><p>Sadly, right now I DO have to watch every dime.......until over time starts up and or raises start kicking in. </p><p></p><p>I've yet to find someone from here whom I can ride with........which is why my riding buddy was so thrilled to meet me. (no it wasn't my stunning personality lol ) I'd like to find someone to carpool with and cut down the cost of gas. Not that it is too bad as a tank lasts me 2 wks currently, but you know how gas prices jump up and down. </p><p></p><p>Bosses keep going out of their way to tell me what a good job I'm doing. They might want to reserve that opinion until I'm slugging a lot. lol It's a long of eye hand coordination and multi-tasking, speed wise. I've tried it a few times but actually sitting in the hot seat........well, hopefully things will settle on other lines and my training can begin in earnest. </p><p></p><p>Tonight was just one of those nights from hades all the way around for both sections of the line. Those making the candles had issues with the slugs not weighing enough to displace the wax and stay seated......which meant long lines of what we call "floaters". One or two floaters every once in a while is a pain. A long long line of floaters across 3 lines of candles is every straighteners nightmare. It's up to you to get them down again and to stay put, easier said than done. It takes time.......and time is something you just don't have much of to spend on each candle. And yes, there is a new guy making the slugs. Been this way all week, but tonight's batch was nearly every single slug in the batch. omg Took an extra straightener to handle it........and we managed to not only get the blasted things reseated but dead darn center while we were at it. Made for an interesting night, lemme tell you. Got to work with a lovely lady from another line and we had fun chatting away while we were tackling floaters. lol Otherside was dealing with the 15 jar candles to a box deal (still) and it's starting to take it's toll. Is it wrong that I was grateful to be a straightener tonight?? (the "older" employees tend to do most of the candle making, while most of the younger do the packing ect. whenever possible)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 603967, member: 84"] DDD my sister in law IS the best mechanic around.......but if it is something he doesn't think he can fix, he has an even better one that will do it. Good news is that I think I finally discovered where the leak is coming from and it looks as if I was right and it is the hose. That is no biggie to fix. Not bad for a car about to turn 13 yrs old. Sadly, right now I DO have to watch every dime.......until over time starts up and or raises start kicking in. I've yet to find someone from here whom I can ride with........which is why my riding buddy was so thrilled to meet me. (no it wasn't my stunning personality lol ) I'd like to find someone to carpool with and cut down the cost of gas. Not that it is too bad as a tank lasts me 2 wks currently, but you know how gas prices jump up and down. Bosses keep going out of their way to tell me what a good job I'm doing. They might want to reserve that opinion until I'm slugging a lot. lol It's a long of eye hand coordination and multi-tasking, speed wise. I've tried it a few times but actually sitting in the hot seat........well, hopefully things will settle on other lines and my training can begin in earnest. Tonight was just one of those nights from hades all the way around for both sections of the line. Those making the candles had issues with the slugs not weighing enough to displace the wax and stay seated......which meant long lines of what we call "floaters". One or two floaters every once in a while is a pain. A long long line of floaters across 3 lines of candles is every straighteners nightmare. It's up to you to get them down again and to stay put, easier said than done. It takes time.......and time is something you just don't have much of to spend on each candle. And yes, there is a new guy making the slugs. Been this way all week, but tonight's batch was nearly every single slug in the batch. omg Took an extra straightener to handle it........and we managed to not only get the blasted things reseated but dead darn center while we were at it. Made for an interesting night, lemme tell you. Got to work with a lovely lady from another line and we had fun chatting away while we were tackling floaters. lol Otherside was dealing with the 15 jar candles to a box deal (still) and it's starting to take it's toll. Is it wrong that I was grateful to be a straightener tonight?? (the "older" employees tend to do most of the candle making, while most of the younger do the packing ect. whenever possible) [/QUOTE]
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