Two items for which I am grateful.
1. My computer is fixed. It had a virus. All my files survived, but my unnecessarily long list of favorites did not. That's OK. I can deal with that just fine, even allowing for those few items I was really hoping to use when the computer got fixed. It was quite a drag using the back-up computer upstairs, as it is incredibly slow compared to that which I had become accustomed. I was given a laptop to use, but that also crashed coincidentally.
But now all is well again and that means posting again. I've had some ideas, but throughout the holiday season (beginning around Thanksgiving), I haven't had much spirit for doing so. With the computer fixed, I'm a bit more up for it.
2. This one I wasn't going to mention until it became official, but it's the best bit of circumstances that's come my way in a while. It appears that my job search has come to an end. A company for whom I interviewed recently ended up hiring someone who worked for a competitor of theirs. I was told that if something opened up in December or January I'd be called. I wasn't sure if it was actually and legitimately likely, or if it was just a consolation speech. A few days ago the contact called and asked if I was still interested. Needless to say...
At this point, it's really a matter of the job being mine to lose. I have to do another road test in a straight truck (I'm driving a B-class vehicle now, part time), then a physical, and then depending on whether or not my current employee really needs two weeks notice, I should be gainfully employed full-time by the end of this month. My wife is so happy. Even better, there will be more than forty hours per week far more often than not, so I'll be taking home far more than the job that laid me off two years ago. So I'll be able to recover from that woeful event more quickly and return once more to life as we once knew it. Praise God for this wonderful turn of events, and may He protect me from anything that might blow this opportunity. WOO_HOO!
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8 comments:
Glad to hear the good news, it's been a long tough haul for you.
Good news! And good luck.
Thanks to both of you.
Great news, Marshall! Glad to hear it and hope the details get worked out soon.
Good luck! I've a few clients that drive/own trucks - what crap you have to put up with!!!!
awesome
Great to hear the news, Art. The one time I couldn't find work when I needed it was scary. That was back in the 70s, when the economy just started to contract after years of full employment, and it was like finding the ground underfoot was not there. That's probably one reason I stayed with the one job for twenty five years, even though it was half killing me.I hope the job works out well.
Good to hear, Art. It's hard enough making it in this economy WITH a job. Must be impossible without one.
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