Gasoline in my neighborhood is way high. Right around what you pay. It is running at $2.49 here. I'm in the state of Washington and we have the highest gas tax in the nation, so I'm sure that is part of the cost. I go to Safeway pumps lately and get a discount of 6 cents a gallon if I've bought groceries. I have two vehicles and I'm trying to keep them topped off. It seems easier to see the bill than looking at $35 or $40 a pop when I have to fill up. At least my tanks aren't huge!
My week is good so far. My leg injury is getting better. I'm back at work this week and doing fine. It gets sore after a few hours when it's busy like it was yesterday. I could rant about how busy it was at work yesterday and how frustrating it is to be short staffed because they must work bare bones or we'll be into lay-offs, but it won't help. The staffing is kept to a minimun because of budget cuts, but they're building new wings onto the hospital. When people complain or point out the discrepancy they are told that the money for the building comes from a different fund than the payroll! Geez, that just nuts. The rest of the week should be good because I'm off Thurs and Fri and even tho I work the weekend, I don't mind. My weekends are usually pretty mellow at work.
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Hey Kris,
Re: Groucho Marx:
Yup, it was me who recommended Joanna Trollope when I first came onto the board.
Hi Teri.
Gasoline in my neighborhood is way high. Right around what you pay. It is running at $2.49 here. I'm in the state of Washington and we have the highest gas tax in the nation, so I'm sure that is part of the cost. I go to Safeway pumps lately and get a discount of 6 cents a gallon if I've bought groceries. I have two vehicles and I'm trying to keep them topped off. It seems easier to see the bill than looking at $35 or $40 a pop when I have to fill up. At least my tanks aren't huge!
My week is good so far. My leg injury is getting better. I'm back at work this week and doing fine. It gets sore after a few hours when it's busy like it was yesterday. I could rant about how busy it was at work yesterday and how frustrating it is to be short staffed because they must work bare bones or we'll be into lay-offs, but it won't help. The staffing is kept to a minimun because of budget cuts, but they're building new wings onto the hospital. When people complain or point out the discrepancy they are told that the money for the building comes from a different fund than the payroll! Geez, that just nuts. The rest of the week should be good because I'm off Thurs and Fri and even tho I work the weekend, I don't mind. My weekends are usually pretty mellow at work.
Hi Kris,
Did you know they made a miniseries out of "The Rector's Wife"?
Kris,
No, I have not read the book "Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro, just seen the movie.
Thanks for the recommendation!
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