Insane Random Ramblings

We were expecting something like 8-10″ of snow. Instead we got over 21″. Yeah almost 2 feet of snow. Ughhh the city has pretty much been shut down since Friday. Most of the roads weren’t even plowed until late Sunday night. They only concentrated on the main roads. You could hardly get from the side streets to the main roads. And that’s not the worst of it either. We’re supposed to get another storm tomorrow into Wednesday which will give us another 6-8″.

This is one long Winter we’re having. Is it Spring yet?

It seems like it’s been snowing every day since Winter started. Actually since before Winter started because we got our first snow in early December. Now we’re in for a really big storm this weekend. Not as big as the storm the DC/VA and NJ/DE areas are going to get. They’re getting blizzard-like conditions this weekend. We’re only getting 6-8″ of snow. That’s a very sarcastic “only” I should not.

I really hate snow and Winter. I was supposed to move this year but my money is not where I need it to be. I could book one of those Branson vacation packages or a trip to somewhere warm until the snow stops. The way this weather has been going that could turn into a very long trip.

I can’t wait for Spring to finally get here.

Not a lot though. Probably 1 or 2 thousand or so. I have to fly or earn miles every 18 months to keep my miles active. I haven’t flown in that long and I won’t be flying before the end of summer. I have almost 60,000 miles in that account and I don’t want them to expire. I plan on using them for a really nice vacation within the next 2 years.

I could buy something through the airlines shopping service. I mean I don’t really need an excuse to buy a new 55″ Samsung HDTV but I’m trying to hold off on that until my one of my tv’s dies. They’re both going strong so I won’t be buying a new tv for a while. There are also certain things I don’t like to buy online. I don’t like having heavy things shipped because of the cost so I buy them in store.

The miles could take up to 6 weeks to post after my purchase so I’ll be better off just buying a small amount of miles. I need to make sure the miles post before the end of the month because I don’t want to lose any of the ones that I have. Looking on the bright side of things those miles will bring me closer to my dream vacation in a year or two.

Today started off on the wrong foot. First my bus left me. I didn’t miss it, the darn thing didn’t stop. He slowed down when he got close to me then he just kept going. I don’t know if he didn’t see me, if he wasn’t paying attention or what. Luckily the next bus is due in 15 minutes. I was only 5 minutes late which isn’t bad.

Then I lost my banana somewhere between my house and work. I stuck it in my bag before I left out of the house along with my soda and a bag of 100 calorie cookies. When I got to work the banana wasn’t in my bag but everything else was. I don’t know if it fell out on the bus or walking down the street. It was the only thing I had for breakfast so that kinda sucked.

Hopefully that’s the end of my bad luck for today. It just has to get better.

The NFL made the decision to move the Pro Bowl to the week before the Super Bowl. It was held in Miami this year and was sold out. I think it’s a bad idea because any member of the two teams that are in the big game can’t play, they just roam the sidelines. If the fans voted these people in, they’re the players that we want to see.

Then you have the venue. It was a treat for these guys to get a all expense trip to Hawaii. Sure most of them could afford to pay for it anyway but that’s not the point. A weekend trip to Miami in January is cool. But what about when the game is held in Detroit, Minnesota or another dome city?

I hope they move the game back to the week after the Super Bowl. That only seems to make sense to me.

I need a oil change and a tire rotation. Every other oil change it’s time to get the tires rotated. Since my tires are brand new, I only have 6,000 miles on them, this is my first rotation. One of my tires blew out on the highway several months ago. When I got to the tire place I found out that all of the tires were pretty bad so I got them all replaced.

It’s too bad my inspection isn’t due until May. I could just get everything done at one time. At least I won’t have to put out too much money right now. 

16 Reasons Why Alcohol Should Be Served At Work… Part II 

8. It makes fellow employees look better. 

7. It eliminates vacations because people would rather come to work. 

6. Increase job satisfaction because if you have a bad job, you don’t care. 

5. It encourages car pooling. 

4. Employees tell management what they think, not what they want to hear. 

3. It reduces complaints about low pay. 

2. It leads to more honest communications 

1. It’s an incentive to show up.

Well not really patiently. I’m almost stalking the mailman every day trying to see if I got a letter with my money. I’m still not sure whether I’m getting a gift card or a check for the amount. It doesn’t matter either way just as long as it comes. If it were a life insurance check I’m sure I would have had it weeks ago. They usually don’t play when it comes to getting you your cash.

Hopefully I’ll have some good news by the end of the week. If I have to wait over the weekend I’ll probably go crazy.

It seems like I’m waiting for something in almost every aspect of my life.

• I’m waiting to hear from a recruiter about a potential job interview.
• I’m waiting on my w-2’s to file my taxes.
• I’m waiting for my anti-virus to work on my computer.
• I’m waiting on some money to come in.
• I’m waiting to see if it will be cash or gift cards.

And so on and so on. It’s really quite tiresome. I’ll be glad when the only thing I’m waiting on is vacation. Now that’s something to wait for.