How rich kids play soccer.
Today I learned that if you take your coffee out to drink while you work on sanding body filler you should put the cup further away from the area you're sanding.
Oh well, I've breathed in at least that much of the stuff. Down the hatch!
Pam's interview yesterday afternoon went very, very well. They have other candidates they have to see, but based on what she said last night I'll be very surprised if they don't offer her the job. Seems odd, but the managers and staff who participated in the interview didn't know the pay rate, so that's something she'll find out if/when she's offered the position. And now this job has moved to the top of her "most wanted" list.
The way the interview played out and some of the specific things they said lead us to think Pam's current manager had made prior contact and plugged Pam big time. That's a testament both to her manager's grace and Pam's work on 5C. She'll be sorry to leave that very enjoyable environment and people she's grown attached to.
By 8:00 a.m. I'd "finished" the fill-and-sand work on the truck body. I put that in quotes because I'm completely new to this and expect to see areas that need attention after I've sprayed the sealer and fill coats. It's really hard to tell how good my work is when the appearance is so mottled. I look closely and also shut my eyes and run my hand over the surfaces, but I'm sure once everything is the same color I'll find more work to be done.
Now I prep for spraying. That means thoroughly cleaning the garage floor and covering all the things stacked and shelved along the walls. That's not so they don't get painted; the LVLP (Low Volume, Low Pressure) gun I'll use doesn't have much overspray at all. After weeks of sanding body filler there's a fine layer of dust on everything that I want to stay there, not go airborne and get on the body as I spray. Small particles are inevitable. We got them even when spraying in Spencer's $40k booth because, as he pointed out, we all have tiny particles on our clothing, in our hair.... The process of finish sanding and polishing will get them out but keeping them to a minimum both makes things easier down the road and improves the final product.
Monday I'm flying up to Seattle for a 4-day visit with my folks. Scott, my older brother, is driving over from Spokane, my younger brother Mark lives in Seattle, so we'll all be together (minus wives except for Mark's). It's been too long since I spent time with mom & dad and I'm looking forward to seeing them. They're both 91, so opportunities like this are limited; best take advantage of them when I can.
I've been ripping those books on CD to my laptop, creating a playlist for each, and transferring that to my iPad for listening as I drive on our vacation trip. Can I listen through ear buds?
A: Arizona - No problem
A: California - Not in both ears, but apparently in just one
A: Oregon - yes, with some local restrictions (no mention of what those are)
Pam's Kia is fairly quiet so I don't think I'll need my ear buds, but it's nice to know I can use them if I choose to. And since they're books on CD having it in just one ear shouldn't make any difference like it would with music.
Sometimes I wish being a pastor was more like being a professor. I could give assignments, and the threat of a failing grade meant all but the smallest minority would do the work. In church, no matter how beneficial the exercise, the best I can do is urge them to take it on. I've got no club, no means of extrinsic motivation.
In some groups - Mormonism, Catholicism - the clergy do have the power to withhold good stuff or impose bad stuff.
I'm thankful for God's grace and the no-strings gifts that come with it. But some weeks....
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