Kit's Kitty Korner [Doink says hi]

[Gingerale]

racoons can open jars ??

Is nothing safe from those predators??

[Kitalpha Hart]

Scattered my uncle's ashes today, so off of work with bereavement
And since he was a Vietnam vet, got the motorcycle cavalcade, 21 gun salute, etc
Several people recognized the cavalcade setting up and honked as they drove by. As we headed to the cemetery for the ceremonies there at least one person pulled over, even though we took up only one lane
Scattered his ashes up in the little woods like we did grandma n grandpa. Some got in someone's hair, as per tradition that accidentally started with grandma's ashes and then intentionally continued with grandpa's
Mom n dad were surprised I showed up in black, and not work clothes. Black capris, black and white dress shirt, not my ink-stained work shorts. I know better than that
Dad wore a dress shirt and tie for the ceremonial stuff, for the ash scattering and party he changed to a t-shirt that reads "I'm the nicest asshole you'll ever meet", when he showed it to several people, my uncle's immediate family went "WEAR IT" because my uncle would've gotten a kick out of it

Supervisor told me yesterday he was gonna show up early today to have a chat with the one guy because as long as they keep going "Oh this second shift stuff js temporary, we don't need to worry about backups," we keep getting screwed over. We had no material handler yesterday, so one of our TWO mechanics had to do that. I'm the printer, no backup. Closest we have to one is only trained for the manual printers, and so she can do some basic stuff with the autos due to crossover, but once tools are required she has no idea. Same with the supervisor. He also agrees we need people to be breakers because having the printer and material handler locked to the lines for breaks is a massive pain
So i imagine today was a shitshow in the printer world. Oh well

[galled]

So sorry for your loss, Kit. It sounds like it went like your uncle would have wanted it to.

Was this your mom or dad's brother?

You know, sometimes the stuff has to hit the fan before someone in management does something. The inclination is to make it work no matter what, but those in charge get the false belief all is well and nothing needs to be done when everyone is going above and beyond just to keep it from going over the cliff.

The FAA called it tombstone policy making (nothing changes until someone gets killed). It's unfortunate and extreme backlash/too much correction is typical...

[Kitalpha Hart]

Mom's side

Work keeps having a mindset that second is only temporary, so they don't need to worry about such things. They need to stop that because it's driving us up the wall

[Kitalpha Hart]

OOH TORNADO WARNINGS THAT KILLED WORK FOR AN HOUR
And only after it got lifted did we get sent to lunch. Fuck yeah

At least two confirmed tornadoes in the area, sky was green, went full black, lightning strikes everywhere, including one we heard while inside the break room where normally we hear nothing of the weather outside

Yes we are safe and okay

[galled]

Glad you're safe AND got lunch!

Hmmm, do you get paid for that hour??

Green sky is so weird! I've only seen it once or twice. I seem to recall an almost electric (can't describe it any other way) feeling in the air.

[Kitalpha Hart]

Yeah, we were on the clock, why wouldn't we get paid?

[galled]

As it should be..

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I am sorry for your loss, Kit.
Your Uncle seems well loved and it was so nice to hear he was honored for his service in the military.
It seems a very rare occurrence these days to be honored with the motorcade never mind the 21 gun salute as well. I hope the family got the free flag for veteran's from the Post Office as well.

Green skies !?!?
Never heard of it!
It always amazes me when there is no foresight from companies. I hope someone clues in & makes sure there is proper back up for you.

[Kitalpha Hart]

Yeah, green skies. At least two confirmed tornadoes

And we've been pushing for backups and breakers so that the material handler and I aren't constantly stuck on the lines with breaks, with maybe one of the two mechanics to help if need be

[Lemon Cheesecake]

You go girl!
Glad to hear you are not afraid to speak up, it will benefit everyone in the long run.

I can't imagine one tornado never mind two.

[Kitalpha Hart]

I'm not the only one asking, my supervisor and the superintendent both are telling the one person who is being stubborn about it that we need breakers and backups

[galled]

Sounds like you guys need a couple of designated pinch hitters (all trained enough to fill in for breaks). Which would qualify for higher pay based on skill areas/certifications. You'd be perfect!

[Kitalpha Hart]

Bring a couple subs folk to nights, covering breaks is part of their job
Which did mean that sometimes we spent more time on lines than in subs but oh well

[Gingerale]

wow, why is that person being so stubborn when it sounds like multiple people are telling them how to make things run more smoothly?