Random Thoughts IV
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It's really not bad here. No humidity, which I don't quite understand because we're surrounded by water.
I think a few years ago, Hawaii finally eclipsed the triple digit mark for the record high. But it's still nothing at all comparable to Iowa in July and August.
I think Iowans way overestimate how hot it gets in the summer. I don't think it is really that bad.
Charleston last summer was 10x hotter so far. The humidity down there was actually killer.
Well, and I think that's it with Iowa, too. And no, we don't have it as bad as parts of the southeast, but it's just what you're used to. Like when we make fun of our in-law in AZ who are putting on parkas every time it's below 60.
A guy I worked with for over 10 years just put in his two weeks. The owner tried counter offers to keep him here. After politely turning his offers, our owner got mad and said, "Just pack up your **** and get the **** out of here."
SMH. The guy that left was a helluva hard worker with a ton of knowledge. Two weeks would have helped a ton with the transition, and it's not like we're dealing with financial accounts or trade secrets over here.
Seeing the way our owner handled that just pisses me off. That kinda stuff will push me out the door faster than anything.
SMH. The guy that left was a helluva hard worker with a ton of knowledge. Two weeks would have helped a ton with the transition, and it's not like we're dealing with financial accounts or trade secrets over here.
Seeing the way our owner handled that just pisses me off. That kinda stuff will push me out the door faster than anything.
It doesn't get overly hot in Iowa. It's the humidity that sucks.
But I agree with 00. It's all relative to what you're used to. Arizona is different from Washington is differen from Hawaii is different from Michigan is different from Maine is different from Florida. What you're used to in one place will effect your opinion on another. When I moved here I thought "this isn't bad at all" but now I'm acclimated. I'll probably be drenched in sweat my entire time I'm in Iowa next month.
Obviously, I need to get out of here today. As I was typing that last post, I noticed something moving out of the corner of my eye. A spider started crawling at me off my desk. I slid my chair back and the little bastard jumped from my desk and landed on my leg (which was a good 7-8 inches away from my desk)
I got about 2 hours worth of cardio in as I smashed it into individual atoms.
I got about 2 hours worth of cardio in as I smashed it into individual atoms.
Most of us do. While I don't hate my job, I don't love it, but it's a means to an end. Very few people love their jobs, so I figure I just make it work so I can enjoy life outside of the job.
I'm such a wuss in the cold anymore. KC gets cold, but it doesn't touch those cold December wind chills that I grew up with in NW Iowa. I swear there is absolutely nothing in Nebraska that stops the wind.
I became that way in Indiana. Indianapolis lines up about with the Missouri/Iowa border, so it doesn't get overly cold. Then I'd go home to north central Iowa and my lungs would freeze and my nose would freeze closed and I'd suddenly remember what cold felt like.
I was talking to an employee about Nebraska. This employee has never left the island. I said you can stand in Omaha and see Colorado it's so flat there. She was mesmerized by the idea. I had to take a second to decide whether I should break it to her that it was just a figure of speech.
Iowa seemed incredibly hot when I was a teenager walking beans. Doesn't seem that bad now but I am not outside doing physical labor for hours either.
Even though my hometown was 40 miles from Lake Michigan, the weather was affected by it. While the weather I grew up with is similar to Nebraska/Iowa, the difference was the extremes. Nebraska and Iowa are definitely hotter/colder than what I was used to.
Well that sounds totally like a gross waste of time that can be spent actually doing work instead.
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