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Sep. 8th, 2014 07:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckWhen Scott did the grocery shopping on Saturday, they had a sale on crab legs, and he decided to buy some. I like crab a lot, but I was daunted by the prospect of cooking crab legs because we don't have a pot big enough. Boiling was the only way I knew to prepare them, so I googled and discovered several other ways of preparing them. We went with grilling because it was quick and easy. Scott rinsed off the crab legs and wrapped them in foil. I think the grilling took all of fifteen minutes, and the crab came out well. At first, when Scott brought it in, I was afraid it would be terrible because it smelled fishy, but that smell went away, and the crab actually tasted good. We did have trouble getting the meat out because we couldn't find the specialized tool we got from Joe's Crab Shack years ago. Scott improvised with using the handles of a pair of scissors as crackers.
There's a CD I wanted to get from the library. I had a request on it for about three weeks while the catalog showed that it was in. Finally, the library canceled my hold and marked the only copy of the CD as missing. It was the only CD they had by that group, a group called Detour that was recommended to me, and one can't use interlibrary loan for CDs, just books.
Scott is thinking of applying for a supervisory position on third shift. It's been made clear to him that, if he wants to get off the factory floor, he needs some supervisory experience, and it's not going to happen on first shift. Even if a position opened up on first shift, there are people who would want it who have seniority over Scott. Second shift isn't an option because it would guarantee that he never saw Cordelia at all. Scott's hesitating over a couple of things. One is the logistical difficulties. Another is that third shift has chronic personnel problems. It's hard to get good people and keep them on a shift that runs 10:45 p.m. to 7 a.m., especially for this sort of work. Getting this position would also pretty much guarantee that Scott would work every weekend. The supervisors all do.
I'm not sure what I think of Scott applying for this job. It would be really hard. We'd adjust, of course, but a lot of our habits would have to change. I told Scott that, if he does this, he'll pretty much have to come home, shower immediately, and go straight to bed. Sleeping while Cordelia is home is likely to be challenging, and she's gone 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the school year. During the summer would be a whole new level of difficulty. I'm not sure how quiet we can ask Cordelia to be. During the school year, days the kids don't have school, I often have extra children. I don't know that we could do that if Scott was trying to sleep. The kids are pretty loud.
There's a CD I wanted to get from the library. I had a request on it for about three weeks while the catalog showed that it was in. Finally, the library canceled my hold and marked the only copy of the CD as missing. It was the only CD they had by that group, a group called Detour that was recommended to me, and one can't use interlibrary loan for CDs, just books.
Scott is thinking of applying for a supervisory position on third shift. It's been made clear to him that, if he wants to get off the factory floor, he needs some supervisory experience, and it's not going to happen on first shift. Even if a position opened up on first shift, there are people who would want it who have seniority over Scott. Second shift isn't an option because it would guarantee that he never saw Cordelia at all. Scott's hesitating over a couple of things. One is the logistical difficulties. Another is that third shift has chronic personnel problems. It's hard to get good people and keep them on a shift that runs 10:45 p.m. to 7 a.m., especially for this sort of work. Getting this position would also pretty much guarantee that Scott would work every weekend. The supervisors all do.
I'm not sure what I think of Scott applying for this job. It would be really hard. We'd adjust, of course, but a lot of our habits would have to change. I told Scott that, if he does this, he'll pretty much have to come home, shower immediately, and go straight to bed. Sleeping while Cordelia is home is likely to be challenging, and she's gone 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the school year. During the summer would be a whole new level of difficulty. I'm not sure how quiet we can ask Cordelia to be. During the school year, days the kids don't have school, I often have extra children. I don't know that we could do that if Scott was trying to sleep. The kids are pretty loud.
