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Sunday night, whatever.
Dec. 8th, 2013 09:57 pmThis is Day Three of the Icepocalypse, and I want to cry.
For most of Friday morning, the power was out in my neighborhood. The ice was so bad that it toppled one of the little trees in our backyard. Fortunately, the power came back on a little after noon, but I still had to go and get ready for work, because as far as I knew, The Store was still open. (The radio station was closed as well.)
So I got to work, and I found out that I was the only one in footwear who bothered to show up. Like, there were at least four people who were supposed to have been there before me, and not a single one came. We ended up closing at 5, and I had to zone the whole department alone for the most part.
It sucked. A lot.
We also closed at five yesterday, which was slightly better, as it almost fit the entire run of my shift. (I was supposed to work 2 to close on Friday, so I lost six hours. Yay.) I braved the elements and walked over to Firehouse Subs on my break, and managed to not fall on the way over there or back.
And then today, I was supposed to go 1 to close, but surprise! We closed early again today, this time at seven. And for about a third of my shift, I was on a register because about six of the closing cashiers didn't show up. At least we had six people in footwear tonight.
To close, I'd like to share a few things I do not understand:
- people who wear shorts when the temperature is below zero. Why. Just why. Are you from Minnesota or someplace where winter is particularly cruel and unusual and you just want to do it to prove how hardcore you are? If not, aren't you freezing?
- in a similar vein: girls and women who wear skirts with no tights when the temperature is below zero. When I was a kid, this was one of the things I hated about winter: going to church in a dress. Even wearing tights or stockings, I felt like I was going to die of frostbite.
- people who let their children leave the house in pajamas when the temperature is below zero. Again: why.
- people who wear hoodies when it's freezing and walk around all curled up in a ball like they're SO COLD. A HOODIE IS NOT GOING TO KEEP YOU WARM WHEN IT GETS COLDER THAN FIFTY, BRO.
As far as I know, graduation's still on for Saturday night, so... [shrieks]
For most of Friday morning, the power was out in my neighborhood. The ice was so bad that it toppled one of the little trees in our backyard. Fortunately, the power came back on a little after noon, but I still had to go and get ready for work, because as far as I knew, The Store was still open. (The radio station was closed as well.)
So I got to work, and I found out that I was the only one in footwear who bothered to show up. Like, there were at least four people who were supposed to have been there before me, and not a single one came. We ended up closing at 5, and I had to zone the whole department alone for the most part.
It sucked. A lot.
We also closed at five yesterday, which was slightly better, as it almost fit the entire run of my shift. (I was supposed to work 2 to close on Friday, so I lost six hours. Yay.) I braved the elements and walked over to Firehouse Subs on my break, and managed to not fall on the way over there or back.
And then today, I was supposed to go 1 to close, but surprise! We closed early again today, this time at seven. And for about a third of my shift, I was on a register because about six of the closing cashiers didn't show up. At least we had six people in footwear tonight.
To close, I'd like to share a few things I do not understand:
- people who wear shorts when the temperature is below zero. Why. Just why. Are you from Minnesota or someplace where winter is particularly cruel and unusual and you just want to do it to prove how hardcore you are? If not, aren't you freezing?
- in a similar vein: girls and women who wear skirts with no tights when the temperature is below zero. When I was a kid, this was one of the things I hated about winter: going to church in a dress. Even wearing tights or stockings, I felt like I was going to die of frostbite.
- people who let their children leave the house in pajamas when the temperature is below zero. Again: why.
- people who wear hoodies when it's freezing and walk around all curled up in a ball like they're SO COLD. A HOODIE IS NOT GOING TO KEEP YOU WARM WHEN IT GETS COLDER THAN FIFTY, BRO.
As far as I know, graduation's still on for Saturday night, so... [shrieks]
