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From: james
Date: Fri Oct 1 17:19:29 MST 2004 Subject: Sundays off again . . . finally

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clrclady: Where were you? (10/4/04)
james: one last 17 hr. day (10/6/04)
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james: one last 17 hr. day (10/6/04)
clrclady: Where were you? (10/4/04)
I have some good news to share today concerning my employer Sam Levitz. I was assigned to our executive manager in charge of customer service so he will be my boss now. His name is Scott Leeds. He has been involved in customer service for about 18 years now with various companies. He has gotten good news about me from our truck supervisors as well as various customers I've delivered to about my attitude and listening skills.

He has selected me to work under him instead of being under orders from our truck supervisor Dave. Scott is a very good listener as you might imagine he has to be given the customers he talks to during the day concerning their deliveries. He has assigned me to a driver that he likes for the same reasons as why he likes me. So me and this driver, Zollie Copeland, will work together on special deliveries. These are ones where customers are losing confidence with Mr. Sam Levitz or have had difficulty getting their pieces delivered without noticeable damages (however picky they might be).

I will be off on Sundays and go into work about 10 in the morning instead of the customary normal delivery arrive time of 6 am. More sleep!!!! I'm not sure at this point what other day I'll have off but this is very good news. Before this I was working 6 days a week and not told what day I would have off until the morning of or the night before. I've been feeling prayed for in this area for the last 5 or 6 weeks now and am delighted to see the prayer answered. Thanks for the prayers. See you Sunday.

James

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From: clrclady
Date: Mon Oct 4 10:36:43 MST 2004 Subject: Where were you?

I am glad that you are off on Sundays now and that you will get more sleep. But where were you this Sunday?

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From: james
Date: Wed Oct 6 10:59:06 MST 2004 Subject: one last 17 hr. day

Thank you for responding to my blog Cheryl. You ask a great question. Unfortunately for me and Zollie we had to work one last Sunday. There was a misunderstanding when we would start our new schedule.

So, yes I did have to work on Sunday the 3rd of October. I found out Saturday morning from our asst. truck supervisor Eric Danjou. He tried to find replacements for us but couldn't. Sunday was a loooong day. I got up at 5 am again, arrived at the shop at 5:55 am and didn't get back until 10:45 at night.

Zollie and I were actually working on separate trucks that day. It seems 5 or 6 of our guys called in sick (or just hungover). My load was really messed up. Gerry, my driver that day (he and I wanted to be a team but Mr. Scott Leeds had different plans for me), and I weren't able to leave the shop until 11 that morning. We had 14 stops and they were all in Vail and Corona De Tucson.

Corona De Tucson is an area of Tucson near the intersection of Sahuarita Road and Houghton Road. Dirt roads everywhere you go! We weren't able to make our last two stops and they had to reschedule for another day. I'm the one who made the call to notify those customers by phone and they weren't too happy to get the news. The normal delivery time frames are 4 hours (i.e. 1pm til 5 pm). Imagine waiting for 4 hours for someone only to have them not show up.

I was exhausted when I got back to my house. When Gerry and I got back to the shop at 10:45 that night, we were told 2 more trucks were still out. One was Zollie's truck and another one belonged to Robert Vaughn. Gerry and I had to return 14 items that night because of the R/S (rescheduled stop) and various other reasons. We finally left for the day at 11:35 pm. I got back to the house at something like 12:15 in the morning on Monday. I was sooo exhausted.

I have started my new schedule now and am getting better sleep. I woke up this morning like I normally do, when I'm not working at 6 am, at 7:30 feeling quite refreshed. I had called Blanca at 4 on Sunday afternoon and gave her the news that I would not be able to make it to the Muse til 7:30 - 8 pm at the earliest if at all. She said she would spread the news.

I hope it was a good day for you. I'm not sure where I will be on Saturday October 9. There will be a beginner lindy hop swing lesson at the Muse at 8 pm and a showcase at the Arizona Ballroom Company (Grant and Craycroft intersection where Safeway is). It is free and open to the public.

The showcase will feature dance instructors and their students of various dances. These include tango, salsa, rumba, samba, merengue, foxtrot, waltz, Argentine tango, swing, cha-cha, and a few others. There will also be time for open dancing for those of us not in the showcase. It starts at 7 pm and it is free, free, free. Did I mention it was free? It's an awesome night. I went to one showcase in December of last year and I had so much fun at it, dancing and watching the performances. I've been learning various dances at the ballroom since September of last year. I hope to see some villagers there. If you would like more information on Arizona Ballroom Company you can call them at 290-2990 or check www.azballroom.com

Bye for now.
James

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