Another Week at The Nuthouse!

 

Well, it's back to the grind after another weekend off.  I was going to post yesterday to discuss my dismay with the Super Bowl, but I just didn't have the motivation.  I thought I would give you all time to get back into the grove after the weekend and post today.

I'm going to say it, the Super Bowl sucked and I had really hoped it was going to be a good game.  It had two great teams and two awesome quarterbacks, but alas, my wish did not come true.  Even though I did not care who won, it was quite boring and the commercials also were awful!  Needless to say, my Sunday was not as fun as I originally hoped it would be.  Congrats to Tom Brady on another win, damn that man he unbelievable!

Me and my two furry boyz did have our fair share of snacks over the weekend and when I have snacks, I am the most popular person in the room!  The three of us fed our faces and enjoyed every bad and fattening calorie!  I swear, I sometimes think Milo is a dog in a cats body; that boy can EAT!  He wants everything!  I call him "Marty Mooch" when food comes out, because where ever he is in the house, he will hear it being prepared and makes sure he is right under foot to beg.  Cooper, my damn dog, doesn't beg as much (or as well) as Milo!  He may need to take some lessons!

The Nuthouse...is The Nuthouse; nothing much changes around here.  People are different degrees of annoying throughout the day, but rest assured, The Boss always gives it 100% to be the most annoying person in the room. His new thing today is Mike doesn't feel well, so he must have the 'Rona.  You know how this story goes - he has been playing all year (click here for recap).  Now, I wonder if the "Breaking Bad" hazmat suit will be fashioned again anytime soon or if he will just work from home for a while (fingers crossed that he picks the latter).  I think Mike just has a cold, but we all keep socially distant from one another (who the hell wants to be close to these weirdos), so, I'm not too worried about it.

Tomorrow is "hump day" and I, for one, cannot wait for this week to end!  TTYS Nutties.

It's Friday and Super Bowl Weekend!

 

What can I say, a Friday and the Super Bowl this weekend - it doesn't get much better for this guy!  It's been a looongg and cold week and I am ready to just veg out on my couch and watch the big game with my two favorite furry boyz.  If I am to speak the truth, the furry boyz are much more interested in the snacks that will be consumed, rather than the game, but to each their own.

The celebration for Super Bowl this year is a bit different with COVID.  The party my friend has been throwing for over 20 years is cancelled and everyone is just hanging home this year.  I think we might Zoom during the half time show because no one is really interested in who they booked for this year.  I am not a fan of either team, but I am hoping for a good, close and exciting game with some funny commercials thrown in for good measure.  It's going to be weird to be home by myself, but I have to admit, I am getting used to being stuck in house more often than not.  I think this pandemic is bringing out the anti-social in me and I'm not sure if once it is over if I will ever come back from the "dark side".  

Enjoy your weekend Nutties and enjoy then game.  Don't eat too many snacks - god knows this COVID shit has already added on the pounds; but if you do snack, be sure to share with your furry buddies.  Until next week!

Yup, I'm Done with Winter!

 

Today is February 2nd, Groundhog Day, and guess what - that weaselly little bastard saw his shadow.  Six more weeks of winter for us!  That was perfect timing for the fricken snow storm that came in late yesterday afternoon and continued throughout the evening.  Waking up this morning to 15" of snow on the ground was not the way I wanted to start my Tuesday.  As you can imagine, things only got better as the day went on (insert sarcasm here).

I left my home a little early because the roads were shitty and I wanted to get to work on-time.  I don't know why I bothered, because everyone else (except The Boss) took their sweet ass time coming in (and they live in closer proximity to The Nuthouse than I do).  When I turned down the snow covered, dirt road this morning, I immediately saw The Boss' car parked on the side of it - not in our lot.  Yup, that's right - the snowplow guy did not bother to show up AGAIN!  I guess since it is Groundhog Day, it is very appropriate that we are living the same nightmare over and over again!  Now, I'm not even going to provide links to the other posts about him not showing up because it is already assumed by everyone reading this blog that that son of a bitch is not going to show up when it snows!

I parked my car behind The Boss - on the side of the road and trekked through the parking lot to the front door.  By the time I got there, I was seeing red!  I walked in the front door and quickly declared at the top of my lungs, that this was total bullshit and that dumb f*ck should be fired.  Now, keep in mind, my declaration was to no one other than The Boss because my co-workers had not shown up yet.  I think The Boss was surprised and a bit shocked by my outburst; for the most part, I am a pretty even- tempered person who does not have a tendency to over-react,  out loud at least, about things.  The Boss looked at me and then looked down and reluctantly agreed, his "friend" needed to be fired.

I put my stuff away, fed Frack and changed my pants and removed my boots.  Yup, I know that I need to bring dry pants to an office job because our plow guy makes us trek through almost two feet of snow to get to the building.  When I came out of the bathroom, I felt a little better - I guess being dry and a bit warmer helps.  I heard The Boss leaving a message on his "friends" voice mail asking where he was and when he expected to be here.  He also indicated that he should come into the office to pick up his check and that he had some things he wanted to discuss.  I can't believe he is actually going to let this ass-face go...I guess I will believe it when I see/hear it.

Around 3 PM (yes, 3 f*cking PM), ass-face arrives to plow us out.  My bet with Drew was that he wasn't going to show up at all (especially after The Boss left the message on his voicemail), but he did.  Damn, I owe Drew another lunch!  He finished plowing and comes in asking me for his check.  I immediately told him that The Boss had it and he went into his office  - The Boss then asked him to close the door.

I didn't hear any yelling, but I did hear ass-face say he didn't think it was a problem that wasn't able to get here before we opened.  He then said to The Boss we were a bit outside of his plow range.  I then heard The Boss say that maybe that should have been told to him prior to him being hired and it is ridiculous that employees working in an office environment have to bring dry pants on days that it snows because of trekking to through the parking lot to the front door.  

If I was a betting guy (I guess I am because I currently owe Drew two lunches), I would have guessed that The Boss would not have fired his "friend", but he did and for that color me impressed!  Now, I guess I need to find a new person to plow!

Until next time Nutties.  Say safe and warm and Happy Groundhog Day!

We Are Open for Business!

 

Much to my dismay and disappointment, I received a text around dinner time last evening letting me know that the furnace was up and running.  Unfortunately for me, that would mean back to work on Friday morning. 😠  I broke the news to Cooper and Milo that their best bud would not be spending the following day with them feeding them snacks and taking long naps - needless to say, I could see the sadness in their eyes.

When I woke up this morning and took Cooper out, it was still really cold (below zero) and fortunately, he didn't waste any time completing his business and we were back in the warm house.  As I got dressed for work, I knew (because I am a smart boy), that it was still going to be fricken freezing in The Nuthouse.  Honestly, The Nuthouse is NEVER what a normal person would consider warm, it just varies on different levels of cool and cold during the winter months.  Knowing that, I made sure I dressed appropriately; for me that would mean jeans, a big sweater, my ski coat, beanie and gloves.  I was bound and determined not to have my teeth chatter all day and I hoped these fashion choices would help.

When I arrived, some of my co-workers were already there and they too made sure they were wearing the "Nuthouse Cold Weather Uniform".  All in all, the group of us looked like we were out trekking in Antarctica and just stopped into The Nuthouse for a quick visit.  We clearly had the same idea and once we entered the building, we knew we had planned our outfits correctly!  The Nuthouse was still REALLY cold!  The thermostat read 67 degrees, but I still think it was still lying.

The Boss said that the repair man was on site for well over two hours and was finally able to get the furnace up and running around 4:30 PM.  He couldn't explain why it had stopped working or what, if anything, was wrong with it, but it is running now.  So, this means that we have no idea why it wasn't working or when it might decide not to work again.  Oh, great!  This furnace is a ticking time bomb, a freezing disaster waiting to happen.  I think I should pack some winter gear in my desk for future breakdowns, because you know it will happen and on the coldest day possible.

I did my month-end crap and by 3 PM I was still cold, tired and ready to go home.  I asked The Boss if it would be okay to duck out a bit early today and he didn't have a problem with it.  I was back home and starting the thawing out process by 3:45 PM.  The boys were happy to see me and guess what -  I don't plan to move again from this spot until Monday morning.  I hope by then this frigid air mass will have moved on and we can go back to just "normal," cold winter temperatures.

Enjoy your weekend Nutties!  Talk next week!

It's Too Cold at The Nuthouse

I'm sure you were on pins and needles wondering if we were plowed out from our snow storm (click here for recap); well, the truth is our plow guy did not return through that evening.  It actually ended up not being a major problem because we did not receive quite as much snow as they predicted.  The problem we did encounter was the temperature dropped dramatically and it is dangerously cold now.  Wind chills are in the negative numbers and the actual air temperatures are not much higher.  As if that wasn't bad enough, The Nuthouse furnace decided this would be the most opportune time to break down.

Allow me to take you back in time.  We are able to traverse the parking lot on Wednesday morning without too many problems, but I cannot understand why the plow guy did not return, but that is another story for another time.  Clearly, we are going to be stuck with his ineptness for a while since he is a "friend" of The Boss.  Back to the story - When we arrived in the office on Wednesday, it was quickly apparent that it was much colder than the usual "meat locker" temperature The Boss usually has the building set for.  When I looked at the thermostat, it showed the room temperature as being 52 degrees and although it said the heat was running....it was lying!

By the time The Boss arrived, the temperature had actually gone down to 50 degrees and as you can imagine, we were all more miserable than usual.  The Boss walked in, walked over to the thermostat and immediately started pressing buttons like a crazy person.  After about three minutes he finally decided that the furnace was not working properly (wow, what was the first clue?  I bet it was the 50 degree building temperature.  Maybe it was that he could see his breath when he exhaled).  He then pulled out the phone book (they still make those?) and started calling around for a furnace repair man.  Now, I don't know how familiar you are with what happens on the really cold days on the east coast, but that is when everyone's furnace seems to go on strike and stops working.  So, it was incredibly difficult to find someone who could come out in a timely manner.  When it became apparent that we were not getting the furnace fixed any time soon, The Boss sent everyone home for the day.  As we were leaving, he said that he would keep everyone up-to-date on the status of the heat.  I couldn't get out of that ice-box quick enough.  I never so happy to get in a warm car and back to a warm home!

Fast forward to this morning (Thursday), I received a group text around 5 AM letting me and my fellow employees know that he wasn't able to get anyone to come out yesterday to look at the furnace, so we should just stay home again today (yippee).  It is fricken cold outside and it wasn't breaking my heart to hear that I should stay where it is warm and toasty as opposed to a big metal building that never seems to warm up even when the furnace is working properly.  I'm sure today will be the last day of being home and the furnace will be up and running for tomorrow morning.  Yup, I am a little disappointed.  I'm sure tomorrow, I will be reporting directly from The Nuthouse.

Keep warm east coasters and don't leave your furry friends out in this weather!

It's Happening Again....

 

Welcome to my Tuesday in Hell, Nutties!  In my area of the country, we are under a snow advisory, which means the snowy, cold shit is coming, it's just a matter of when.  When I showed up for work today, I arrived prepared with warm clothes and snow boots.  I had a feeling that I was going to need them and gosh-darn it, I was right again. I think maybe I should get a lottery ticket.

As you may remember, our last snow storm was a complete cluster-fuck!  The Boss hired his "friend" to be our snowplow guy and guess what, his "friend" is a fricken' flake too (click here for recap).  For this storm, the snow didn't arrive overnight while we were tucked snug in our beds, but rather started in the early afternoon continued the whole day.  At some point during the afternoon, the shit was falling over an inch an hour and you could barely see across the parking lot.  Now, in the "normal" world, the snowplow guy would drop by and make a pass through the lot during the day assuring that it wasn't total chaos when we left at 5 PM.  Notice I said "normal" world;  did you forget where and who we are?

Around 3 PM, much to my shock and dismay, the snowplow guy appeared (I had bet Drew lunch that he wouldn't show up before we left - so lunch is on me tomorrow).  That being said, he didn't just make a quick pass through - he actually came into the office and announced his arrival, like he was the King of England or something.  When we all looked at him strangely, he then proclaimed that we should all come outside immediately and move our vehicles so he could plow!  That's right, he wanted us all to move our cars out to the road, so he could plow.  It then occurred to me, this fricken' guy has no intention of returning tonight to plow - this is going to be our only plow until he can "find his way" back here. If he was as efficient as he was during the last storm, we wouldn't see him again until Wednesday!

Then, the following was uttered by The Boss and it made me laugh out loud, "just give me the keys and I will move your cars for you".  Does this man think that none of us remember how he drives (click here for recap).  Needless to say, no one took him up on his offer and out we all went to trek in the frozen tundra!  We all moved our cars out of the lot and parked them along the side of the road.  As we sat in our cars, freezing are butts off, we waited for The Boss to move his car....guess what - he couldn't find his keys!  I couldn't make this shit up if I tried!  While we waited, I actually said to Drew, that I should write a book about the office (no one knows that I do this blog) and we both laughed; he said it would never work because no one would believe it.

The snowplow guy cleared the lot and the The Boss was finally able to locate his keys.  Once everything was cleaned out, we were able to return our cars to spots in the lot, trek back in and continue our day.  Remember, I wore snow boots...I was the only one!  They all mocked me, but clearly, I had the last laugh today!

How much do you want to bet we have to park on the side of the road again tomorrow and walk through the snow because "his friend" will not return and plow again today/tonight?  I reminded everyone to dress accordingly and bring dry clothes for tomorrow; I have a feeling we may need them.

Stay safe and warm Nutties!

It Seems To Be A Running Theme..

I am embarrassed to say that ever since 2021 has started, I am having a very difficult time getting myself motivated to do much of anything.  I don't want to get out of bed in the morning, I really don't want to go to work and I am not really interested in dealing with other humans.  This surprises me because although I don't love work (who does) and on numerous days it annoys me beyond compare - I don't really (really) hate it.  When I am in a bad mood, it doesn't really worry me.  I usually chalk it up to everyone has a bad day and move on; but my bad days seem to be running into bad weeks. I'm not quite sure how to put a stop to it.

I can't really pinpoint what my issue is, I don't think it is one thing in particular - I think it is general apathy.  I know many are suffering from depression and isolation with the current state of the world.  People have lost jobs, they cannot see their family members and they generally don't feel comfortable being in groups.  Restaurants are barely operational, you can't go to the movies and even if you could, there is nothing to see.  Some gyms are open (barely), but most are still closed.  It is cold and dreary and gets dark before I even leave work for the day.  I feel stupid for being so down when I am fortunate enough to still have my job and haven't suffered any financial problems from the pandemic.

This is a new and unfamiliar feeling for me and I don't quite know how to shake myself out of my "funk".  I'm sure I am not the only one feeling this way, but I am just ready to feel like myself again. Let me know if you have any tried and true remedies to put yourself in a better headspace - I would love to hear what works for you.

Sorry for the depressing post; until next time Nutties!