I carried last night, literally. Got called to sub for what was listed as "vacancy" at Raven--- High School. Well, I was heading there to arrive about 2:30 ish instead of 3. The scheduling was for 3 to 11.
While heading in my phone erupted from text messages by a co-working substitute. You could have thought the End of Days had come. Oh it was so terrible, he was there alone. Everyone in the Rat Pack had called off.
He said the least they could have done was got another substitute. I replied back. "They got a substitute. Me."
Got there. After a spell I was able to wrangle my Keebler Elf Boy scout looking principles in an office. "Gents, want me playing three people tonight?"
Luke the principle, "No Ben, you're just being Roy tonight. You know his stuff right?"
"Yep, but you got a pup trying to do two." Trevor looked at me with a grin. He's the vice principle.
"Ben, just do Roy. You got an easy play tonight," he said. I looked back to Luke. Luke was grinning.
"Huh, well okay ... I guess." I said.
Luke then asked sincerely, "Ben, how are you? No, not work but you."
Explained I put in a request with gp to try a new medicine again but legal now. Him and Trevor both thought that good. "I might be able to relax," I said.
Luke, "Well old dog, that might just be what you need. If you get a script for it, nothing we can do as an employer by law. Yeah, good on you Ben. Have a good one tonight."
So, ha ha, why yes, yes I did play two people last night. I did 80% of Roy's stuff. Then had to wait until extracurricular people cleared away from the rest.
While waiting I went on and did Tom's downstairs hall. Granted I probably missed a bit. Still the majority of it got done. The other guy was upstairs, he finally finished off up there come and finished what I left downstairs.
I'm also taking that on face value too. He was there to do like I was. Have to "trust" he did. And thinking on it now, it might be a case of "I thought you did" on both our parts. *chuckles* Oh well, we both tried staying on course.
Then, we both hit the last 10% of Roy's. I had gone on over and got part as the stragglers were moving out gradually. The other sub was flabbergasted that I had actually gotten as much as I had done.
Went to lunch around 5:30, decided we'd take an hour. Felt an hour behind and then stopped during lunch and took stock. Figured out we were an hour ahead. Told my wife, we were so far ahead we were going backwards.
-- My edits are not due to being on anything. I'm simply tired both mentally and physically. Yes, I got sleep last night. Consider though a 50 yr old trying to still move like 17, a trained 17 that works three different spots. Last night I worked opposing a 25 yr old. I did twice what he did. Does it matter though? No, not really other than those planning know I work.
Also think the h key on my keyboard is a bit wonk. *chuckles*
While heading in my phone erupted from text messages by a co-working substitute. You could have thought the End of Days had come. Oh it was so terrible, he was there alone. Everyone in the Rat Pack had called off.
He said the least they could have done was got another substitute. I replied back. "They got a substitute. Me."
Got there. After a spell I was able to wrangle my Keebler Elf Boy scout looking principles in an office. "Gents, want me playing three people tonight?"
Luke the principle, "No Ben, you're just being Roy tonight. You know his stuff right?"
"Yep, but you got a pup trying to do two." Trevor looked at me with a grin. He's the vice principle.
"Ben, just do Roy. You got an easy play tonight," he said. I looked back to Luke. Luke was grinning.
"Huh, well okay ... I guess." I said.
Luke then asked sincerely, "Ben, how are you? No, not work but you."
Explained I put in a request with gp to try a new medicine again but legal now. Him and Trevor both thought that good. "I might be able to relax," I said.
Luke, "Well old dog, that might just be what you need. If you get a script for it, nothing we can do as an employer by law. Yeah, good on you Ben. Have a good one tonight."
So, ha ha, why yes, yes I did play two people last night. I did 80% of Roy's stuff. Then had to wait until extracurricular people cleared away from the rest.
While waiting I went on and did Tom's downstairs hall. Granted I probably missed a bit. Still the majority of it got done. The other guy was upstairs, he finally finished off up there come and finished what I left downstairs.
I'm also taking that on face value too. He was there to do like I was. Have to "trust" he did. And thinking on it now, it might be a case of "I thought you did" on both our parts. *chuckles* Oh well, we both tried staying on course.
Then, we both hit the last 10% of Roy's. I had gone on over and got part as the stragglers were moving out gradually. The other sub was flabbergasted that I had actually gotten as much as I had done.
Went to lunch around 5:30, decided we'd take an hour. Felt an hour behind and then stopped during lunch and took stock. Figured out we were an hour ahead. Told my wife, we were so far ahead we were going backwards.
-- My edits are not due to being on anything. I'm simply tired both mentally and physically. Yes, I got sleep last night. Consider though a 50 yr old trying to still move like 17, a trained 17 that works three different spots. Last night I worked opposing a 25 yr old. I did twice what he did. Does it matter though? No, not really other than those planning know I work.
Also think the h key on my keyboard is a bit wonk. *chuckles*
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