4 posts tagged “union hall”

I will not be going into my Mom and Dad's tomorrow, for Father's Day, because Dad told me to save my gas. Dad knows that I am still not working so he suggested I not make the trip in. We did not have big plans, just our traditional 'breakfast and bowling with Dad'. My dad has one hobby, bowling. So it is traditional for my sister and I to go out to breakfast and then go bowling with my Dad on his Birthday and on Father's Day.

I talked to Mom about it a few minutes ago and asked her to tell Dad that I would try to get in to see him on either Tuesday or Wednesday (his days off), when I have to go all the way into St. Louis to my Union Hall. I usually try to make a round trip out of it and stop and see Mom and Dad when ever I do that. Of course that only works on the days that I do not get a 'call', if I get a 'call' I have to go to the contractor for a kind of interview. If I am hired I fill out the requisite paperwork, if not I get 2 hours show up pay. Depending on where the contractor's office is I may still go see Mom and Dad on the times when I get turned down. If I am already halfway home I just put it off until the next time.

So no Father's Day plans with Dad, but still thinking of him.

Well I checked in with the Union Hall to see what my placement was on the list. I am 247 in actual placement, but some people are out on temporary jobs so I am 222 in the available placement.Looks like I will be unemployed for a while. 

Well I did not got a job at the Union Hall today. I really need to get back to work. I am so close to the top of the list that I have to be there everyday in case my name is called. It is such a hassle for me because it takes me an hour and a half to get there, only to sit around for another 45min - 1hour and find out that there is only one call and someone in front of me on the list gets accepts it. So not only do I not have a job, but I have to spend extra gas money to be reminded of it everyday.

I was hoping that by time I got home today the water would be running. No dice. Last time I looked it is about 34 degrees F, but the wind chill is about 25 degrees F. So the water line is not going to warm up very fast with that kind of weather. I just hope that by the warmest time of the afternoon the line will be thawed enough. If not I am thinking about going to buy a brand new drain snake and run it thru the line to try and break up the blockage.

I am just so fed up with things right now.

Well today was not the day to get a job. There was only one call in at the Union Hall this morning. There are about 15 people in front of me that get first shot at the jobs that come in. Maybe tomorrow I will have a shot. I am close enough to the top of the list that I have to actually be at the Union Hall each day so that I do not miss a call. It can be a pain sometimes because it is an hour drive, but what can you do.

I want to thank everyone for all the well wishes. I think even though I did not get a job they did help to keep my mood up beat. Thank you