Posted by: benjammin
Another "Paint Your Wagon" moment - 06/23/07 06:55 PM
Actually, two weeks worth, or more.
So I am sitting in my office in New York, and my boss broadcasts this email to a bunch of folks that I am heading out to Orlando Florida to help fix some big problems with a project that has lost it's way. Didn't ask me first, just committed me to it.
So now destiny finds me here in Sunny Florida, whiling away in the project office trying to pick up all the pieces from the mess these people made. So it goes.
What did I pack with me? Well, considering the recent posts, I busted open one of my boxes of of my Robert Timms single serving coffee bags and grabbed a handful. I also grabbed a bunch of these zipfizz powdered drink mix thingies I got from Costco that are like B vitamin boosters. The rest is my standard fare, including my super duper butane lighter and my Lord God humongous Swamp Rat knife, just because I can. I found a hotel next to a Gander Mountain Sporting Goods store so tonight I will pick up whatever else I need for the next few weeks. Beyond that, I have a pocket full of plastic, a roll of twenties, and about a week's supply of food and water in reserve at the hotel and the office. I also have my return flight pre-booked. I picked up a Toyota Forerunner so I don't have to stay on the roads here if I don't want/need to.
The only thing missing is my New York Pizza and bagels (sob).
On the other hand, there's a Longhorn BBQ/Steakhouse a block from my hotel room, so it will be prime rib and beer pretty much every night. Yeah, I can handle that I reckon.
I tell you what, the mess they left me here for work is like trying to unravel a ball of yarn that the cat's been playing with for a week. Sure is a mess. I just start at one end and undo the knots as they come. Gonna be a while I think...
So I am sitting in my office in New York, and my boss broadcasts this email to a bunch of folks that I am heading out to Orlando Florida to help fix some big problems with a project that has lost it's way. Didn't ask me first, just committed me to it.
So now destiny finds me here in Sunny Florida, whiling away in the project office trying to pick up all the pieces from the mess these people made. So it goes.
What did I pack with me? Well, considering the recent posts, I busted open one of my boxes of of my Robert Timms single serving coffee bags and grabbed a handful. I also grabbed a bunch of these zipfizz powdered drink mix thingies I got from Costco that are like B vitamin boosters. The rest is my standard fare, including my super duper butane lighter and my Lord God humongous Swamp Rat knife, just because I can. I found a hotel next to a Gander Mountain Sporting Goods store so tonight I will pick up whatever else I need for the next few weeks. Beyond that, I have a pocket full of plastic, a roll of twenties, and about a week's supply of food and water in reserve at the hotel and the office. I also have my return flight pre-booked. I picked up a Toyota Forerunner so I don't have to stay on the roads here if I don't want/need to.
The only thing missing is my New York Pizza and bagels (sob).
On the other hand, there's a Longhorn BBQ/Steakhouse a block from my hotel room, so it will be prime rib and beer pretty much every night. Yeah, I can handle that I reckon.
I tell you what, the mess they left me here for work is like trying to unravel a ball of yarn that the cat's been playing with for a week. Sure is a mess. I just start at one end and undo the knots as they come. Gonna be a while I think...