Tonight's charts

Hi there.  Sale will be tonight at 8 pm and prices include shipping in a hot pink plastic envelope.  I will move to Sampler World if they don't sell here.  

I wasn't going to mention this but this ship has sailed many times already, so what the hell.  My sister is poverty level and gets help from the state of PA once a year with her heating.  She has an oil furnace.  There is a fund called the Crisis Fund that will almost fill her tank, but you must be completely out or almost out of fuel to qualify.  A gentleman that worked at our local welfare office took care of this every year for her and recently retired.  In keeping with the ethics of that generation, he did his job well.  His replacement does not answer her phone.  Ever.  So Carole started leaving messages for her over a week ago.  No replies.  Carole called the state office which was very helpful and said she would take care of the inexcusable actions.  A day later, the local girl called and stated she was informed by the state and had no other notice (she doesn't listen to her messages obviously).  Carole was as always, pleasant and courteous, while being informed that all is taken care of and she will get the oil delivery within the mandated 48 hours.  That was last Tuesday.  Still won't answer her phone or messages and Carole has to walk on eggshells around these employees.  She has had no heat in her house for over a week, except for a small electric heater and the fireplace during the day.  Yesterday she called the oil company, they know her from years of contact, and was informed that NO ONE had notified them and she was not yet approved for the Fund nor were they notified to deliver.  I want to personally rip into this worker but of course, I will be called a name and Carole's account will suffer.  There are employees that do excellent work and thank God for that, but around here, we have a load of lazy people that only take care of who they want to, are related to, or friends with.  Not a damn thing we can do about it.  The woman at the oil company is planning to speak with this girl's supervisor (probably her aunt-they are all related), and plans to take care of this for her today.  So far, the worker (and I use that term loosely) is still not answering her phone and messages left by Carole and the oil office are not being answered.  If I would have paid for the tank, she would lose the benefit, and I already take care of the second and third fills.  I am calling our state representative who is always ready to help and letting him know.

Mark needs a certified copy of his birth certificate for Real ID and he has been calling for a week, never less than a 120 minute hold time, over 100 messages in queue, same recording every single day.  He will take a ride to the nearest office and get the information we need in order to submit a request which could be answered in a brief call.  What do people with work hours longer than this out of town office do when they need something?  They open an hour later and close an hour earlier than standard offices, and you can't get through to ask a simple question.

You would think by now I would be willing to accept his horse crap but I am not.  Managers no longer accept accountability for their employees, workers no longer accept responsibility for their work.  I hope your state and local area don't have the issues we do here.

My tree branches are now all correct for this tree.  The second one whose branches I transplanted to this one, should not be as difficult for me.  Lots of errors in this one and no one can tell, but I can't wait to move on to another area!  Once I do, I am trying the hoop again, but the 12" instead of the 14".  

Could not wait to visit HL and Michael's Christmas sections, so Mark drove me yesterday.  I didn't find much at all that was colonial/primitive for ornaments.  My Michael's is small and there was very little of anything for the holidays.  HL had tons of gorgeous pieces for white trends, but I am not starting over with another tree.  Lauren might, and she is an enabler, but I am resisting.

Hope your week goes well.  

Will post charts this evening.

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