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Journal - Electrical fire
We had some excitement at work this morning. Around 7:00 the lights went out. At 7:30, I caught a whiff of the smell of burning dust - an electrical burning scent, so I called one of the managers to the front. She discovered that the freezer of the Drive Up and Go department (located in the front) was out. Just before 8, it was clear that the exit chamber was filling with smoke, so we evacuated the store.
Three fire trucks came, one of them a ladder truck so they could access the roof. It was determined that the compressor(?) of one of the heating/cooling units had shorted out. Because of the smoke, we were not allowed to return to the store until just before 9.
My son had a key to the car with him, so we sat in it, out of the wind, which I greatly appreciated since I didn't have my wrap or my gloves. I also did not have the mystery that I've been reading that had just gotten to a really interesting part. I planned to read some during my break but instead ended up filling out an application for the bookkeeper position that is open at the store. I'd like to go full-time because ... well, the new cashier IS full-time and that's cutting into my hours.
I'll confess, I'm not too sure about this because I do very much enjoy being a cashier. I enjoy interacting with the customers and helping them and I REALLY enjoy bagging. It's a puzzle and a challenge and I find it fun. Also, I dislike handling phone duties. OTOH, I'd still be helping customers at the customer service desk; I'd be dealing with math problems; I'd be helping the store (?). And ... full-time.
Timmy took me into the back room to introduce me to the duties of the bookkeeper - he's the front-end manager and the one who gets stuck with the duties when the bookkeeper is out for one reason or another, as she was today. I think he likes the idea of someone else taking over. Unfortunately, he sucks at explaining how to do things.
One final note - it's interesting that my dream this morning involved an electrical short. Illustrates the problems of precognitive dreams - they only make sense in hind-sight and they rarely mean what you think they do.
Three fire trucks came, one of them a ladder truck so they could access the roof. It was determined that the compressor(?) of one of the heating/cooling units had shorted out. Because of the smoke, we were not allowed to return to the store until just before 9.
My son had a key to the car with him, so we sat in it, out of the wind, which I greatly appreciated since I didn't have my wrap or my gloves. I also did not have the mystery that I've been reading that had just gotten to a really interesting part. I planned to read some during my break but instead ended up filling out an application for the bookkeeper position that is open at the store. I'd like to go full-time because ... well, the new cashier IS full-time and that's cutting into my hours.
I'll confess, I'm not too sure about this because I do very much enjoy being a cashier. I enjoy interacting with the customers and helping them and I REALLY enjoy bagging. It's a puzzle and a challenge and I find it fun. Also, I dislike handling phone duties. OTOH, I'd still be helping customers at the customer service desk; I'd be dealing with math problems; I'd be helping the store (?). And ... full-time.
Timmy took me into the back room to introduce me to the duties of the bookkeeper - he's the front-end manager and the one who gets stuck with the duties when the bookkeeper is out for one reason or another, as she was today. I think he likes the idea of someone else taking over. Unfortunately, he sucks at explaining how to do things.
One final note - it's interesting that my dream this morning involved an electrical short. Illustrates the problems of precognitive dreams - they only make sense in hind-sight and they rarely mean what you think they do.