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Posted by Teriana at 12:01 AM | Permalink | Comments

So yesterday after a long day at work I get out to my truck and find that some hoodlum smashed in the window and stole my GPS, Lucile. I hope the $65 they get for her on eBay is worth it. I only have liability insurance. Turns out that's been a problem at work that no one thought to mention to me. The security guard's window was smashed in before and several member's cars have been keyed in the past.

Edit: All my nice co-workers at the CU chipped in to get me a new window. I had it installed today. Turns out, all the cars that were keyed happened the same day. And then yesterday one employee had her car paintballed. Can they really find nothing better to do?

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Posted by Teriana at 10:04 AM | Permalink | Comments

I believe I just encountered the most nosy person on the planet at the checkout at a Saginaw Wal-Mart. She was behind me in line. Without one word, she picked up my TV dinner and said, "This looks good." Then she flipped it over and proceeded to read the ingredients. Then she picked up my thing of potato soup and asked if it was as good as home made. I told her I didn't know. I thought that was the end of it until she decided, without saying a word, to rearrange my items on the conveyor so she could fit more of her stuff on it. I have my stuff on there how I want it. I don't need anyone else's help.

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Posted by Teriana at 7:01 PM | Permalink | Comments

Today in my policing class we did something exciting. We got to use a police simulator that's like a big video game. You're presented with a situation and you have to decide what to do and when to use force. When it was my turn, the woman operating the computer turned on the mace and had me use that. I was shown a scene where a crazy bum was spraying pepper spray everywhere and then directed it towards me. I pointed the mace at her and sprayed, only it started firing bullets. I was then reprimanded by the computer for using deadly force when I shouldn't have.

Other than that little glitch, it's a pretty cool system. It shows where you shot and everything. The person operating it has the ability to change situations depending on what commands you give.

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Posted by Teriana at 10:27 PM | Permalink | Comments

My niece shot her first deer yesterday. Man was it exciting! A 6 point buck came out of the woods and was staring right at our blind about 40 yards away. Samantha wasn't looking and I just mouthed to her, STOP. Don't move. I thought it was gonna run away, but it went to eating. But it popped its head up now and then to watch us. We were trying to get the gun out the window when a second buck came out of the woods. The first one was still skiddish and started walking right towards us, looking at us the whole time. We held the gun halfway out the window for what seemed like an eternity. We ended up spooking the first buck and he started running. I told Samantha just get the gun up fast. I made a couple weird noises that slightly resembled doe bleats and they stopped at the edge of the woods. I told Samantha SHOOT, SHOOT. And she said she couldn't see them. I looked at her and she didn't have the gun pointed anywhere near the deer. So I turned her body towards the deer and she popped one off a moment later. I told her shoot again 'cause I was looking at the first deer. Then I saw the second one on the ground. She dropped that buck right there w/ one shot. I was so proud.

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Posted by Teriana at 3:54 PM | Permalink | Comments

So the job has been going okay. It's hard to get used to new policies at a new place when you were trained differently and you believe the first way you learned is better. You know things are different when you ask to see someone's ID and they look at you dumbfounded. Like, "ID? What, like my driver's license? I just gave you my member number. Isn't that good enough?" One guy even told me that if he wanted to cheat he would've asked for $30,000 instead of $300. Do you think he would have been okay with someone stealing just $300 from his account?

Friday I was on the teller line w/ my own drawer w/ no one watching me. I was at my previous job for 2 weeks before that happened. Most of the other tellers are very accommodating when I have questions or need help. Most of the tellers. I started on my normal part-time schedule too. Even though I was only there for 4 hours, I was practically counting the minutes. I think I need to win the lottery so I never have to work again.

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Posted by Teriana at 9:09 AM | Permalink | Comments

I started a new job today. I kept it quiet from everyone b/c of the debacle of the last time I was hired anywhere. They offered me a job, had me fill out all the paperwork, then called me 3 months later and asked if I could work the next day. I was scheduled for my internship at the Sheriff's Dept so I couldn't work. The guy said, "Whatever" and hung up. I never heard from him again.

So I'm working at a credit union again. The name is actually Saginaw spelled backwards. Some of the basic things I remember from my last job as a teller, but there's a whole new computer system I have to learn and new policies. It's not quite like starting over, but almost. I'm looking forward to about two months from now when I'll be comfortable w/ everything again.

They actually pay me pretty decent considering the fact that I'm supposed to be an intern. But the place is unionized. No offense to anyone out there, but I hate unions. Nothing personal. I just think there was a time and place when we needed them but now they're ruining our country. I'm only temporary so I'm not part of any of that, but I'll take their high wages.

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