The Gas Business is not for me I quit my job at the gas station. It's not that I didn't mind the work, it's just they didn't have anything for me to do. Sitting around eating slurpies and hot dogs just doesn't qualify as work to me. Yeah, so the pay was decent.. but I can't just sit around and do nothing. I've got more self respect. I'm gonna apply at the other gas station across the street.  ¶ 9/30/2004 10:28:00 AM 1 comments

  2,000 Wins Congrats Bobby Cox!!



Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, right, gets a hug from third baseman Chipper Jones after defeating the New York Mets 6-3 for his 2000th career win as a manager, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2004, in Atlanta. Cox becomes only the ninth manger to win 2000 games. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)   ¶ 9/29/2004 05:21:00 PM 2 comments

  13 In a Row The race is over. (as if there ever was any) The Braves have clinched their 13th NL East division title in a row. Excellent excellent job all around.

  ¶ 9/24/2004 11:12:00 PM 2 comments

  Word of Advice Alright. Listen closely. This is very very important.

So last night during my graveyard shift at the gas station around 3 AM I was hungry. I thought about my options for a few minutes. I could eat a candy bar. I could eat some more slush puppie ice (going on my 4th big gulp and already doing bathroom visits every 15 minutes). I could eat some beef jerky. All of these options seemed like great ideas but they just didn't sound like the best idea. So... what shall I decide?

Finally after looking around a few more minutes I came upon the rolling Hot Dog Rotisseries cooker thing. A few dogs from earlier were spinning and I placed my bun in the bun warmer compartment.. I gave it a few seconds to warm my bun cause a warm bun is key to a quality dog. I loaded it with mustard and ketchup and got some slush ice to mix it down with (I know, but I'm addicted) and ate it in probably 4 bites. I was so hungry. That was good. Really good..

But... It just didn't seem like enough. So what should I do? OH! I tell you what I should do later, lets first say what I did do... So my eyes got all big and my mouth started to water so I loaded up that bun warmer with not another bun, but 3 more buns. Hey! I was hungry. No one was watching.. and it was go-time. When were these dogs placed on the cooker, I don't know. And I certainly didn't care. Within minutes I had devoured three more dogs and refilled the big gulp again cause I was thirsty and hungry... It was excellent! Satisfaction achieved..

Well... at least for the moment. A few minutes later I was sitting at the register and all of a sudden I felt a quick sharp pain in my side. And then in my other side.. Without going into too much detail, because this is a PG site, I had a rather unpleasant last couple of hours on my shift and several more hours struggling at home trying to survive.

It turns out that those hot dogs were put on the cooker much much earlier the previous day. No one buys them, and now I know why. So.. the word of advice, if you haven't figured it out yet is.. DO NOT EAT HOT DOGS FROM THE GAS STATION

I laugh now. But I wasn't laughing then.  ¶ 9/15/2004 02:21:00 PM 4 comments

  NL East Race People like Mike Hogan need a picture to be able to understand things. So Mike, take a look at this little chart and tell me about the Green line. Maybe you can compare that to say.. the orange line. Sure there is a tiny dip over the past 2 days... but that doesn't nearly compare to that huge dip in the green line, now does it? Watch out for those Expos.

  ¶ 9/10/2004 02:21:00 PM 2 comments

  Plate Reprise Yup can't get that screw off again.. A flash back to an earlier post. Crap.  ¶ 9/08/2004 02:46:00 PM 0 comments

  Slushy Icey Drink Thing Man, I am addicted to this slush puppie icey drink we have down at our gas station. While at work I must drink one of those big gulps (64 oz) like every couple of hours. So by the time I am done with my shift, I consume at least four of them. There's no such thing as too much sugar.  ¶ 9/07/2004 07:36:00 PM 1 comments

  My baseball teams I've posted my current baseball teams to my fantasy log.  ¶ 9/04/2004 08:55:00 PM 7 comments

  End of the Kobe case? A little bird flew by my window and says that the Kobe case will be dismissed. Let's see if that bird was telling the truth.  ¶ 9/01/2004 06:25:00 PM 1 comments

  Unleaded, Super Unleaded, or Premium? Alright so pretty much no one buys Premium gas. It's so expensive. I've got a case of the dandruff. Rather than ramble on about all the nice people I have met at the gas station over the past few days, I'll leave you now with some safetfy tips you should always adhere to when refueling.

-Stay near your vehicle's fueling point when using a self-serve station.
-Do not go back into your vehicle when refueling, regardless of whether you use the nozzle's hold-open latch.
-If you must re-enter your vehicle while refueling, discharge the static electricity by touching a metal part of the outside of your car away from the filling point before touching and removing the gas nozzle.
-Always turn your engine off before refueling.
-Never smoke, light matches or use a lighter while refueling.
-To avoid spills, do not overfill or top off your gas tank.
-Let the fuel dispenser shut off automatically and leave the nozzle in the tank opening for six to eight seconds so the gasoline in the tank neck can settle down and any remaining gas in the nozzle can drip out of it into the tank.
-When filling a portable container always place it on the ground, and don't move away from it until you're through and the cap is back in place.   ¶ 9/01/2004 02:47:00 PM 3 comments