Top 10 Reasons to Look at the Bright Side of our Parking Lot Situation

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There is some expansion happening at my place of employment that has made the existing parking lot inaccessible. The backup parking lot happens to be quite a bit further away from the building with the additional benefits of being too small and lacking organized entry and exit points. As a result there have been many complaints and difficulties due to this arrangement. The following is something I posted in my department to give everyone some perspective.

  1. It could be a coincidence, but I am seriously starting to think the frigid air is good for adult acne.
  2. It’s no coincidence: I’ve been forced to eliminate my usual bottle of water, consumed during my commute into work….now, I wait to drink it until I get to my desk. There’s something to be said for actually performing those Kagel exercises. Ladies, you know what I’m talking about.
  3. We can really learn to appreciate that “smell of money”. Like my Dad used to say whenever we kids complained about smelling like cow crap at school, after helping with the milking each morning: “That herd of 40, 4-legged, s__t-producers out there, in the back yard, is putting food on your table so zip it!”
  4. I moved up here from Texas 10 years ago and I am finally faced with the fact that I really do need a pair of coveralls! It is a good idea after all! It can get kinda cold up here.
  5. Just when you are sure some old fart is permanently crabby and crotchety: he picks you up in his warm truck on a particularly cold morning and gives you a ride to the walkway. There’s hope for all of us…you just have to believe and give everyone a chance.
  6. I have a cost savings for nursing this month: I was asked to put 4 treadmills in the conference room at one time. We really don’t need them anymore with the mandatory half-mile walk every day.
  7. Personally, my reflexes are improving due to the necessary dodging of the urine and poop showers, flying randomly from the cattle trucks, as I walk to and from my car.
  8. We get 10 more minutes to chat with our co-workers as we walk in together. This is a great time to get to know someone you don’t normally talk to…. take advantage of it.
  9. It’s Christmas time. Have no clues what to get that person whose name you drew in the office gift exchange? My suggestion: gloves, scarf, and a hat…..one size fits all….you can’t miss.
  10. I think I lost 5 pounds already! YIPEE!!! How about you?
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