I WILL TELL YOU TEH KIND OF DECISIONS I HAVE TO MAKE AROUND HERE.....
I HAVE ALREADY SPREAD LYME AND FERTALIZER ON THE POND PLAYFIELD AND REALLY SHOULD KEEP DOGS OFF IT TIL IT RAINS.... SO THAT IS OFF LIMITS FOR EXERCISING FREELY.....
NOW I HAVE 8 BAGS OF FERTGALIZER WHICH SHOULD GO ON THE FLAT TIELD. WHICH NEEDS IT...
WE CAN LET THEM PLAY THERE UNTIL I SPREAD IT.. AND THEN IT HAS TO RAIN BEFORE THEY CAN SPEND ANY TIME THER..... SO CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHEN TO SPREAD TEH FERTALIZER..... SO THAT THE TIME "OFF USE" IS MINIMUM .. ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE ALREADY SCREWED UP THE POND AREA...?
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Hi Carlene,
I think there needs to be a training session on poop scooping in the stalls. Manure forks are designed to let shavings drop out and retain manure. You know that and I know that but not everybody knows that. There is a wrist movement that encourages shavings to drop out and manure to stay on the fork. There is an up/down shake that does the same thing, but too much and the manure breaks apart and also falls between the tines. It is an art, learned over time, and valued highly. When I retire from my job in the fall of 2022, I will contact you and maybe I can come down for a week and train everyone in poop scooping for maximum manure retention and minimum shavings retention to improve your compostable materials pile and reduce your shavings cost.
Have a wonderful week,
Judi
Trenton, Maine-
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QUESTION OF THE DAY.... WHY IS THE BARTENDER IS OFTEN MORE INTERESTING THAN THE CUSTOMERS.??? .
.. STRATA---- LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TEAMS.....DOES THE CORPORATE " TEAM EFFORT" INCLUDE THE NIGHT WATCHMAN AND FLOOR POLISHERS??? TO BREAK DOWN OUR STAFF......FROM PUPPY RAISERS TO PAPER PUSHERS, TO TRAINERS,, THEY WOULD ALL HAVE AN IMPOSSIBLE JOB IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE POO PICKERS. BOTH VOLUNTEERING AND EARNING A LIVING WAGE.... THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN DIVIDE UP INTO TEH "PUPPY TEAM" OR "TRAINING TEAM" -- IF WE AIN'T ALL PICKING POO, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MESS ON OIUR HANDS ( AND FEET AND RUGS) -- AND LIKE WHEN TEH SUPERMARKET CHAINS GET IN SOME PERSONEL SHORTAGE..... THEY HAVE TO RESORT TO MANAGEMENT WORKING THE CASH REGISTERS AND LOADING THE SHELVES..... THE PICKING OF THE POO IS SECOND ONLY TO REFILLING WATER BUCKETS... THERE ARE JOBS FOR WHICH THERE IS NO "OFF PUTTING " TIL TOMORROW....
NOW THAT I HAVE A LOT LESS TO DO... I DO GET A CHANCE TO WATCH WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING AROUND HERE...I MUST SAY ... WE ARE A " TERRIFFIC TEAM EFFORT"
MOST NOTEABLY--- I CAN AND DO PICK A POO OR TWO... BUT I CAN GET OFF AND ON THE GOLF CART AND BEND OVER JUST SO MANY TIMES A DAY.... SO WHEN I SPOT A POO THAT NEEDS PICKING, EVENTUALLY I JUST "LABEL" IT BY THROWING A PACK PF POO PICKERS RIGHT NEAR IT.. SO THAT IF ANOTHER BENDABLE PERSON COMES ALONG, THEY DON'T HAV TO GO FIND A BAG... IT IS RIGHT THERE...
THIS SYSTEM WORKS WELL AS I HARDLY EVER SEE A POO THAT HAS NOT BEEN PICKED BY 5PM... MY CONGRADULATIONS OUR.... " SINGULAR TEAM"
AND THERE ARE AMUSING THINGS I SEE. AS I SIT AROUND DOZING ON MY GOLF CART.....
BEING OLD, CANTANKEROUS, AND MORE THAN SLIGHTLY DEAF IS PUTTING ALOT ON LYNN- WHO IS DOING BEAUTIFULLY AS DIRECTOR OF THE WHOLE OUTFIT..... I MIGHT AD..
SUNDAY SOMEONE CALLED AND WANTED TO COME SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN CHARGE ABOUT VOLUNTEERING....... THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE MY/ OR OFFICE PHONE NUMBER... BUT LYNNS... SO LYNN AND I SAT AROUND AND WAITED FOR THEIR ARRIVEAL
. . WHEN THEY GOT HERE.. THEY CAME THRU THE GATE AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO TALK TO LYNN ... TOTALLY IGNORING ME AS I SAT THERE ON THE TRACTOR.. THAT IS FINE... THAT IS WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO... BUT I NEVER EVEN GOT A "HI THERE.. NICE DAY ISNT IT"
WHICH WAS A BIT OF A SHOCK... BUT ALSO AN EDUCATION--- THEY NEEDED TO TALK TO THE DECISION. MAKER... WHICH S LYNN-- NO PROBLEM THERE... EXCEPT THE DIDN'T HAVE ANY EXTRA BRAIN CELLS AVAILABLE TO SAY "HI" TO THE UNDERLING CARRYING DIRT AROUND/.??
SO I AM ONTO MY TRASH COLLECTOR'S IMPORTANCE..... DID THE COV NOT TEACH EVERYONE TEH IMPORTANCE OF THE "SUPPORTAVE " INDUSTRY LIKE SUPER MARKET PEOPLE KEEPING THE SHELVES FULL OF TOILET PAPER??? ..
WHEN YOU GO INTO A SUPER MARKET WITH OR WITHOUT MASKS.. IT DOES NOT HURT TO SAY "HI-- GOOD JOB. " TO THE GUY LOADING THE SHELVES -- OR SWEEPING THE FLOOR.... BELIEVE ME...... EMPLOYMENT POSITION IN LIFE IS NO INDICATION OF ABSOLUTE INTELECTUAL CAPABILITIES OR TEH ABILITIY TO CREATE. A LAUGH OR SMILE....DO YOU NEED A FINANCIAL JUSTIFICATION FOR THE SIMP;LE "HI" ?? IT WON'T HURT THE BALANCE SHEET.... .
IT IS NOT SAFE TO LEAVE ME SITTING AROUND IN A HOSPITAL. OR BIG OFFICE WAITING ROOM.... I WATCH... THERE I S ALWAYS A GUY MOPPING/SWEEPING SOMEWHERE IN VIEW.... IT IS INTERESTING TO WATCH WHO WILL EVEN SPEAK TO THEM....
THERE IS SOMEWHAT THE SAME REACTION TO SOMEONE IN A WHEELCHAIR... PEOPLE TALK OVER YOUR HEAD.. IF IT WAS NOT FOR THIGNS LIKE CENTER OF GRAVITY, I WOULD SUGGEST WHEELCHAIRS BE MADE SO WHEELEES WERE EYE LEVEL WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.
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SPEAKING OF INVENTION... AND POO...
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER I HUNG OUT AT A BARN WHICH HAD MANY DOGS... WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF TEH DOGS WHO HAD A TERRIBLE LOOSE STOOL AND BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL BARN DOGS.. WE HAD A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT WHICH ONE???
SO I GOT SOME BEADS AND FED TEH DOGS......WHITE WAS TIMMY. RED CLARA AND BLUE WAS SARGE...---AND PRESTO CHANGO.... A RED SOUPY MESS WAS CLARA.. NO CONFUSION....
MANY TIMES SINCE I HAVE THOUGTH I SHOULD INVENT THAT.... AND FINALLY I SEE SOMEONE HAS DOEN JUST THATG... I WATGCH N'TL GEORGRAPHIC WHICH OFTEN HAS STORIES OF THE ZOO IN AUSTRALIA.. AND THEY HAVE AN ENCLOSURE OF WOLVES WHERE THE PICKER THERE REMARKED.... SHE HAD FOUND THE GREEN, AND BLUE WOLF POO AND WAS STILL LOOKING FOR THE RED ONE.
SHOULDA COULDA ,, BUT DIDN'T
I DON'T IMAGINE THERE IS A TREM,ENDOUS CALL FOR POO MARKERS... BUT THERE IS SOME !!
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Hi Carlene,
Just a quick message to let you know that little Anna vomited around 6 hours ago. Approx.
1:00 am your time. Heather did not see it as she was in with the Paula and pups. They were
all asleep and quite at the time and Anna just popped her head up and out it came. It woke up
all the other pups and they very quickly went and cleaned up her mess is seconds... so nothing to show
when Heather came in. So just wanted to give you a heads up! Heather does an amazing job,
she is fabulous with all the dogs... but she can't be in 2 places at once 
Kymmie
