To bring you up to date, Mom and Dad survived Amazon peak
season! It was a unique experience. The
job was, as everyone warned, VERY physical.
It required lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling oversized, overweight
boxes, some as heavy as 60 pounds! Everyone
suffered from back aches, swollen ankles, stiff and numb hands. At times the job was very frustrating and
confusing. Standard operating procedures, work schedules,
and management directives changed daily.
For example, mandatory overtime AND voluntary time off were in effect AT
THE SAME TIME. How crazy is that! Not crazy enough to discourage Mom and Dad
from applying to work next season!
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| DFW-7 Fulfillment Center in Haslet, TX |
Amazon is a great opportunity to make good money in a very
short period of time. Plus you get the bonus
of a comprehensive exercise plan and workout without paying for a gym
membership! Mom and Dad both dropped several
pounds, as did most folks with whom they worked.
I got a sneak peek at the operation, and had a fantastic
tote ride, just like riding a roller coaster in an amusement park! And I learned that Amazon truly sells EVERYTHING! Legos (enough were received to build an entire Amazon
Fulfillment Center), Ninja juicers, cat litter, nutrition bars, cell phones,
pillows, and DVDs. Books of every genre are
available, from self-help books to children’s readers, from best- selling
thrillers to various versions of the Bible.
You know all that stuff “As Seen On TV”?
Well Amazon sells all that, too!
Amazon even sells “adult entertainment” items. So if you are feeling frisky, no need to
visit a XXX store. Amazon’s got what you
may need or want. As Amazon
prints on its promotional t-shirts, “stay calm and order on”!
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| It's like a roller coaster!!! Wheeeeeeee! |
Meeting some terrific folks was another benefit of
Amazon. During the last few weeks of
work we actually had the opportunity to “socialize”. We joined about 15 of our fellow work-campers
at The Rock, known for its brick-oven pizza (it was good, but not worthy of a Rambling
RV Rat 5-cheese rating). We joined Mike
and Claudia and Tammy and Marty (who also worked at Crazy Horse with my parents)
for a tasty lunch at Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes.
What a cool place! In addition to
serving you great food, the waitresses and waiters give vocal performances. Now that is service with a song!
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| Sweetie Pie Makes a Scrumptious Ribeye! |
Mike and Claudia and Susan and Rodger, fellow Amazonians, attended our “clean out the fridge”
get together, assisting in finishing up all the great food we had left over
from Mom’s holiday dinners.
We enjoyed our time in Haslet and Azle, but all good things
must come to an end. Mom and I took our
final three-mile walk and saw some of our animal friends along the way.
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| The cows have come home! |
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| Our Neighborhood Road Runner! |
Then we all headed “home” to Escapees Rainbow Park in Livingston, Texas. We
have visited all the “hot spots” of Livingston:
the newly reopened Walmart, Joe’s Italian Grill, Dollar Tree, and the
meat counter at the Route 146 Gas Station convenience store, picking up some
tasty sirloin and strip steaks. We even attended movie night at the club house. Notably, we learned that celebrating the
holiday season “Texas style” requires fireworks and gun shots. Tomorrow we get our vehicles inspected and
registered. Then our exciting trip to
Livingston comes to an end—we head out to the Arizona desert. We look forward to seeing Steve and Dianne,
Pam and Red, John and Shirley, and all our other fellow RV Dreamers, Montana
Owners Club members, Xscapers, and Escapees members that we met last year. We also want to meet new folks, too. So stop by the Escapees booth in the Big Tent
at the Quartzsite RV Show--we will be there!
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| PoPo, the Rambling RV Rat |
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
ReplyDeleteThe tent went up in Q this week. Lots of RV Dreamers here already and more on the way. Safe travels and we'll see you soon!