Two Sides To Every Story – Hostess And……

My initial reaction to the Hostess debacle was oh great, another union caused problem. I try and seek out both sides of the story so when I found that management at Hostess got as much as 80% raises along with bonuses I start to see what's really going on.

I’m not an avid supporter of modern union’s, I have been picketed for not hiring union electricians for the simple task of plugging in a server in Chicago. This was in the late 90’s but it hasn’t changed, in fact they’ll pump up that inflatable rat for anything that they feel has offended them. I have other reasons as well but that’s for another day.

However, when a company makes demands of employees to accept pay cuts, benefit cuts AFTER giving management raises and bonuses I can see where the union could have an issue with that.

I still don’t know the whole story, there are articles at conservative sites that are clearly slanted towards the company and liberal sites giving their slant towards the union, shocker right?

Both sides claim they’re after the truth, really, if that were the case then they would both discuss how greedy management is and how greedy the union is and then maybe come to a consensus on what can be done so the company stays in business. How silly would that be?

This is how our elections work as well, two sides completely incapable of seeing the other sides points, completely incapable of wanting to discuss anything without agendas getting in the way. During the election season both sides offer spin, neither side offers substance and we because of our own agendas vote for who ever promises the most knowing damn well he will likely not do a damn thing he promised.

Hostess demands union employees buckle under and take the hit, the people who helped cause the problem can’t see that they are part of the problem. The union thinks that who ever buys the pieces will hire the union, which is one heck of a gamble considering who is drooling over the parts over in Mexico.

I have no clue how to fix this, in fact I think it will get far worse before it gets better…. just thought I would vent  because I see two sides at fault… status quo… that’s all I’ve got… brain just went blank…

House Update

The contractor has agreed to replace the two sections of roofing that are discolored and wavy. Not sure when they’ll get to the repair but for now we are enjoying how great the house looks, we couldn’t be happier!

It’s Done, I Think!

The house is done but the roof sections I mentioned before still need attention. I haven’t heard back from the foreman so I’ll be hitting him up again today. Otherwise it looks great!  In the spring I’ll be painting the gray parts the same color as the siding, I need a taller ladder! 

Thank You All Veterans – Happy Veterans Day!

Today, Sunday 11th November 2012 coincides with the signing of the Armistice on Sunday 11th November 1918 and Joy and we will be taking time to pay solemn respect to the fallen.

Check out this post over at myoldrv.com regarding Veterans day, worth sharing and seeing! http://www.myoldrv.com/?p=5232 

 

The House Is Getting There

They worked yesterday to try and beat the storm, they still have to finish the front of the house. caulking and possibly two sections of roof tiles that look off color and are sticking up. The last 3 pictures show tiles that are darker and sticking up. When it gets hot they’re supposed to lay down but they look like they might be darker to me. The job manager is going to check it out Monday.

The guys doing the job are hard workers and look to be doing a good job, should be done by Tuesday or Wednesday depending on weather.

Our Naked House

The house is nekked!!!! Today they are supposed to do the roof. Goodbye ugly stained roof!!

They’re Here!!! FINALLY!!

Finally, after 1 year of working out the details the contractor has unloaded supplies to replace our siding, tomorrow they drop off new materials and complete the roof! WooHoo!   Today they are removing the siding and wrapping the house with Tyvek, after it’s inspected the rest can take place. Tomorrow is supposed to be 60, perfect for getting the roof done, we’ll see what happens!

RV Update

Got a call from Scott’s RV last night, the water pump doesn’t pump water because there was a restriction coming from the water tank. My response was how did it take 3 trips to your repair center to figure that out? Each time I have gotten it back I was told it’s fixed only to go out on a trip and find out it doesn’t work.

This time around I actually filled the fresh water tank so I can verify when I pick it up that it works… or so I thought. Part of the winterization process is to empty the fresh water tank, so I’m waiting until Spring… again… to see if the repair is repaired after the previous repairs weren’t.