One Hundred Tenth Entry

Well, I was thinking about finishing my Bos/NYC journal entry today, but I think the rest will have to never be written...at least for now. No patience!!

So, the Firmino Experiment failed miserably. He is moving back to San Leandro after attending just one day of classes at the lovely COS campus. I didn't realize just how unhappy he was at that school. He misses home. He misses the family and his girlfriend. I just hope I was able to keep him somewhat entertained.

This whole thing with Firmino has got me thinking, do I really want to be here in Tulare?? It's super hot in the summer and super foggy in the winter. I work with a lot of apathetic people that have been working for the county for so long, they don't care whether something gets done or not. I do not want to be one of them!

I had previously said that I would not leave my job until I got licensed. That is a whole 1.5 years away, at the very least. If I fail the test, I have to wait another 6 mos. before taking it again. I don't know if I could wait that long.

I was told at my break time today that one of the E3's (Jane) was going to the boss (Marcia) about making Kham and I E2's, since our one year anniversary is coming up in August. And just for those who don't know, an E2 is an E1 with a chunky pay raise. I don't think that will happen with all the budget cuts and whatever.

Soooooo, for the first time in about 6 months, I started to cruise the job websites at work. I know its illegal, but sue me. Nothing in the public sector, and I was afraid to look for anything in the private sector because of the economy the way it is.

This won't last long. There are other reasons contributing to my dissatisfaction with work.

The "far and away" biggest one is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). I really do not like the ADA. As a result of this ADA, all of the pavement rehabilitation projects that occur along ADA accessible routes have to include curb ramp installation (curb ramps are those "cut-outs" at intersections to allow wheelchairs access to the sidewalk). Now, even to the pavement layperson, you can see, thinking logically, how laying asphalt has absolutely nothing to do with the ADA. It is asphalt. On a mile-long road. With a deep irrigation canal on one side, and 5 houses on the other. Neither of which have anything remotely resembling a sidewalk. So why do we need curb ramps? Because there are crosswalks. The crosswalks lead to dirt at three corners. I would very much like to see a wheelchair try to ride on bumpy, uneven dirt.

So, because one of the corners of that intersection has a curb ramp, and because there are crosswalks, the rest of us have to suffer. It is to the point where I just want to say forget it to all the disabled and tell them to deal with it.

Oh my God!!! I'm turning republican!!!!!!!!!!!!