As most of you probably remember, I'm in SW Oklahoma, retired Army,
and do yards most of the year. However, here in SW Ok, there is next
to no work of that type from Nov to March, so this year (and last)
I've needed to take on a job for the winter to make ends meet.

I started a winter job this past weekend, and like it says in the
heading the girls are NOT happy with the change in routine. I'm a
pizza delivery driver, working from 5PM to closing. The girls are not
used to me being out at night, and aren't impressed with the argument
that I need to be out until after midnight every night in order for
them to keep eating and have fresh litter in the boxes. This is my
first time working as a delivery driver, and so far I find it's not
too bad. The people and actual work isn't bad, but the pay and hours
stink. I imagine the pay/hours issue is why they have such a high
turnover. Another drawback is that we drive our own vehicles (and pay
for the gas), which means lots of stop and go driving in my '87 pick
up (close to 200,000 miles). When I went in to get an application I
was hired on the spot and they asked if I wanted to start that night.

An added complication is that I am also out most days finishing up the
yards for the year (although yardwork has slowed down, it will
continue until our weather cools off and we have our first freeze).
So, not only am the walking food dispenser, beautician, and
toy-tosser. LB hates not being brushed daily this time of year, and
Sammy misses having someone toss her toys for her.

Hopefully things will soon slow down and they'll adjust. I still have
a couple daytime jobs where I put in applications and haven't heard
anything from - so maybe I'll be able to stop the delivery job once
all the yards have been complete for the year. Not only are the cats
not happy with me being gone at night, it's cutting into my rpca time
;-)