I’m back from taking the dogs for a walk. Brandi stepped on a sandspur and it’s a wonder you couldn’t hear her screaming even on the left coast. Poor thing but poor me—it stuck me in the finger trying to get it out of her paw.
I meant to tell you about what happened with Radio Shack.
Back when the TRS-80’s were the new hot thing I was working as a temp in Downtown Tampa. They had what I guess you would call a computer show to show the TRS-80’s off. It was held after work at one of the downtown hotels.
Naturally, I went. As I walked around and looked at the machines and listened to demo, an old, old, white haired lady come up to me and asked it I liked the computers. I told her yes I was very interested. She then asked what I did for a living. I told her I was temp.
She gave me a card and told me to call the gentleman who was listed on it and tell him she had told me to call him. She wrote her name on the back of the card.
Well, stupid me, I lost the card.
A few weeks later, I was at the local Radio Shack and the sales guys were talking about the computer show. I told them I had been there and told them about the little old lady.
The one sales guy said I had messed up big time by losing that card. It turned out that little old lady was the biggest stock holder Radio Shack had and if she told that manager to give me a job, I would have had a job and they would have trained me all about the computer from the ground up.
I missed my big chance but as things happened, I think it turned out alright. At least I’m not complaining.
Jane since I don't know what time of the day or night it might happen (as you well know), it would depend on the timing. Also I wouldn't want to make someone wait for me. You know how many hours one can spend at an ER. I don't know if they will admit me or not.
