I'm originally from southwest Louisiana, and I've avoided my mother ever since I graduated from high school. (true story)

I am losing my job on or near the tenth of January. Seems I was caught asleep sometime in the past 4 years of service to the client. It's a small account, just me and another guy, and so they place the blame on me for losing the account. They don't want to put me on another account because they think I would lose them that one, too.

Funny thing, though. I spread this around the work site, and got 2 referances,

and one guy wants to speak with my boss about me. (not even in my chain of command, and he wants to speak with my boss)

So yeah, Caught, outed to boss. No happy ending yet, though....

Guess, I have to say that I myself am not from Louisiana. I'm Colorado-NewMexico Hispanic of mixed decent. However I have been told that if I ever showed up at Mardis Gras I'd be disowned. My best friend of almost twenty years was raised in a dry parish west of New Orleans. His mother was an ultra-strict Southern Baptist and his father came from a Catholic background whereas my mother was an ultra-strict Catholic who observed Jewish diet and traditions also and then my dad was Protestant. We were the opposite of each other and yet the same. Since we had been together so long and had been on so many outings and trips together I had heard so many tales from out that way. He was a good deal older than I was and had health issues. One day something seemed wrong so I made a special trip out to where he lived (here in Colorado) but there was an ambulance and too many cars in his yard so I didn't stop. I was able to finally convince myself that it was his mother that had passed on. But it was him.

Well, its been a little over 3 months and nothing has ever been said about the incident. Im not sure how long I can take HRT and still work there. Someday, I will know what really happened that night and who knew what but for now it is best to let sleeping dogs lay.

So far, so good. It pleases me that there was no negative fall-out for you. --FLO--

Well, it's been almost a year on M2F HRT and nothing has been said about the incident or anything else. My hair in the avatar is all mine and I'm shocked that I haven't been told by my boss to go get a haircut. Instead of negative fallout, I have recieved a good raise and promotion and run out operations in East Africa now. So far so good!

Do the trucks have electronic toll pay? A record of what tolls were charged to that account and by what truck would be available to the owner. He may only know that you crossed a bridge into another state. He may not know why. I predict the friend story is a ruse.

Elizabeth

I would suspect your boss only knew that you crossed the border (not your dress) and was "yanking your chain" with the other detail as a subtle warning to be mindful of your use of company property (as you suggested).

You should always be careful of where you go with another's vehicle - even you own.

I heard about a guy who had gone to a strip club and his car was hit or vandalized while he was inside. He tried to lie about where it happened so his wife wouldn't find out but in order make an insurance claim he had to admit the truth - not sure if his wife actually found out.

Best to park in another parking lot and do an extra bit of walking, though I know that some bars/clubs/whatever may be remote with no other businesses nearby. One could always park in town and get a cab in those cases.

There were no tolls in the area so it couldn't have been that. I've been wondering if they know more about me than I thought becasue they have not given me a hard time about my which as you can see in my avatar, is on my shoulders and I had a "ranger cut" for the previous 5 years here. They have obviously noticed my hair and even make a little joke now and then about it but only in a friendly way. My boss is quite candid and if he didn't like my hair, he'd just say, "go get a f'ing haircut". Who knows. I gues I will have to ask them someday after I leave this job and go full time.

Elizabeth (imported) wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:48 am Do the trucks have electronic toll pay? A record of what tolls were charged to that account and by what truck would be available to the owner. He may only know that you crossed a bridge into another state. He may not know why. I predict the friend story is a ruse.

Elizabeth

Luckily the West USA does not have toll roads that I know off but some bridges do have tolls.

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