Missed It...

... And I Was Going To Take A Picture!

When I hopped in the 1985 S-10 "winter" Blazer this afternoon to drive up to the engineering campus, the odometer read 00008.9 which translates to 300,008.9 miles. Woo-hoo! I haven't put all those miles on the Blazer -- I think we bought it used in 1995 for $4000 and it already had 129,000 miles on it. As it was, the little coin tray in the center console was filled with cold water from the rain/melting snow leaking in through the bad windshield seal. (grin)

In "celebration", we had freezing rain and snow on the drive home. 4WD the whole way. What a trooper.

Dr. Phil

Advice For The Lovelorn -- And Payless...

Memo from Payroll:

Since the December 27, 2005 pay date falls within the winter closure period, paychecks and advices will be distributed differently. Employees that wish to pick up their paycheck or advice, may do so at Public Safety on Tuesday the 27th between the hours of 9:00 to 11:00 am. During the closure period these are the only hours and location available for pickup.

In order to receive your paycheck or advice, you must have a picture ID and know the following information: your employee number, mail stop and building location where you normally receive your pay information. A previous pay statement contains all of this information and would make pickup easier.

Apparently knowing the difference between an advice and an advance is not required, or maybe the university is doing what skinflints everywhere do when it comes time to give waitstaff a "tip"...?

Dr. Phil