the captians wench
sewing wench
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We had some really high winds in what apears to be Ike latching onto a front creating an inland hurricane. I was one of the lucky ones who never lost power, but my McD's was with out power for 29 hours. I spent sunday, and monday cleaning the store, trying to locate our metal umbrella that was attached to the patio, taking our stock out of the store and putting it into the freezer truck in the lot, and hauling stock from other stores and putting it in the truck. When our power came back up, I helped load stock back into the store and get them ready to open before the maddness hit. After 12 hours of lifting, sorting, cleaning, and organizing. I just couldn't dream of staying to work.
As we expected, the manager there got slammed. We couldn't get ahold of a lot of crew, so she only opened the drive thru, but people are looking for anything right now. I wanted to be open yesterday, not to rake in the money, but because of how many people came by just looking for something.
What amazes me, is that I haven't heard reports of looting. Not here anyway. Closing that first night with no power scared me more because I was more afraid some one would take advanage of the dark.
Indiana and Kentucky got it bad too from what I heard on the radio. Last count, there were still hundreds of thousands with out power. We're not used to huricanes in these parts. So if you know some one in one of these areas, check in with them, or here.
Some phone lines are still down too, and a lot of cell phones aren't working or can't be charged. But once you can, check in and let every one know you're okay.
As we expected, the manager there got slammed. We couldn't get ahold of a lot of crew, so she only opened the drive thru, but people are looking for anything right now. I wanted to be open yesterday, not to rake in the money, but because of how many people came by just looking for something.
What amazes me, is that I haven't heard reports of looting. Not here anyway. Closing that first night with no power scared me more because I was more afraid some one would take advanage of the dark.
Indiana and Kentucky got it bad too from what I heard on the radio. Last count, there were still hundreds of thousands with out power. We're not used to huricanes in these parts. So if you know some one in one of these areas, check in with them, or here.
Some phone lines are still down too, and a lot of cell phones aren't working or can't be charged. But once you can, check in and let every one know you're okay.