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Beware of Signs

Over the past fifteen or so years that my family has owned this home I’ve had the opportunity to visit the trans-jordan landfill about half a dozen times.  We don’t produce alot of waste, but theres been a few times that I’ve needed to haul a large item away.  Once it was the railroad ties that came as a part of the yard decor with the home.  (I always hated them…)  Another was when my refridgerator gave up the ghost.  Most recently it was hauling away the server cabinets that I spoke of in last weeks blog posting.  The scrap metal guy who was supposed to handle it didn’t come through so I took them down to be recycled.

Anyhow, theres this one little sign on the side of the road as you enter the landfill that almost inspires me to do something.  I want to make a monster and paste it to the back of the sign so it looks like the sign is its mouth or something.  This clever little road sign has a message that is so ironic that it just jumps out at you.  Every time I’ve gone to the landfill I wanted to take a camera and photograph the sign but until this last trip I’ve managed to forget every time.  Sadly the picture didn’t come out as well as I’d hoped.  You can’t read the sign in the photo.  To sum it up, the sign reads “Beware of signs.”  Its almost as if its a foreboding warning that the signs around the area are like wild animals about to attack.

I have a broken dryer and I managed to find a cheaper replacement than I could get it fixed for.  I had planned to give it to a local shop that refurbishes appliances and resells them.  After seeing that my photo didn’t turn out I’m tempted to take the dryer to the landfill for recycling just so I can try to retake the picture.

That’s going to be the motto for this week.  “Beware of signs.”  Many changes going on in life with the new job and such.  They all seem like a sign that I need to do something other than just accept the transfer and keep on keeping on.  I’m pretty sure I hate my new boss.  I never wanted to be a (supervisor/lead/coordinator) whatever the hell they feel like calling it today.  I was perfectly happy bieng a grunt.  If it hadn’t come down to take a promotion or a layoff I’d never have accepted.  Unfortunatly I still need a job.  I’m ok managing people if I don’t have to do it.  If I see someone standing around I give them something to do.  I just don’t feel right about having to be responsible for them.  Two days in and I already feel like I need out.

My instinct is to ride it out because things are bound to get better, but all the signs that I need to beware of are saying other things.  Things like “run for the doors,”  “Find another job,” “It’s time to move on,” ect.

Well thats all I’ve got for this week.  We’ll see what happens in the next couple of days.  I might get a better picture of that happy little sign to post here later on.  Or maybe not.