luvmytoolz
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Ah yes I remember the fights well, it was also the only dolls I'm aware of that kids had to worry about losing a finger to! ;-)
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Ohio had some Best stores. I remodeled the stores in Parma, Mentor, Massillon. There were others in Akron, Canton, Lima also. One thing I hated was the scheduling decisions those higher up decided. Store remodels east of the Mississippi started in January - snow season, and those on the west coast would start late spring / early summer. Didn't care for Pennsylvania and Ohio in the winter. Especially the year when Pennsylvania had so much snow the contractors had no place to park in the lot and they were having to push snow off the bridges into the river. Service Merchandise declared bankruptcy in 1999 and closed all stores in 2002. Before I left Best, there were discussions of merging and although it was denied, all the S.M. executives were recognized coming the the Richmond Airport numerous times and in groups. When that happened my boss, the best boss I ever had, called all of us together, told us what was happening and what was likely to happen, gave us instructions to get our resumes up to date, he would give recommendation letters, and if anyone needed time off during the day for interviews all we needed to do was drop a note on his desk. He and I had worked for the same bank prior and we went thru all that before with the Federal government taking over.
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Crazyraceguy
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Yeah, @peter halle Ohio has some interesting winters. Most years, we don't get real snow, until after Christmas. (maybe a dusting or two, that doesn't stick) The worst is in Jan-Feb, winding down by mid March. (This is central Ohio, up by Lake Erie, it is quite different) But, some years, it can be in the 50s, in late Dec.
I have had a much as 6" overnight in late April. Everybody has "had it with winter" when it's like that.
It has all shifted later, since I was a kid.
I have had a much as 6" overnight in late April. Everybody has "had it with winter" when it's like that.
It has all shifted later, since I was a kid.
Moved here (just south of Cleveland) 9 years ago. Winters are much more moderate than I expected. Temps rarely get into the teens and I think I've only seen a couple days below 0. But winter here JUST. WON'T. QUIT. Late April/early May before you can even think about wearing a short sleeve shirt and ditching the jackets.
Cheese
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Bosses like that don't come around often.
It seems once they're under the corporate umbrella, they usually try to run rough shod over the remaining employees to keep them in place and make sure things get done before they're each given a frozen turkey and shown the door.
luvmytoolz
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Yeah it's sad how this has become commonplace. I'm old enough to remember going for jobs and meeting the owner or CEO and getting the job on a handshake. Now it's just down to how much they get out of you, which would be okay if they paid comparatively, but sadly most don't, the whole "intern" thing in our state at least has destroyed a lot of job sectors and devalued wages where it's a race to the bottom now.Bosses like that don't come around often.
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It really is amazing, how 100 miles can make so much difference. Down here May is usually one of the hot months.
When I was a kid, the heat of summer was June, July, August, tapering off in September. Now it's more like May, June, July, moderating in August, with Autumn lasting longer.
Back in the early 2000s, we used to camp in central Michigan, twice a year. One in mid June and again in Mid August. You had to be sure to pack some jeans and a jacket, for one of those trips..... The August one, it would already be cooling at night by then.
I said that about dustings of snow yesterday and it dropped 4" last night, go figure
He really is an exceptional human. After his stint in the intelligence world he went to work for Macy's Department stores in NYC. He was in store operations and back in those days cash was the main way to pay for everything. The flagship Macy's store turned over huge quantities of cash daily and security was paramount. He ended up designing the security measures around the cash room with the man traps. Later he was in charge of installing the tennis courts at Mr. Macy's home and yes, he did also handle the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade one year. Later he went on to work at May's Department Stores. It was in this job that he and his family were on vacation in the Florida Everglades when he was called back to work. Once he got there he was told that he had to fire his entire department due to reorganization. He knew nothing of this, told them they had picked the wrong guy, refused, and went back to Florida. He later ended up as one of the top executives of a local well respected department store where he would have probably worked until retirement if that chain hadn't been bought out by another chain. One day I'll write about some of the practical jokes he played on one of the other executives.Bosses like that don't come around often.
Peter
