Happy Holidays - Brown Cafe

11-25-2003, 10:34 AM

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving...

11-25-2003, 01:12 PM

I have a question. Christmas and New Year's falls on a Thursday this year. Will we have to report to work on Friday?

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God Bless everyone, I am thankful and very fortunate. I don't take what I have for granted. Happy Thanksgiving. Go Cowboys!

11-25-2003, 02:02 PM

F/K/A Frustrated

I was told this Friday is a paid holiday.

Christmas I'm not sure, but I wouldn't be surprised; if it is the same.

11-25-2003, 05:46 PM

opie,

Yes & Yes. Tell Aunt Bee Gomer sez hey!

11-25-2003, 06:02 PM

Some years there is no preload on the Fri. after Christmas because no pks moved on Christmas eve and no pick up pieces, only air. That is going to be an ugly day. Hopefully I have enough gray hairs to get that day off. BM

11-25-2003, 08:44 PM

}WHILLE DEP FRIING YER TERKEYS, MAKE SUR U DONT PUT ALOT OF ERL IN YER CAN TAT U USE TO FRY YER TERKY OR IT WIL XPLODE AND YER TRAILER WILL BERN UP.

11-25-2003, 08:53 PM

Best wishes to all.

11-26-2003, 05:07 PM

Last week I was laid off for 3 days and they didn't bother to tell me that the turkeys were in so mine began to rot out in the trailer.

Today at the pcm they said I didn't have to work Friday.
When I backed up to the dock tonight after a 240
mile route they told me " Oh by the way , You do have to work Friday."

What can Brown do for you?

11-26-2003, 05:39 PM

May your blessings be as many
as the autumn leaves that fall.

May the memories that light your days
be fond ones to recall.

May family, health and good friends
bring abundant joy to living.

And may you find that each day
holds new reasons for Thanksgiving.

11-26-2003, 05:41 PM

BE THANKFUL
Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary,
because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those
who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.

11-26-2003, 09:58 PM

You only get paid for Thanksgiving and Friday if you are in the union. I'm not, because I was hired during a so-called "freeze". I haven't gotten my turkey and according to my supervisor it will be in December that we get it. Peace...

11-27-2003, 06:36 AM

We're serving up the UPS turkey today. Should be good because my mother is roasting it. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

11-27-2003, 08:02 AM

I'm in charge of cooking 2 whole pork tenderloins on the grill(charcoal, gas is outlawed in my house). 1 teryaki marinated and one bacon wrapped, just for a little variety to go with the turkey and fixins. Should start on the 1st Bloody Mary shortly. Happy Thanksgiving The Monster

11-27-2003, 08:58 AM

Charcoal is the only way to go!

11-27-2003, 12:12 PM

We're a little different at our household... beef tacos today

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

11-27-2003, 01:43 PM

Traditional here.....turkey, dressing, and enough side dishes to make everyone in the house (except me) go right to sleep!

11-27-2003, 04:19 PM

BrownMonster and Pretender, have to disagree with you about the charcoal grill, just got done eating a 12 pound turkey that spent several hours on the rotiserie on a gas Weber, and it was great! Regardless of what you ate or how it was cooked, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I have been truly blessed, and was able to spend an enjoyable day with the family at home (no traveling!). Can't ask for much more than health, a roof over my head and a full belly.

11-27-2003, 05:57 PM

isguy--At least we agree on the Weber! Actually, I have never done turkey on the grill at all.

We used to have a fellow driver in Feeders who would deep fried turkeys. He would take the day off when Peak was winding down, and bring his equipment in to cook them in the afternoon. The rest of us would bring dishes to pass. They were quite good--but I still prefer traditional...

11-27-2003, 06:20 PM

talk about a pig! how did you manage to actually eat a 12 pound turkey? lol

11-27-2003, 09:42 PM

THANKSGIVING WAS ALSO MY BIRTHDAY!!!!

hey how come we don't get double time or time and a half for working on our b-days not that i worked but still (vacation was nice too by the way)

11-28-2003, 08:43 PM

Dont forget to work monday. If off you will not get paid for the two holidays.

My best to each of you and yours.

d

11-29-2003, 06:04 AM

I was told as a seasonal, I would be paid 3.5 hours for Thurs.& Friday.

Was that incorrect ?

Will we have the day after Christmas off; like we did for Thanksgiving ?

11-29-2003, 07:32 AM

Seasonal workers getting paid for holiday pay??? Looks like someone dropped a late April fools joke on you near ThanksGiving, you Turkey!!! My local contract states(Check yours) that an UPS employee(one who worked 30 working days, also, has worked 9 months after senority) will be entitle for holiday pay. As for the day off after Christmas, You being seasonal and Not Union, at our building we call it laid-off, INDEFINETLY!!!!!!

11-29-2003, 08:30 AM

LMAO , no pay for the temps here either. I guess you have to give credit for the person who told him that without laughing.

12-10-2003, 09:22 AM

Finally got my turkey yesterday. I thought the turkeys were going to be bigger, but instead everyone gets about a 12-13 pounder. The turkeys used to be bigger I was told, but every year they get smaller and smaller. Do we get anything else for the holidays? A bonus or something? A Christmas party?