I could never sound half that cheerful repeating the same thing forty times before noon. Not to mention keeping track so I didn't keep saying 'morning...' at 3 pm. But Cara has been doing it for six months now while greeting the arriving staff and clients, keeping the coffee fresh and signing for deliveries. Of course, she's 19 years old and in her first real job while I'm a jaded 31 with a couple of workplaces in my rearview.Call me Ishmael. I've always wanted to say that, but sadly my name is. Once all the celebrations and noise making were over and things seemed to return to normal. People were coming back from their hideouts. Not all of them. Some folks had been accepted onto the independent mining operations. Others, once they saw how easy it could be, started looking for their own rocks.Me? I wasn’t happy. My main disappointment in my new position as station master was in the lack of any worthwhile jobs to do. I very quickly found out that the position was mainly a figure head.. T-shirt “This is Football” Featuring the round football front and back. Call 412-4495. -ftblI called, “This is Will.”“Z, here. What kind of business might you be interested in?”“Likely short. An hour of pleasurable fun - then I buy lunch.”“Pleasurable fun for you or me?”“If you can’t mix sexual activity and fun I should find someone else.”“Let’s have fun on Tuesday. $200 plus lunch.”“See you at the park.”I took the Route 12 bus. Got off at Flinders and walked all of two minutes to a park bench. Luckely she was still there. As he headed to his bedroom, he called toher, "Hey, sis can I ask a favor from you, and please don't be mean aboutit this time."She turned smiling. "Sure what is it?" Well you know about the problems with rob and his friends. So can youget me on the way the home? I'd really appreciate not having to walk homealone this week." He pleaded with her."Sure. No problem."He was glad that was settled. Now all he had to do was get his homeworkdone and hopefully get some sleep.
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