Yesterday, with only the gas bar being open, our gas bar girl actually showed up! She has only worked for us three days now, but she's not only been on time... but early all three days. Today was her fourth day, and she was early today too. The only problem is that she's visibly pregnant (not that being pregnant is a problem), it's just that we know that she will only be with us for a short time. Too bad.
Without working at the gas bar, I took the opportunity to do the floors at the store. Sweep, strip, rinse, sealer, and two coats of wax. Eight straight hours of mopping! My hands, neck, shoulders, and back are killing me, but the floor looks great. Today wasn't very busy, but those that did come in all had positive comments on the floor. That's pretty surprising, because most people only notice when something doesn't look good or right, and seem to pass right on by things that look like they should. Example: our bathroom door didn't have a knob when we moved in, we've lived with it like that for three weeks now. While it's not right and you notice every time you go to the bathroom, yesterday when I was mopping, Fran put a knob on the door. You'd think that after three weeks, I would have noticed the new knob right away when I got home and used the bathroom. Nope. You notice things that are off, not things that are normal. That's why I was so surprised that folks noticed the floors.
Not because folks noticed the floors, but completely unrelated... the overall intelligence of the staff and the community seems to be quite a bit higher here than what we're used to from our last two communities. The staff attendance is not much more reliable, but the employees that do show up, are more than capable of fulfilling their duties. They require very little supervising, and are a very pleasant surprise. Of course, that's just the first impression.
Stay tuned.
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