Offer me my own store.
Not was the assistant manger, like I've decided to go for. The manager of my own store.
I was scared. And sweating. And thankful. But scared.
I declined the store. Jeff told me to convince him why I wouldn't go for the opportunity.
I guess I value the bit of free time I currently have too much, to manage a store where I'd be most likely working a lot more. Especially over Christmas.
Even if I had a bunch of staff like Nathan. Even with a whole bunch of help from Jeff.
I'll just be too busy with other stuff right now to take over a store.
Although I was amazed that Jeff and Mitch would think of me to take Westmount over, oh, say, all the assistant managers in the area.
Looking back on it, I think I would have taken a Rogers AT&T store if I were offered it, though...
But RadioShack? During Christmas? God, no.
* * *
I was over at the house last night, watching some more 24.
When Dev went to bed, Canton and I were watching a last episode before we called it a night. With ten minutes to go, I paused it to go to the washroom.
I do my business, and open the door. I said, I OPEN the DOOR! Stupid door! Why won't you OPEN?
Try as I might, I can't get the damn thing open.
Canton comes and tries to help me. We take the doorknob off. Try to tinker with the bolt mechanism. No dice.
Dev comes out. They're both trying to figure out what the problem is. I can't hear a thing, because the fan and light are wired into the same switch. The only time I could hear them talking is when I turned out the lights.
They pass through a set of needlenose pliers. I try to jimmy open the mechanism. Nope.
We consider taking me through the second story window. Not the greatest of plans, but.
OOH! The hinges! So I try to take the hinges off with the pliers. A bit of soap, and conditioner later, I get a hinge off. The next one comes pretty easily.
Hinges are sort of rusted to each other, so it takes a bit of manwork on Dev and Canton's parts to take the door out.
After half an hour, the door is off the hinges, although the house's landlord will most likely have to replace it. It's a little splintered at the knob and hinge areas. And they'll need to replace the rusted hinges and mechanism.
Stupid house.
Axler comes in to see me in the open doorway, and asks why we didn't try to pick the mechanism open. Once he sees how rusted it was, he just sighs and nods.
Yup. Stuck in the bathroom for a half hour. Always fun times at the house. Especially when I start yelling, "I'm stuck in the bathroom! Call my dad at CTU!"
* * *
Two days ago, I went to work, and brought my gloves just in case. (It's getting chilly here in Edmonton.) Or, at least, I brought my gloves with me on the bus. And promptly forget them there.
Damn. Those were some $40 gloves I got about five years ago. And they were nice and big and warm.
Looks like I'll be shopping for a new pair in a bit. Just another thing to buy when I've got money NOT earmarked towards rent.
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