June 16, 2005

  • I knew I was forgetting something! 

    Charles has left to go on his very first business trip, believe it or
    not.  The manager of the DQ at which he works (as a shift manager,
    in fact) took him and at least one other employee (his friend, Aaron,
    who is also a fellow Cow Sponge member) to the DQ's in Anson, north of
    Abilene, and Floydata, somewhere in the vicinity of Lubbock, for
    training purposes.

    The manager of the Anson store up and quit suddenly on Tuesday,
    necessitating a hurried trip out there, and the Floydata store is
    getting new register equipment so the employees there will need to be
    taught how to use it, which is where Charles and Aaron come in,
    presumably.

    They aren't quite sure how long they'll be gone . . . one to two weeks,
    they believe.  Personally, I'd be surprised if it's that long,
    considering the expense involved in providing food and lodging on top
    of wages for that length of time.