Welcome back Harry. Glad your catching up. I am sorry working has turned into such a bitch. Dont worry about your political views/ union work push and pull… You could be like me a political cynic!
I imagine this time of year is annoying as hell. Just keep your head down and keep grinding away.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
Caution! Whining ahead. Days have been may 10 to 12 hrs and 6 a week. Next couple of weeks will be more so with Christmas approaching. Whole lot of people afraid of losing their jobs and management trying to take advantage of it. Spending a lot of time working with the union and members. Funny position for me to be in as I’m generally pretty much to the right politically and never been pro-union. C’est la vie.
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Unfortunately, the current situation is doing a lot of bad things to good people. I’m sure your coworkers are honest, hard-working folks, but that can’t stop them from being thrown onto the street. And of course management takes advantage of it.
I was doing a good job for FedEx, but they kicked me out and replaced me with a gal who didn’t even have the basic skills. That was back in March, and after months of resumes/applications/interviews blah blah blah I could only land a teaching job for one day a week. It starts next year in a place almost 200 mi away and the coordinator has hinted that the school might cancel it because so few students have signed up.
Yes, we really are in a recession (polite word for depression). The jobs just aren’t there, no matter how qualified you are. We’re all in a funny position because things haven’t been this bad since the Great Depression. Sorry for the rant, but I’m touchy on this.
Good to see you back Harry, and that you didn’t let yourself go. Funny how you can slip to the left when there is no other sane way. We are a union of sorts here on the board, disfunctional but still a union.
Here here Cav.We Historically we will look on this in 20 years, as a second great depression.
Thanks all. Big day for you tomorrow Matty. You ain’t cynical Wilson, just realistic. To parphrase, Joe, itis the best of times, it is the worst of times. Love delivering during the Christmas season. Cold weather, decorations up all over town, visitin family. But the long hours suck.
Hope your situation improves, Cav. I’ve had to say that to a lot of people lately.
Dude, in 20 years I’ll be look back on when I had teeth and didn’t need viagra.
Last night, hit the gym around 2030, didn’t even change clothes, just took off my shirt and lifted. Took my usual pre-workout supplement, cup of coffee with the gym owner.
Bench
135,225wu
315 x 5x5
cgb
225x 8x4
That was it. Nice steak was waiting at home.
Straight and to the point big guy. Damn good benching. Stay warm the next few days, I think we all are going to get a huge taste of Jack Frost!
Missed you while you wuz wasting time having sex instead of posting. Priorities, Harry, priorities.
ahhhh, order is returned to the universe. I knew that in his interwebz absence, Harry was still lifting. I know this because the sun continued to rise daily in the east.
Those of pretending to know a little about economics have been referring to this as “The Minor Depression” for a little over a year. not the great depression because we don’t have true 25% unemployment. But still, like it or not, its a depression.
I can’t tell you more about this, or they will change the secret handshake and I won’t be in the club anymore.
Glad all is now well in the world and I ain’t learnin no more secret handshakes. Never could remember all the daps in the military, either.
I thhought lifting weights was sex, PG.
After work last night
deads
135,225wu
315x6
405x5
455x5
505x5
squat
135,225wu
315x8
365x6
405x5
Threw in some bent rows for s/g
225x8x3
Watched Kung fu Panda 2 with the wife while eating a copious amount of chicken wings covered in my own special “volcano” sauce. Party animals, that’s us.
This morning
Swimming at the Natatorium. Nothing like the invigorating smell of warm chlorinated water to get you in a work out mood.
100m x 3
200m x 3
400m x 2
Waffle house for breakfast with a bunch of family.
I’ve collected probably every version of “A christmas Carol” or “Scrooge” ever made. George C. Scott’s version is probably my favorite. Time to start watching them.
405 squat… Damn Harry! Wasnt it just a “few weeks” ago you said you couldnt squat? Damn nice work. I bet the Waffle House crew calls for re-supply when y’all show up!
[quote]hel320 wrote:
Set goals of 335 5x5 Bench
435 5x5 squat
515 5x5 dead
235 5x5 c/p from hang
Hit them all this week so I’ll up them.
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Holy cow. You are a strong mofo. I’m just sitting here shaking my head at these numbers. I need to work harder.
Wilson, your memory’s going, brother. A couple of weeks ago was a couple of years ago.
Thanks Steve. I think if you ever buckle down and started to really push it seriously you’d blow me away.
Last night, delivering packages, around 2000 hrs
“John, there’s someone out front!” After I rang the doorbell.
“Well, turn on the porch light, mom.” John, I assumed.
“Just the mailman, ma’mm.” Me, talking to a closed door.
“He’s got something in his arms, John. I think he’s stealing something off the porch!” Yeah, and I ring the door bell to assure a stealthy get away.
“Mailman, ma’am! Package for you.” Me, very loudly.
“It’s only the mailman, mom.” John, finally opening the door.
“Why’s he out there after dark?” Mom.
“It’s easier to steal stuff off the porch after dark, mom”. John, with a shit eatin grin.
I gave him the package and left.
Gym
Hang cleans
135wu
205x6
225x5
Press from rack
135x8
185x8
205x6
225x4
cg hang snatch
135x5x3
hammer curls
45x8x3
Only a 9 hour day today.
Bench
135,225wu
275x8
315x6
335x4
355x2
cgb
225x10x3
Smith incline
180,230x10
250x8
Home now. Do it again tomorrow. Ho, ho, ho.
The master storyteller is back -good story Harry.
What’s “press from rack”? Is it like a military press from a dead stop?
good story … tell another
Welcome Back Chief, Missed ya Bro!
Looking strong as ever!
Thanks guys.
Got off and went straight to a new indoor swimming facility the city has open up. Nice facility but kinda crowded. Just did a straight 1000m and called it a night.
16 Dec 2011
deadlift
135,225wu
315x6
365x5
415x5
485x4
Squats
Loaded the bar and did nothing
BB shrugs
225x Max x 4
I officially crossed over to wimpdom at 2145 on 16 Dec 2011. The long hours and extra walking finally made me say “f**k it” and skip the squats." The extra hours, accumulated mileage and extra stairs, made the thought of doing legs just too much. More the thought of doing legs and having to walk all day the next day humbled me. Went home to a hot bath and a few medicinal guiness.
17 Dec 2011
Feeling shame from the night before I went straight to the gym after work
Clean and Press
(Strict)
135x5
185x4
205x3
225x2
245x1
265x1
Press from rack (yeah, PG, take the bar from the rack at shoulder level, no clean)
135x8
185x6
225x4x3
face pulls
90,100,110 x 10
hammer curls
45x10x3
19 Dec 2011
Swim
nice, easy 1500m
Back to work tomorrow
Dont be so hard on yourself Harry, I think you more than made up for it with the 12/17 above session.
Just like joel used to say sometimes you just gotta say WTF. We can now let you into the secret club and show you the official slacker handshake. No biggy bro your body spoke, might have saved you a injury.
Dude623, I think I invented the slacker handshake.
Harry, great job as always. You in wimpdom…that’s funny. If you’re there I must be in ‘real big pussydom’.