I SUPPORT YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO BE A DUMBASS. Really I do. But some days, I just want to poke myself in the eye with a sharp stick.

As anyone who reads this blog knows, I am a safety manager. Safety is my business. And don't bother pointing out that poking yourself in the eye with a sharp stick is inherently NOT safe. I know that. It's a figurative poke, not a literal poke and if you don't quit interrupting me, I will just beat you with said stick.

Yesterday, I was in the shipping and receiving area of my company. Someone from the OFFICE area came down in HIGH HEELED SANDALS. She stood in the actual dock area talking to the S&R supervisor. I stood there and watched and I finally said that she should be wearing more appropriate footwear. She snapped 'I know!' and stomped off. I watched her and then said to the safety committe chairman--well, if she KNOWS, why isn't she fucking DOING it. I went back to my office and had no sooner sat down, than I received the following from her supervisor.

"Dr. Ballz* (name changed to protect--me),

Betty* told me that you mentioned that when she is in the shipping area she should be wearing different shoes than she had on today. Neither she nor I had knowledge of this regulation. I knew we were supposed to wear closed toe shoes when we worked in the warehouse area but I didn't know we had to if we were just in the area. Actually, I broke the rules big time this morning wearing high heel open toed sandals and moving boxes with a dolly. Maybe it would be a good idea if I had a copy of the rules so that we do not break them again.

Thanks,

Martha*

Okay--so if you read this carefully, it says that neither one of them had knowledge of the regulation. But in the very next 2 sentences--she admits knowledge of having to wear closed toe shoes when they were working in the area. AND THEN--she admits to breaking the rules herownself. And yet--she needs a copy of the RULES. See why I want to poke myself in the eye sometimes?

This morning, I was driving to work and a motorcycle rider came up on my right. I was on a 2 lane road (one lane each way) and this jackass passed me and the truck in front of me on the RIGHT. I just shook my head until I noticed that he wasn't wearing a helmet--BUT--he WAS wearing hearing protection. So if he gets into a wreck--his head will be beat to hell, but his hearing will be intact.

Some days, it does not pay to get out of bed.