stress relief

[sailordad]

well i had a union meeting tonight(contract vote)
by time i got home i was a little hot under the collar.
i just couldnt get the steam out from under my collar.so after i ate supper i went donw stairs.
grabbed a spall of some nice peacock obsidion,well temper and obsidion dont go well together.
after i destroyed that purty spall.i said "ah hell with it,lets hit someting thats a little harder"
so i dug thru my pile,found a piece of coral.and went nuts on it.
after a little while with my copper bopper,i had a failry thin preform,
it had a few hinges in it,but i worked them out with some pressure flaking.
to my surprise,i didnt destroy the piece of coral,i actually made a pretty decent point.
and felt a whole lot better.itas amazing how beating on rock for about and hour and half can just let the stress out.
well here is my stress reliever for the night.
enjoy and thanks for peeking





                                                                peace,
                                                                     tim

[El Destructo]

Looks really nice Tim...and be Glad that You still have the Union there to somewhat protect Your Rights at Work...Texas is a Right To Work State.........

[sailordad]

thanks MIke

ya,its being union that got our wages up to where they should be.im one of the orignal guys that fought to get hte union in.most have moved on since then.
i just dont care for the dinks i work with for the most part.most are in their early 30's and hang together.
if you aint part of their "click" they treat ya like crap
like being in friggin high school all over again.
one even told me to shut up and my opinion doesnt matter,this was during the meeting

oh well atleast it was "inspirational"

[El Destructo]

Do I smell a Grievance Brewing......... ...thats what a Union Stewart is for..Your the Old Dog....the welps need to shut up and listen.or maybe cause you have been there longer ...and get the Better Jobs...they have hurt feelings........

[sailordad]

been there longer,yes
get the better jobs,nope
they all drink with the girl that dispatches the work,she lives with one of the techs
so in our shop,if you kiss butt,and drink like a fish you get better jobs
i wont kiss up,i have the skills and abiltiy and experience.if that aint good enough,well then i will take my 40 hrs guarantee pay a week
and enjoy it.
i make premium pay with longevity(senior master journeyman )
so i make more than most of them,even with their sucking up.

as far as grievence goes,even our union rep from the office was ther,he didnt seem to care what they said
so i know a grievence wont do any good.

[El Destructo]

My Son went for 3 Years to U.T.I. in Houston for Automotive...Ford F.A.C.T....Motorcycle and Industrial Diesel Tech Training....spent 30 grand damned near...and I had to move Him Home from Houston because he was costing Me $1,000.00 a Month to live there and Work all week at a Dealership...He was the Newbie...they would only give Him Oil Changes and crappy non paying work...so after spending in excess of 30 Hours a week at this Shop...he would take Home about $175.00 after taxes....His rent was $650..do the Math.... ...all the Schooling and Money did Him nothing...now he is an Ironworker...hanging from a belt building Steel Structures in the Refinery I work at...far cry from an Auto Tech....eh.....

[sailordad]

yup thats what it was like when i started
you had to prove yourself,and earn your stripes
that was then and this is now
i refuse to kiss up
any hoo enough of that b.s.

when you gonna post some more knapping work?
or a bow even.
i know ya been working alot,but damn brother ya gotta play some too

[DanaM]

Tim I think thats your best point yet, really like it, would look great in my case.

As for the Union thing we have a bunch of young bucks that believe they are in control but its obvious that they can't count
because as of right now its 7 codgers/almost codgers to 5 youngins Can't wait for contract time and I get to edukamate them puppies

[El Destructo]

when you gonna post some more knapping work?
or a bow even.
i know ya been working alot,but damn brother ya gotta play some too

Been working on the Christmas Storm Bow....got the Cambium all off...and was going to finish Tiller it today...but now I got rolled off of 12 Hour Nights (7pm to 7am) at midnight last night....and I am leaving for Work here again in about 20 minutes....so I will be in a Trance all Day today....with no damned Sleep at all....I tell ya....these people don't care what kind of Shape you are in when they make You come to work....as long as You have a Heartbeat...and can make them a Dollar.......

[Bone pile]

So what are ya saying,give ya a rock,poke ya a couple times with a stick and sit back and watch the chips fly? ;)Nice point ,love that corals colors.I used to do art work in my youth and now while knapping I can get in the "zone".A fella needs a means to shed the daily crap and strife,knockin' rock works for me too......untill one breaks
Roger

[cowboy]

That one did turn out nice Tim! You should get stressed out more often .

[aero86]

where do you live in texas?  you need to give me pointers!

[jamie]

great work dude. i usually stay away from the rock when im twitchin cause i just make dust.

[leapingbare]

Well done Tim.