Thursday, October 12, 2006

A REALLY BAD DAY



A REALLY BAD DAY
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU ALL,
ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU HERE WHO'VE HAD A BAD DAY.
IF YOU FEEL YOU'VE HAD A REALLY BAD DAY,
LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THIS, BECAUSE,
IT'S REALLY GONNA CHEER YOU UP.
THIS IS AN ACTUALY STATEMENT
WRITTEN BY A BRICK MASON, AND TURNED INTO HIS COMPANY,
WHEN HE WAS REQUESTING SICK LEAVE.
LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.
WHEN I GOT TO THE BUILDING, I FOUND THAT THE HURRICANE
HAD KNOCKED OFF SOME BRICKS AROUND THE TOP, SO I RIGGED UP A BEAM WITH A PULLEY AT THE TOP OF THE BUILDING AND HOISTED A COUPLE BARRELLS FULL OF BRICKS.
WHEN I HAD FIXED THE DAMAGED AREA, THERE WERE A LOT OF BRICKS LEFT OVER.
THEN I WENT TO THE BOTTOM AND BEGAN RELEASING THE LINE. UNFORTUNATELY,
THE BARRELL OF BRICKS WAS MUCH HEAVIER THAN I WAS, AND BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING , THE BARRELL STARTED COMING DOWN ;FAST; JERKING ME UP. I DECIDED TO HANG ON SINCE I WAS TOO FAR OFF THE GROUND BY THEN. TO JUMP.
AND HALF WAY UP I MET THE BARRELL OF BRICKS COMING DOWN;FAST;
I RECIEVED A HARD BUMP ON MY SHOULDER. I THEN CONTINUED TO THE TOP , BANGING MY HEAD AGAINST THE BEAM.AND GETTING MY FINGERS JAMMED AND PINCHED IN THE PULLEY.WHEN THE BRICKS HIT THE GROUND,;HARD; IT BURST IT'S BOTTOM, ALLOWING THE BRICKS TO SPILL OUT . I WAS NOW HEAVIER THAN THE BARRELL . SO I STARTED DOWN AGAIN;FAST; AT HIGH SPEED,. HALF WAY DOWN I MET THE BARRELL COMING UP; FAST;
I RECIEVED SEVERE INJURIES TO MY
BODY; AND SHINS.
WHEN I HIT THE GROUND, I LANDED ON THE PILE OF SPILLED BRICKS.
GETTING SEVERAL PAINFUL CUTS AND DEEP BRUISES.
AT THIS POINT I MUST HAVE LOST MY PRESENCE OF MIND , BECAUSE I LET GO MY GRIP
ON THE LINE . THE BARRELL CAME DOWN; FAST;
GIVING ME ANOTHER BLONK ON MY HEAD, AND PUTTING ME IN THE HOSPITAL.
I RESPECTIVELY REQUEST SICK LEAVE .
Now thats what I call a bad day.

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