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Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002 - 7:20 p.m. Yeah, I know I haven�t pointed out my employer for stupidity and mismanagement much lately. I guess I have been so busy at work lately (stop laughing!) that I haven�t had time to reflect on the little things that make our government here in North Dakota what it is- a mess. Last summer (early August, I believe), we were told to cut back on spending. The revenue projections from earlier were too rosy, and we wouldn�t have as much to spend on day-to-day operations as originally thought. Every yearly commodity order that crosses my desk comes under extra scrutiny, every purchase order turned in gets a closer look than before, and everything we can skip buying this fiscal year is to be encouraged. Fine. I don�t want to waste the taxpayer�s money anyway. I always look for the bargain, and I try to order just what we need. When the plow blade order came around, I checked my inventory and decided we could get by with only a small purchase of the longest blades. We had received a double order of the carbide inserts several years back, and we have been slowly using them up. If we have a hard winter, I still had enough to cover replacing our worn blades. Had, I said. Seems the brain trust in London decided that we had too many of the 4 foot long inserts. Since several other areas in the district needed some of that length, they told us we had to redistribute one-half of our stock. That will leave us with just enough blades for one change per plow this winter, with no replacements ordered for next winter. We have to go 2 years with only one change per truck. I don�t think so. To top that off, he decided we could use a few more 3 foot inserts. He thought that we could use 4-3' inserts instead of 3 -4� inserts on our 12-foot long blades (you follow that?). One problem- the 3 foot inserts have holes drilled in different spots than the 4 footers, so they don�t fit the 12 foot plows. I tried to explain that to one individual in London. He didn�t think I was right, and he is having another storage ship us 36 of theses shorter inserts. The only thing we use the 3 footers for is the middle spot on an 11-foot plow. Only need 1 per plow. We have 12- 11� plows. And we have a stockpile of 66 of these already. Now we will have 112. That is enough for 112 changes, or almost enough for 10 changes per plow we own. That will be a 5-year supply. Some days I wonder why I even try�. Tonight�s supper was one of those �empty out the old produce� stir-fries I throw together every so often. Lease and Codeman had a pot of chili (I don�t do beans), so I had to make something just for just me. I started with some leftovers from my gardens: kohlrabi, some cabbage, and my very last green pepper. To that I added a few mushroom slices, some large green onions (as big around as your thumb!) sliced on the bias, a can of sliced baby corn (How old was that can, I wondered? Tasted fine, so food poisoning shouldn�t come my way), and a little red bell pepper. A few shrimp from the freezer, some bottled Korean stir-fry sauce, a little Szechwan hot sauce, and a packet of buckwheat ramen noodles completed the meal. I am quite full right now. Ended up with some leftovers for work later this week, too���
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