Nothing Runs Like a Deere...

and it's his job to prove it.

A big apology to those of you anxiously awaiting the second installment of the refinishing of the wood floors. From the little I’ve tinkered with it I’ve come to the conclusion that our modem got fried in the thunderstorm we had the other night. So I’ve got to take the computer to the “doctor” before I can get my next batch of photos up.

In the mean time I am happy to announce that Tim now has a job and has survived his first 8-hour work day. He is a Project Development Technician at John Deere. From what little we understand so far it appears that this is a quality control department. Basically they have different stations set up and they repeat tests over and over again testing how long it takes to “break” the tractor.

On his first day at work he got to drive two brand spanking new tractors. He also had fork truck training and he was the only one in his class who didn’t require instructor intervention. He even got a raise on his first day of work. How cool is that? The only “issue” is he doesn’t have any sick leave or vacation time for three months. He talked to the HR department about the fact that I’m due to deliver in a month and a half, and they said it’s not good to “make waves” and suggested I try to hold it in until he’s full time. You know what I say to that, “HA! You can take that tractor and shove it...”