I discovered an easy and fun recipe to fix for Christmas. I bought some almond bark because it was on sale for 99 cents at the Reasor’s grocery store a few miles down the road. Then I went home and started experimenting with it.
Ranger Job: Oven Cavities
Eeeeeuuuuwww! Upon my arrival to our line on my third day as a ranger, Mike, who is in charge of rangers told me I was to go to oven cavities. Okay, I knew it was coming and I wanted the challenge. By the way, what a name! I wish someone could give it a better name. I mean, is the name left that way intentionally. It makes me wander if working in oven cavities is as dreadful as making a visit to the dentist office?
Read List in 30 Seconds
When I was in the insulation booth position in oven cavities, here’s a list of things that needed to be done:
Note: Oh, by the way, before you rotate to the insulation booth, find the time (as assembly line continuously moves in half minute intervals) to take off your gloves and safety sleeves, throw on a protective zip up body suit, put back on gloves and safety sleeves and then put on a face mask (Don’t knock off your safety glasses as you frantically do this!).
Ranger Job: Mainback
On Day 2 of being a ranger I was sent to mainback. This area has about nine work positions on the assembly line. They mainly put on steel coverings on the back, sides, and underneath the oven. When the range reaches this area it is made of the front frame attached to the oven. And just like a big itchy present, the “oven box” has been wrapped in two big sheets of white fiberglass insulation.
Ranger Job: Storage Drawers
The second half of my first day of being a ranger was spent in the storage drawer area. I worked in this area when I first came to Assembly Line 4 and for about a year and a half on another line.
Ranger Job: Front Frames
On my first day as a ranger I went to the area at the start of the assembly line. In order to make a range you have to start with some kind of frame. The steel frame we use is the dark gray porcelain facing that is around the oven and the storage drawer at the bottom of the stove. (Oops! Did I say stove? In our manufacturing plant it is an unspoken courtesy to not use that word.) The front frame team had about 7 positions.
Running Reduces Cancer Risk (Duh!)
I just read an article I want to tell you about.* Every few months Claremore Regional Hospital in Claremore, Oklahoma, sends out a free magazine. This time the article was about exercise and they listed several reasons why breaking a sweat is a good thing. The title was Break a Sweat to Reduce Your Cancer Risk! It said “Inactivity and a poor diet cause more than 180,000 U.S. cancer deaths each year.” The American Cancer Society recommends getting 30 to 45 minutes of exercise 5 or more times a week. The article said people who exercise have a better working body. Unlike sedentary people, those who exercise have:
–a healthier body weight and lesser fat, especially around the abdomen
–better blood sugar control
–better hormone regulation
–faster digestion, which shortens the bowel’s exposure to toxins
The Ranger Job
Lately my life has fell into a lull. What I mean is, I’m in the rut of raising my family and working. In the last two years I’ve gave my life some adventure by going on a medical mission trip to Nicaragua but this year I decided against it. We could use the money for our family. So I decided to have some adventure with my assembly line job. You already know that we make ranges there.
Family Bible Study: 4.02.06
Did you know Moses was a very meek man but God used him mightily in leading the children of Israel? Moses died at the age of 120 and the Bible says even then he had excellent eyesight.
Spring Day, March 31st
This morning at 5:45 am as Stacy and I walked into our manufacturing plant, I admired the day that was unfolding. The sky wasn’t a full black like a couple of weeks ago. It had a crisp blueness mixed in with the darkness left from the night. I could see that the eastern side of the sky had a peachish hue which always means the sun in all its bright blazing power would soon appear to the world as it awaits the new day to begin. I also noticed the three flags in front of the plant weren’t harshly unfolding in the wind. The wind was gentle this morning. I loved the peacefulness all around me. I wanted to participate in it. I told Stacy I wish I could run. To me running is best way to get involved, participate, relate and not miss out on God silently expressing Himself in a huge magnificent way to anyone around who would just stop to notice.
Linda's Thoughts 