Anyone heard from Smoking Duck lately ?

Tenpoint5 · August 31, 2009, 08:27:07 PM

PLEASE tell me that you have a plan in place to get Steeler back when the time is right and you can have her!!! I doubt you would have brought anyone down Marc. I would have offered to put Steeler up for you, still have all my lab stuff and he's been gone for a year.

On to better things Glad to here everyone is working and looking forward to school. Kinda quiet around here without your humor around.

Habanero Smoker · September 01, 2009, 01:46:06 AM

Hi Marc;

Glad to hear everyone is fine. Good seeing you post again.

HCT · September 01, 2009, 04:11:07 AM

Hey Marc,
Good to see your funny butt back. I'm glad things are starting to look up.
Sorry about Steeler, wish you would have let me known, she definately would have had a home here. The boys need a little shaking up. Always room on the Ark for a lab. ;) :)

Smoking Duck · September 02, 2009, 02:13:00 AM

Thanks guys........I hope to be around a lot more and am trying to get caught up with all of the posts and awesome food I've missed. It is really overwhelming as I want to make sure I catch every one of the awesome, mouth-watering things you guys continue to do. You guys are awesome!

begolf25 · September 02, 2009, 05:23:51 AM

Marc,

Glad you and your family had a safe move and are getting settled in.

Bryan

Smoking Duck · September 03, 2009, 04:07:21 PM

Thanks Bryan......still getting acclimated with a 4 am wake up call with the new job but otherwise, things are starting to look up (well, still have to find a better job, but that'll happen sooner or later)

Consiglieri · September 04, 2009, 04:14:29 PM

All the best, paisan. Good thoughts and good food can do a lot for a person.

iceman · September 19, 2009, 08:44:09 PM

Good to see ya posting again Marc. PM me when you can and let me know if your number is still the same.
Pat and Ann
P.S. Anything we can do to get Steeler back for you or keep her up here til things change?
Just give us a holler buddy.

Smoking Duck · September 20, 2009, 06:34:33 AM

Hey Ice.....PM sent

An update: After a week on the job, they gave me a promotion to the hardest and worst transfer press in the plant. No one wants to work on it because it's harder than most, breaks down more than most and has a history of a man being killed by it. So, they had the bright idea of taking a guy with no experience whatsoever and putting him on it. To be fair though, I had learned the other presses faster than what they were training me, so I didn't mind a new challenge. Of course, they didn't raise my pay any and moved my shift from 5:30 am to 2 pm to 4:00 am - 2pm. If I was working in a union, I'd be making over $30/hr but as it stands now, I'm still only making $8/hr. Between work and taking care of the kids, I find little time for the internet or anything else but do come on and read. Haven't had time to smoke anything at all yet but have found the best place to buy my meats now so hope that changes soon. I'm too old for this crap at 43! :'(