Wow, It's been a while

Through my new job at a distribution warehouse, I’m learning things that I never thought would enter my arsenal of bread/chip/cookie/coffee-related knowledge. Like did you know that Easter officially starts the busy season for hot dog and hamburger buns? Neither did I, until a few weeks ago. However, this date depends on the weather, which as we know in Oregon, is as varied as….well, as varied as Oregon weather. Last weekend was the first sunny weekend of the year, with temperatures reaching the low-70s. Which means that everyone decided that it was the perfect opportunity to have a BBQ to celebrate the glorious weather. Therefore, on Monday, our office was swamped with stores scrambling to restock their hamburger and hotdog bun supplies. Today being the Monday after Easter, we expected the same thing. However, I’m discovering that it’s quiet. Too quiet. The kind of quiet where it’s the calm before the storm, and in two weeks, you’re going to look back on this time with fondness, and annoyance that you didn’t appreciate the down/quiet time while you had it. Which may explain the thunder storms in the weather forecast...

Ahhh, the joys of the working world.