~Talking~

I was talking to a friend of mine, and Im told how easy I am to

talk to. I retain trivia I guess its from when I worked I kept a

headset on a lot listening to the radio, and I think different things

we hear we keep somewhere In a box in our brains and only

take them out when we need it. All of my adult life, most of my

jobs that Ive worked have dealt with the public.. nursing, my own

business, marketing, managing motels all deal with people, and

talking to them..plus the fact, I LOVE to talk.. :-) bet ya didnt

know that did ya? :-) sure cant tell by my LONG posts :-D

When I lived in Houston, Galena Park and Pasadena, my jobs

that I held were managing motels and houses and marketing. I

worked for a lawyer there, he owned quite a few motels on the

north side and out in Pasadena and Telephone Road... I enjoyed

that work..was quite interesting.. Plus I lived on the property.. The

Blue Top was quite an active place, there were I think 38 rooms.

Im not sure.. On the week ends with the strip bars across the

street, it was nothing to rent one room at least 3 or 4 times. Lots

of activities, some funny, some sad, some were just pure mean

where customers would totally destroy the room, tearing things

apart.

One morning, a man had not left his room at checkout.. The maids

were not sure if it was to be cleaned so I went back to talk to the

room to see what he wanted to do.. I had talked to him for quite a

while when he checked in early the previous afternoon. He seemed

seriously depressed and very sad..He told me he and his wife had

just split up and he just didn't know where to go.. I assured him that

perhaps a good nights sleep might help and to face their problems

after they had time to think and settle down.. He went to his room

and I had not seen him leave, and neither had the evening shift at

all.. I went up to his room, knocked on the door, and what I saw I

had NEVER experienced in my life.. He had committed suicide..

There was a gun laying next to him on the bed and I knew in a

second he was dead.. I felt so bad for him, to be so devastated

that he felt he had nothing left.. Ive never forgotten that... I don't

guess I ever will...

When I worked at the Admiral on the north side of Houston, there

were 15 rooms I think and a huge building in the back that we

called the lodge, 2 floors.. I was working the 2nd shift with my

then boyfriend Sid.. He would make routine checks of the place

and as he entered the lodge , he found it filled with smoke..He

saw the smoke pouring out from around a door to a room that

was in the back by the stairs.. He opened the door and found a

man laying in bed with a cigarette trying to put the flames out on

the mattress.. as he patted and fanned them he hit a bottle of

whiskey or Something he had which fell over onto the already

flaming bed, which made it worse!

Sid was a merchant sea man...he used to work the supply boats

going out of Morgan City to the oil rigs..he was quite strong.. He

litterally grabbed the man.. and THREW him towards the Open

door, In the mean time I had run to call the fire department from

another room that was empty, Sid had run to get the fire putter

outer and by the time the fire department got there it was out..
We never had a dull moment at that place either.. I wonder if

these places are still there.. Be interesting to find out... I ran those

two motels and 2 small side by side ones out in Pasadena, not

far from Mickey Gilleys.. I went there a few times.. That's where

I saw Willie Nelson in person.. I swear he sang Blue Eyes Cryin

in the Rain just to me :-)

I enjoyed the jobs I had when I lived in Texas.. and I loved going

to Galveston to fish.. Sid loved to fish too and usually every week

end we made the trip there and spent the day fishing off the jettys.

The wait for the ferrys at the end of a Sunday was a long one, but

it was either that way or the other long way around..only 2 ways to

get into Galveston..but it is a great town too... I liked it there , but

I honestly missed the 4 seasons that we have here. I got to Houston

in 72 I think...I really don't remember for sure.. But I know I left there

in 83 and moved back up to Indiana to be closer to my newly found

sisters and brothers too.. A move I don't regret making..

My next move is of course to get some dinner.. The kids are due to

come over later, when I called Dawn she was taking the dog, Jerky

out to play for a while.. hes such a big dog..hes chocolate lab..and

very hyper...and HUGE!.. My dolly Kelli has gone to Wisconsin for

another baby shower given by her aunt and gramma there.. I know

she will get lots of nice things.. After her 3rd shower, given by her

friends at work, THEN I told her to let me know what she needs..In

the meantime I am knitting a afgan and I am going to make a couple

polar fleece blankets as well..babies go through stuff So fast in just

one day..so you really cant have too many Of anything, well unless

you want to steady wash clothes every day.

Time to post, time to eat, and time to watch TV, I think the emmys

or some thing is on tonite.. I like watching how some of the women

dress paying thousands of dollars for dresses that I could make

probly for 25.oo :-) Now my GORGEOUS WEEBLE, "Nitey Nite"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv ya, and THANKS!!! :-)

ALways, Lois ****

Ps: I couldn't decide which photo, so I put all 2 here .. Do NOT look

at my Ickky hair.. I just wasn't up to tackling the shower today.. It was

a bird bath day.. :-)

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....