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Jun. 1st, 2006 01:54 amAfter a fair bit of agonizing over the last couple of days, I've decided not to go to the funeral. I know some people (i.e., my dad and brothers) are going to be disappointed that I'm not going, but I think it's better for me if I don't. I was just going to go into work late, but I thought it would be better for me if I didn't go. I never ever do very well at funerals. Hell, I've been known to get misty eyed at commercials on occasion.
My dad wanted me to just get the whole day off, but I can't do that for a couple of reasons. One, I'd like to save my personal days until i really need them. Two, my company doesn't consider great-uncles to be "immediate family." I think he was my great uncle anyway. not really sure, since I've always just called him uncle.
And I have my supervisors' word that if he had his choice, I wouldn't even be going on vacation in July. (I'll probably work two or three days of it anyway.) So if I took the day off for the funeral, he'd probably be a dick for the next two weeks. Or until he got over it.
There was a really nasty accident on the route that I usually take home from work. From what our local news website told me, it happened around 10pm, and they were still cleaning it up and had the road blocked off (pretty major highway) when I got off work two and a half hours later. Yikes! Hope the people involved are going to be alright.
My dad wanted me to just get the whole day off, but I can't do that for a couple of reasons. One, I'd like to save my personal days until i really need them. Two, my company doesn't consider great-uncles to be "immediate family." I think he was my great uncle anyway. not really sure, since I've always just called him uncle.
And I have my supervisors' word that if he had his choice, I wouldn't even be going on vacation in July. (I'll probably work two or three days of it anyway.) So if I took the day off for the funeral, he'd probably be a dick for the next two weeks. Or until he got over it.
There was a really nasty accident on the route that I usually take home from work. From what our local news website told me, it happened around 10pm, and they were still cleaning it up and had the road blocked off (pretty major highway) when I got off work two and a half hours later. Yikes! Hope the people involved are going to be alright.
