Today, we write of the End of an Era...
Yesterday, January 24, 2003 marks the final day of operations at DC504 in Richmond...

WEEEEEEEEE'RE OUTTA THERE!!!

Had a very nice party over at 507, with a gigantic Team Building Exercise, and a Parade! If my wife knew how much fun I had yesterday, she'd probably shoot me...

Ah well, she doesn't have to know.

Arpac is still installing the racking at 507, which brings back some real memories...nine years ago, Arpac was still installing the racking in Zone 72 when I started at 504. Randy, Yogi, Myself and very few others remember how 504 was originally configured. The building has been through 3 or 4 major re-configurations since then. We've also been through 3 changes of leadership in the first few years. Tony retold the story of when he first met Sarah Lepore, in our Zellers office. She asked him point blank; "How long are YOU here for?". To her, (and many of us) Tony seemed at first like some drone that Hudson's Bay Corporate office in Toronto parachuted in to take the reins whilst some REAL management could be hired (I have NOTHING good to say about Tony's predecessor, Dan Riordan...except good riddance!). Nope...Tony was in for the long haul, and now, several YEARS later, we all got to stand in His Vision, and BOY is she a beauty! The Central Stock dept. has a Tuesday to Saturday shift...so I get an extra day off...hooray. Things are looking a little choatic around 507 right now. Just as they were the first few months at 504...wayyyy back when.

Coral went in for her Surgery...and although the operation didn't go COMPLETELY well, she is making a normal recovery and should only miss a week of school or so. Her breathing sounds a lot better (quieter), even though the tissues are still swelled from post-op trauma. She's pretty miserable, despite getting all the popsicles, iced juice, ice cream, etc. that any kid could possibly WANT. I'm a little jealous, I think...

Kwy stopped by to see how I was doing...which was nice of him...I need to give the new 'ad gimmick' a try in promoting my new biz...soon, real soon.