03/28/2024
Robert Hester, Founder of BladenOnline.com
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Thoughts While ShavingCorn-picking time in Bladen, well, in our immediate area… I hope it is a good crop… Big equipment over a huge area… in a short time… Couldn’t help but think about how long it would have taken when I was a youngster… Gathering by hand, the whole family, working hard all day long, for several days…

UPS company and employees have apparently agreed on a new contract that will, if approved, raise wages $2.75 per hour immediately and $7.50 over the length of the contract. Additionally, full-time workers would see their average top pay rise to $49 per hour, which their union explains is the highest pay for U.S. delivery workers…all subject to voting and ratification by union members…

MacKenzie Gore, Washington Nationals pitcher, has had a couple of disappointing starts recently… but was ‘spot-on’ last night against the Boston Red Sox. Gore, a Whiteville native, pitched 6.1 innings… allowed no runs, just 1 hit, and recorded 7 strikeouts, gave up 2 bases on balls… Strong, strong outing… Nationals won 6-2.

Yesterday’s high at the local airport was 88 degrees….sprinkles over the past 24-hour period amounted to about 1/10 of an inch of rain… It should be much of the same today… 40% chance of precipitation… High temp near 88.

Tonight, a 30% chance of rain… Partly cloudy with a low around 72…

Friday thru next Wednesday… Sunny, with highs in the low to mid 90s… Overnight lows around 70 degrees, and no mention of rain in the forecast. Ideal weather for farmers gathering crops…

More thoughts on harvesting crops… I guess no business has reduced the need for workers more than farming.. The days of using all the family, and sharecroppers, are just about over… It is big business… Same in many other different types of business… and there is still a shortage of available workers in other types of business.

Politics, immigration and the fire in Hawaii, taking up a great deal of the national newscast time…

Remember when Saturday night wrestling was a big deal for many?

“I learned that the moment you want to slow down is the moment you should accelerate.” James Dyson

“What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodell

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen

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