Archive for December, 2006

Prince Electric Benefits

Posted: December 12, 2006 by RickThomasNet in Rick's Job Stories

Chuck was a knowledgeable man. He knew it and wore it where everyone could see it. He had no one over him, no one to tell him what to do. He could do and did do as he pleased. God had blessed him much, but he did not acknowledge God at all. He had many [...]

Prince Electric Learning Curve

Posted: December 11, 2006 by RickThomasNet in Rick's Job Stories

Chuck Prince was one of the smartest men I’ve ever met as far as practical working in the world skill. He knew something about everything, seemingly. Our primary job was to wire residential houses. Because this was a “mom and pop” business we could not over schedule or over book more than what two guys [...]

Prince Electric Company

Posted: December 11, 2006 by RickThomasNet in Rick's Job Stories

I probably could have continued my Hardees career, but after going from cook to cashier to Production Supervisor it didn’t seem like it would be the best career for me. They didn’t make enough money and there wasn’t enough challenge. After about two years I decided to quit and go on to something else. The [...]

Pre-Marriage

Posted: December 10, 2006 by RickThomasNet in Rick's Former Fam

We dated on and off for about 2 years I suppose. I was 19 when I got married. I think she would have been 20 by that time. I do not remember the date of the wedding. We eloped to South Carolina. To get married in SC you had to give the Justice of Peace [...]

Graduation

Posted: December 2, 2006 by RickThomasNet in Rick's School Days

I hardly remember this event. It happened in the auditorium. That is all I remember. I think my parents and Dwayne and Mama Grant showed up for my graduation. I don’t remember going across the stage, who was valedictorian, any of the speeches, where I sat, the practices or the aftermath. I think some of [...]

Twelth Grade

Posted: December 1, 2006 by RickThomasNet in Rick's School Days

DECA stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America. I’m not sure what that means. What it was however was an organization where senior high school students got credit for having jobs during their senior year. I received school hour credit for working a job. I went to school around 8:30 or so and got out [...]