03.29.07
Start Date
Finally got a start date for the County job: April 16. I actually wasn’t sure for a little while there—not because of the background check, but because of the physical. As many of you may remember, my heart rate kept me out of the Army about ten years ago. Granted, it’s not something I’m too broken up about these days, but at the time it was disappointing, because I was really excited about going to the Defense Language Institute in Monterey. I still think I could have handled boot camp, given the chance.
Bet they’d take me if I enlisted now, though—but they missed their chance.
Anyway, the County required a pre-employment physical, and sitting in the doctor’s office, memories of the Army physical came back. The doctor took my pulse twice, and both times it was well over a hundred beats per minute. But she told me not to worry about it, and, true to her word, she did give me a positive recommendation for the job. I still have to do one more TB test tomorrow, and then have that read on Monday, but this is the second stage of that test, and I’m not worried about it.
Now I can go back to having coffee in the morning—I was holding off until all this medical stuff was over with, even though, judging by my own measurements, it makes very little difference in my pulse. More importantly, I have a permanent job, with benefits and a retirement plan and a bit more money than I’ve been making. Less to worry about, in other words, which should help with that heart rate. Now, if I can just pass these exams next month…
