10 year Service Award....

[Craftlady]

Very nice clock.

[cyber-sibes]

Very nice! I'm impressed, they must think highly of their employees, to give a nice gift. That's a company that sounds like they want to hang on to the good ones!

[Laura's Babies]

For my 5th year I picked a gold chain. All their awards have the company imblem (spelling?) so the chain came with that charm already on it. The clock also has it on the gold plate. You can select luggage, clothes, jewelry, golfing stuff... stuff like that. They are always sending out safety awards. We got a watch several years ago for 2 years without a loss time injury so that is why I didn't want the watch for the service award.

Not long ago we got a really nice T-shirt and cap with a new logo that they held a contest on for the employees to come up with a newer image and they got a wonderful one, had it put on the shirts and hats for us and sent all the employees one (they were extra nice ones too!). We get safety bonuses every 4 months $$$$, all kinds of perks.

I think it is great that they do that, it lets us know they realize what we give up to work for them, what important things we miss and just showing they care means a lot! Of coarse we get P o'ed from time to time by a new rule or new idea someone comes up with like everyone does on any job but these "tokens" encourage you a LOT!

[Cinder & Smoke]

WOW!

TEN Years (and STILL There, too!) ... Way to GO!

Do you ever ... How many ~

* Eggs & Pancakes you've cooked for breakfasts?
* Hamburgers you've cooked for lunches?
* Steaks you've grilled for dinners?
* How many MILES you've traveled on the River?
* How many Locks you've passed through?

They otta give you a Golden Spatchula!

Congrats!!

[chocolatepuppy]

That clock is really nice! Congrats on 10 years.

[Laura's Babies]

Do you ever ... How many ~
* Eggs & Pancakes you've cooked for breakfasts?
* Hamburgers you've cooked for lunches?
* Steaks you've grilled for dinners?
* How many MILES you've traveled on the River?
* How many Locks you've passed through?

* Eggs & Pancakes you've cooked for breakfasts? Couldn't count them all!
* Hamburgers you've cooked for lunches? Burgers 12 to 16 every Saturday night.........
* Steaks you've grilled for dinners? We LOVE steak day, that's every Saturday!
* How many MILES you've traveled on the River? Hummmm.... I've done the entire Mississippi, upper and lower (The upper only twice, the lower I couldn't count), The Ohio, Cumberland, Illinois, Chicago.... Can't remember the rest.
* How many Locks you've passed through?.. All on the upper Mississippi, some on the Ohio and some in various other places that I have forgotten about.

One thing I tried this last trip was a BIG breakfast for supper and that was the biggest hit with the guys that I have had in a long time. So many love breakfast foods but don't eat breakfast.. They ALL ate that night and the Captain and engineer showed up a hour early wanting to eat! The stove was just about clean when they all finished eating... I gotta do that again!

The golden spoon award? I LIKE that idea... (make note to self "Must tell the company that one!)

[Daisy and Delilah]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! The clock is beautiful!

I have to tell you that I think you have the most unique job I've ever heard of. It's so cool. I would love to hear more about it sometime. I bet alot of the new members would like to know what you do for a living. What kind of employer do you work for(if you can say it on here). No need to be specific I guess, Just the job description itself-not necessarily who you actually work for.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Laura's "Office" ...
The M/V John M. Donnelly / Ingram Barge Company



The JOHN M. DONNELLY, built 1980

Net Tonnage: 761 Tons (1119 GROSS)
Engines: GM 16-645-E7B | 9180 HP
Tow Size: 40 Barge Maximum Tow
Boat Height: 53 ft
Length/Width: 200 x 50 ft
Boat Draft: 9 ft

Laura's "Office" = the Galley (Kitchen) on board the John M. Donnelly >



Safe Trip! *** Don't *burn* the Biscuits!
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Laura is the Chief Cook (and ONLY Cook) on bord the BIG Mississippi River
tow boat The John M. Donnelly. She goes aboard and lives on the boat for 28 straight days,
cooking 4 meals EVERY day for the Crew. Then comes home for 28 days "off",
drives back to the boat and hops aboard for another 28 day "sail" up and down
the Mississippi River - pushin barges.

NEET!