We're continuing to tell the stories about the problems I had with this obnoxious manager. One week I couldn't get in the door without there being some kind of a problem. I was late punching in four out of six days. The boss said "No problem! Just cross out the time you punched in and write in when you actually got here." I did so and turned in my time card. Come pay day I was four hours short. "What's going on?" I asked the manager.
"Company policy," he answered. "I don't care if the boss signed your time card or not. Every time you don't punch in you're docked an hour."
"Hell I am!" I told him. "We'll see what the boss has to say!"
"Don't cross me again!" the manager snapped, "Don't question me!"
When the boss came in I told him I needed all my pay. The boss immediately went in and wrote me another check for the four hours. When the manager came in that afternoon the cook immediately told him.
"You give me back that check!" the manager screamed. "You're NOT getting paid for three hours! If the cooks get docked for forgetting to punch in, so do you!"
"Talk to the boss!" I told him.
"I'm talking to you!" the manager screamed, "and you're going to listen! I've had enough of your damned attitude! Give me that check!"
The boss who had been outside dealing with a problem, came in. "What are you screaming about?" he asked the manager.
"If the cooks get docked," the manager screamed, "he gets docked!"
"The cooks get docked," the boss answered, "because they come in late, punch in, and then try to get paid for their full time. But Gerald's here and working. But he's too busy to get back to the time clock, fixing the problems YOUR people leave behind! Any time he writes his time in, that's the time he gets paid for! Now, I'm not going to argue with you, it's a waste of time! Shut up and go to work. I decide what's done around here, not you!"
The manager growled, and headed off. "Gerald!" the boss said, "From now on even if you're way early punch in. With you if it goes into overtime I don't care. You're working!"
This was great! It usually added up to a couple of hours overtime a week, which made the manager even madder!

THE END

There are some exciting things going on in this issue! For one thing, it looks like Jesus is trying to get Gerald arrested! He is laying it on the line, claiming that The Kingdom Of God has caused the current economic crisis in The United States, and won't let it be fixed until He gets some cooperation. God is showing His power. Is He ever! But people don't seem to be gettin' the message. They are damned and determined to have their way. However some of the stuff we are reporting is very exciting! The changes that The Children Of Spirit are making in Their plans to return to the stars are profound. They intended to colonize four worlds mainly by Themselves, and have some Christians come along, some Jews, and Muslims, Hindus, and, Buddhists and give Them portions of Their worlds. But now to encourage people to cooperate they are going to occupy the first world Themselves and give the next three to others, probably taking less desirable planets along the way. These are incredible offers! Because The Muslims did so much to assist in the terrible spiritual battles they have already been promised an entire world. These are the most incredible times! The best laid plans of men and mice often go awry. And things are changing every day, nothing as much as The Kingdom Of God! Things are happening that were never dreamed of! And there are some difficult adjustments. But those adjustments will be made. Everyone is determined! No one knows what tomorrow will bring. Every time We get one crisis fixed, something else shows up! But Everyone in The Afterlife is flexible, They have to be! And somehow these problems will be solved!