Let me share a little bit about my job. First of all I am working in the largest manufacturing plant in our city. It is our largest local employer and most of the people who live in this area, want to be employed at this plant. When I interviewed and was hired to work here, I was expecting to run some kind of machine or equipment. Or I thought I might be a fork-lift driver or work on an assembly line of some kind - because after all this is a manufacturing plant. But guess what my job is? I am operating a sewing machine! Yes, a 1955 Singer. I am sewing parts that go on other parts. Except for a brief time in 7th or 8th grade when I was forced to participate in a home economics class, I have never sewed anything in my life.
So here I am, everyday going to work on my sewing machine. I am the only person who is operating the old Singer. As far as I know there is only one. I now know how to change the bobbin -I am not sure if I am using the correct word here - the person who has been training me is very hard to hear and to make it worse she uses alot of slang that I don't understand - I can sew a very straight line and am also pretty darn fast!
This is not going to be my permanent position, I could very well end up running a machine or on an assembly line. But for now I am sewing away and can't help but think that God has got one hell of a sense of humor!
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