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From: Tennessee Tony on 12 Oct 2008 19:04 Looks like I sort of have a part time job at a drive through safari park. I went there the past 2 days to check it out and TRY to learn the names of the animals. There are 2 ways to go through, with your own car, or on a wagon pulled by a tractor. I would be driving a tractor and stopping at various places to feed different animals, and then I'm supposed to be able to tell the customers a little about the animals and answer what questions I can. This may sound easy, but for me to memorize the animals isn't easy at all. I rode on the back of the wagon and got off at the stops like the drivers do. (the customers aren't allowed off the wagon or out of their cars). It's pretty cool standing inches away from a 1 ton Bison. But you do have to stay aware of the surroundings because sometimes the animals get a bit "wild". Anyway, at the stops I'm supposed to tell what I know about the animals and it just isn't sinking in. In over 4 hours I think I only learned 1 animal (that I didn't know already). A Nil Guy is a very pretty bull from ??????? some far off land. They have cool stripes on their ears, that's how I remembered them (I think?). When the males get older they turn blue! "Nil Guy" translates to "blue bull". That's about as far as I've gotten. I drove home today wondering how I should go about canceling in the morning. The more I thought about it the more I started to tremble. I'm a bit better now, if tommorow goes bad, then maybe I will quit. I'll probably tell the boss and let him decide since he has some large groups coming in the next 3 days. Actually it shouldn't be too difficult because we are taking a large group and there will be a tractor in front and behind me. So those drivers can do all the talking and I'll be spinning in circles trying to remember things and keeping from getting rammed by a Ram or something with sharper pointed horns. The animals are really neat, some are very friendly and like being petted while others don't come too close. Most of them will eat out of your hand. The giant Bison stick their tongue out and wait for you to drop food on it. Well wish me all the luck in the world cause I need it. Tony or maybe now KOTJ is a better fitting name. -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: Mary on 12 Oct 2008 21:54 I wish you luck Tony. You can give it a try and see if you think you would like it. If not, you can always quit. What is KOTJ? (I just figured it out :) :) Mary "Tennessee Tony" <tennessee.tony(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:6lfe33Fc54o5U1(a)mid.individual.net... > Looks like I sort of have a part time job at a drive through safari > park. I went there the past 2 days to check it out and TRY to learn the > names of the animals. There are 2 ways to go through, with your own > car, or on a wagon pulled by a tractor. I would be driving a tractor > and stopping at various places to feed different animals, and then I'm > supposed to be able to tell the customers a little about the animals and > answer what questions I can. > > This may sound easy, but for me to memorize the animals isn't easy at > all. I rode on the back of the wagon and got off at the stops like the > drivers do. (the customers aren't allowed off the wagon or out of their > cars). It's pretty cool standing inches away from a 1 ton Bison. But > you do have to stay aware of the surroundings because sometimes the > animals get a bit "wild". Anyway, at the stops I'm supposed to tell > what I know about the animals and it just isn't sinking in. In over 4 > hours I think I only learned 1 animal (that I didn't know already). A > Nil Guy is a very pretty bull from ??????? some far off land. They have > cool stripes on their ears, that's how I remembered them (I think?). > When the males get older they turn blue! "Nil Guy" translates to "blue > bull". > > That's about as far as I've gotten. I drove home today wondering how I > should go about canceling in the morning. The more I thought about it > the more I started to tremble. I'm a bit better now, if tommorow goes > bad, then maybe I will quit. I'll probably tell the boss and let him > decide since he has some large groups coming in the next 3 days. > > Actually it shouldn't be too difficult because we are taking a large > group and there will be a tractor in front and behind me. So those > drivers can do all the talking and I'll be spinning in circles trying to > remember things and keeping from getting rammed by a Ram or something > with sharper pointed horns. > > The animals are really neat, some are very friendly and like being > petted while others don't come too close. Most of them will eat out of > your hand. The giant Bison stick their tongue out and wait for you to > drop food on it. > > Well wish me all the luck in the world cause I need it. > > Tony > or maybe now KOTJ is a better fitting name. > > -- > ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== > Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com > The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm > ========= This notice is added to each approved article ========== > -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: David Chamberlain on 13 Oct 2008 01:10 Tennessee Tony wrote: > Looks like I sort of have a part time job at a drive through safari > park. I went there the past 2 days to check it out and TRY to learn the > names of the animals. There are 2 ways to go through, with your own > car, or on a wagon pulled by a tractor. I would be driving a tractor > and stopping at various places to feed different animals, and then I'm > supposed to be able to tell the customers a little about the animals and > answer what questions I can. > > This may sound easy, but for me to memorize the animals isn't easy at > all. I rode on the back of the wagon and got off at the stops like the > drivers do. (the customers aren't allowed off the wagon or out of their > cars). It's pretty cool standing inches away from a 1 ton Bison. But > you do have to stay aware of the surroundings because sometimes the > animals get a bit "wild". Anyway, at the stops I'm supposed to tell > what I know about the animals and it just isn't sinking in. In over 4 > hours I think I only learned 1 animal (that I didn't know already). A > Nil Guy is a very pretty bull from ??????? some far off land. They have > cool stripes on their ears, that's how I remembered them (I think?). > When the males get older they turn blue! "Nil Guy" translates to "blue > bull". > > That's about as far as I've gotten. I drove home today wondering how I > should go about canceling in the morning. The more I thought about it > the more I started to tremble. I'm a bit better now, if tommorow goes > bad, then maybe I will quit. I'll probably tell the boss and let him > decide since he has some large groups coming in the next 3 days. > > Actually it shouldn't be too difficult because we are taking a large > group and there will be a tractor in front and behind me. So those > drivers can do all the talking and I'll be spinning in circles trying to > remember things and keeping from getting rammed by a Ram or something > with sharper pointed horns. > > The animals are really neat, some are very friendly and like being > petted while others don't come too close. Most of them will eat out of > your hand. The giant Bison stick their tongue out and wait for you to > drop food on it. > > Well wish me all the luck in the world cause I need it. > > Tony > or maybe now KOTJ is a better fitting name. Will they allow you to read the names and information of the animals off of index cards or something? At least until you get it down? -- David Chamberlain -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: kilikini on 13 Oct 2008 09:23 Tennessee Tony wrote: > Looks like I sort of have a part time job at a drive through safari > park. I went there the past 2 days to check it out and TRY to learn > the names of the animals. There are 2 ways to go through, with your > own car, or on a wagon pulled by a tractor. I would be driving a > tractor and stopping at various places to feed different animals, and > then I'm supposed to be able to tell the customers a little about the > animals and answer what questions I can. > > This may sound easy, but for me to memorize the animals isn't easy at > all. I rode on the back of the wagon and got off at the stops like > the drivers do. (the customers aren't allowed off the wagon or out > of their cars). It's pretty cool standing inches away from a 1 ton > Bison. But you do have to stay aware of the surroundings because > sometimes the animals get a bit "wild". Anyway, at the stops I'm > supposed to tell what I know about the animals and it just isn't > sinking in. In over 4 hours I think I only learned 1 animal (that I > didn't know already). A Nil Guy is a very pretty bull from ??????? > some far off land. They have cool stripes on their ears, that's how > I remembered them (I think?). When the males get older they turn > blue! "Nil Guy" translates to "blue bull". > > That's about as far as I've gotten. I drove home today wondering how > I should go about canceling in the morning. The more I thought about > it the more I started to tremble. I'm a bit better now, if tommorow > goes bad, then maybe I will quit. I'll probably tell the boss and > let him decide since he has some large groups coming in the next 3 > days. > Actually it shouldn't be too difficult because we are taking a large > group and there will be a tractor in front and behind me. So those > drivers can do all the talking and I'll be spinning in circles trying > to remember things and keeping from getting rammed by a Ram or > something with sharper pointed horns. > > The animals are really neat, some are very friendly and like being > petted while others don't come too close. Most of them will eat out > of your hand. The giant Bison stick their tongue out and wait for > you to drop food on it. > > Well wish me all the luck in the world cause I need it. > > Tony > or maybe now KOTJ is a better fitting name. I think it sounds like a fun job, Tony! I can understand the frustration over remembering what type of animals you're talking about, though. I think that would freak me out, too! In any case, I wish you luck and, as always, let us know what you're going to do! kili -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: weeks on 13 Oct 2008 14:55 Hi, Tono, I'm late in responding. How did today go? smiles, Elise "Tennessee Tony" <tennessee.tony(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:6lfe33Fc54o5U1(a)mid.individual.net... > Looks like I sort of have a part time job at a drive through safari park. > I went there the past 2 days to check it out and TRY to learn the names of > the animals. There are 2 ways to go through, with your own car, or on a > wagon pulled by a tractor. I would be driving a tractor and stopping at > various places to feed different animals, and then I'm supposed to be able > to tell the customers a little about the animals and answer what questions > I can. > > This may sound easy, but for me to memorize the animals isn't easy at all. > I rode on the back of the wagon and got off at the stops like the drivers > do. (the customers aren't allowed off the wagon or out of their cars). > It's pretty cool standing inches away from a 1 ton Bison. But you do have > to stay aware of the surroundings because sometimes the animals get a bit > "wild". Anyway, at the stops I'm supposed to tell what I know about the > animals and it just isn't sinking in. In over 4 hours I think I only > learned 1 animal (that I didn't know already). A Nil Guy is a very pretty > bull from ??????? some far off land. They have cool stripes on their > ears, that's how I remembered them (I think?). When the males get older > they turn blue! "Nil Guy" translates to "blue bull". > > That's about as far as I've gotten. I drove home today wondering how I > should go about canceling in the morning. The more I thought about it the > more I started to tremble. I'm a bit better now, if tommorow goes bad, > then maybe I will quit. I'll probably tell the boss and let him decide > since he has some large groups coming in the next 3 days. > > Actually it shouldn't be too difficult because we are taking a large group > and there will be a tractor in front and behind me. So those drivers can > do all the talking and I'll be spinning in circles trying to remember > things and keeping from getting rammed by a Ram or something with sharper > pointed horns. > > The animals are really neat, some are very friendly and like being petted > while others don't come too close. Most of them will eat out of your > hand. The giant Bison stick their tongue out and wait for you to drop > food on it. > > Well wish me all the luck in the world cause I need it. > > Tony > or maybe now KOTJ is a better fitting name. > > -- > ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== > Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com > The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm > ========= This notice is added to each approved article ========== > -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
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