Pulpy Snafus – Dead Deer

Today I wrote from 22:14 to 22:15. I was prompted by ideas here. My other writings here. All my prompted writing here, and my tweets here

His foot flicked up and opened the bottom drawer where he kept his crutches. It slide open as smooth as cheesewire through a neck, but Snafus had no support today; he was out of whiskey and he was out of smokes.

A thin jangle of two lousy dimes in his pocket reminded him that the client seat hadn’t been troubled for a couple of months. The top drawer was where he kept his preserver and this one glided silently and keenly to reveal the trusty old two-pound toy. He toyed with it. “Well, Pulpy old boy, this is it I guess”, and the cold cylinder found itself kissing a warm temple.

It eased up like a bartender to a lush, the gentle decisive knock at the door. Dimly the sound meant something to him. That’s right; the it meant long nights pounding the streets, it meant sore knuckles and an even sorer chin, it meant the rustle of banknotes and the crack of a fresh bottle of Old Forester. Pulply Snafus had a client. The Colt and the temple parted company once more.

Nov 26th – Pulpy Snafus

November 26^th – Pulpy Snafus

10.25-10.35

 

Hedges Fresh and Packaged Fruit and Vegetable Merchants

Employee Accident Report

 

Name: Mark Watson                                      Date: 14^th April 2018

Incident:

I was moving a pallet of tinned tomatoes from the end of the warehouse to the distribution area on a fork-lift truck when the pallet became unbalanced and fell to the ground, spilling the contents. I then drove over the loose tins, resulting in a large mess on the warehouse floor.

Supervisor Comment:

Accidents will happen. Reported in loss book 14.04.18. JP

 

Hedges Fresh and Packaged Fruit and Vegetable Merchants

Employee Accident Report

 

Name: Mark Watson                                      Date: 15^th April 2018

Incident:

I was packing oranges from the main crate into separate packing crates when the conveyor belt stuck. When I attempted to clear the problem and restart the belt it went at double speed, resulting in an orange pile-up at the end of the belt. Around 300-350 oranges were crushed in the incident.

Supervisor Comment:

Malfunction of belt reported to engineering. No blame attached to employee. Reported in loss book 15.04.18. JP

 

Hedges Fresh and Packaged Fruit and Vegetable Merchants

Employee Accident Report

 

Name: Mark Watson                                      Date: 17^th April 2018

Incident:

I dropped a melon on the floor while unloading a delivery. The melon rolled across the workshop and got stuck between the feet of Sarah Jarvis, who was weighing a consignment of bananas. Sarah tripped, and caused two cases of bananas to fall. While chasing after the melon I slipped on the bananas and slid into the wall, hurting my wrist.

Supervisor Comment:

Small clean-up needed in weighing area. Injury to wrist not serious. Mark Watson recommended to seek medical check-up Reported in loss book 17.04.18

17.04.18 pm – No serious damage to wrist. Mark Watson to be put on light duties for a couple of days. JP

 

Hedges Fresh and Packaged Fruit and Vegetable Merchants

Employee Accident Report

 

Name: Mark Watson                                      Date: 20^th April 2018

Incident:

I was preparing a consignment of tinned peaches for supermarket delivery when I failed to notice the tail-lift of the delivery truck was not in the down position. I hit it with the corner of the pallet, causing the pallet truck to lurch forward and into the tail-lift. The peaches were smashed against the back of the van and there was some spillage on the floor.

Supervisor Comment:

Jesus Christ. Again!

SNAFU.

Reported in loss book 20.04.18

Recommended that Mark Watson is transferred to the front office before he destroys the building. JP

 

Inspired by a prompt from here