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One of the biggest success stories
is The Chambers. I really admire the Chambers’ family because they have each
other to rely on. See Kim Chambers is Janet’s daughter and Kasondra Taylor
should have been Janet’s daughter-in-law. We just don’t talk too much about Bud
and Brad because we don’t know their status. Well, at this stage of the game,
we can all assume… Let’s just move on.
Janet is this little spitfire of a
woman. She has a real June Cleaver vibe going on. She just celebrated her 50th
birthday and had worked for Reason’s for over 32 years. That really showcases
her loyalty and dedication. I cannot imagine doing anything for over thirty
years. Still, Janet ran the show in there. She is this little woman who has an
indomitable spirit packed into a frame that is far too small. She has this
wonderful spiritual presence to her and for one of the older ladies in our
little funhouse of horrors we are living in… Janet has it going on. I bet she
was a slice a pie back in her high school days.
She worked in the office managing all
the money and all the paperwork that goes on in there. Stuff way over my pay
grade. Note: It was not a mistake that I
put “worked” in that sentence above. I think it is pretty safe to say that the
Reason’s company does not even officially exist anymore…
Janet reminds me a lot of my mother. I
know that makes the slice of pie comment earlier seem downright creepy. But I
could just see Janet and my mom sitting at a kitchen table pounding back
glasses from a box of wine talking about their kids. I wish they could have been
friends.
I am very happy Janet is with us. She still
refuses to look outside or go up on the roof. I think part of that is because
she has lived in Langley almost her entire life and she doesn’t want to face
the reality of what the world is degenerating down to out there. I understand.
She is not exactly living like an ostrich with her head in the sand. I think it
is more of an out of sight, out of mind thing.
Kas is one of the most dude-like
chicks I have ever met. She can go toe to toe with either Luke or me when it
comes to crude and salacious comments when in the break room. I honestly
consider her a friend or like the little sister that I never had.
Unfortunately, Kasondra’s story is
mired in a bit of tragedy. She got involved with Brad Chambers – Janet’s son
and younger brother of Kim. When Kasondra was offered the position of
management here at Reason’s, Brad decided to move across the road and work at
ACE Hardware so there wouldn’t be a conflict of interest. And because of that,
Kasondra is carrying a lot of survivor guilt. She thinks that if Brad were
here, he would still be alive.
Add to the fact that Kasondra was the
first person to close the door and seal the fate of Charley and Lee Sutter.
That is a pretty big cross to bear. But she is carrying it well. Much like
Janet, Kasondra doesn’t spend a lot of time up on the roof. I think it is
mainly because we are in pretty plain view of ACE Hardware and that just brings
up feelings of guilt.
Still, she goes up there for weapons
training and she has really taken Alex under her wing when it comes to the
shooting. Fred is a good teacher too but Fred is a sixty year old grandfather
and Kasondra sports what would officially be labeled a “Badonkadonk.” (Yeah,
spellcheck that one Microsoft Word!) Who would you rather spend time with?
