My first boss at a diner did something like that. I was 19 and picking up every extra shift even when I was dead on my feet. She sat me down and said she needed me fresh for the busy rush, not worn out from covering for everyone. So she started making a rule that nobody picked up more than two extra shifts a week, and she put it in writing on the schedule board. Turns out people stopped calling out sick so much once they weren't running on empty.

My uncle had this whole thing where he'd show up at places with a resume and a box of donuts, and he swore it worked every time. Honestly though the last time he did it the guy just told him to apply online like everyone else. Ray sounds like he's from a different time, but hey, a contact list is a contact list.

Read somewhere that the tape grain hides the low-budget effects way better than HD does.