It snowed again last night to the tune of 6 to 8 inches. Because of the snow, personnel not essential to base operation were encouraged to wait until 10:00 to come in, so that they could have time to plow up all of the fresh snow. Even waiting that long, the roads were a little dicey. So, I made use of the extra couple hours to lay around and enjoy the morning before going to work. Maybe tomorrow we'll finally be able to get in a full day of work without the weather interrupting
Business picked up noticably today. All of the parts we were waiting on arrived, and a few problems started to show up. I also learned the importance of modeling existing structure as accurately as possible. One of the problems that showed up was caused by a few seemingly minor features being skipped in the name of ease. It was frustrating because I should have picked up on it during the design phase, but I just flat-out overlooked it. Fortunately, the fix is simple enough that it shouldn't hold up progress too much.
I learned something interesting today. A bunch of people around here stand up their windshield wiper blades when they leave their cars for more than a few hours. At first I thought it was because they didn't want the snow building up on them, preventing them from operating after a heavy snowfall. But it turns out that they do this to keep the wiper blades from freezing to the windshield. Interesting. And now I'm doing the same thing with the rental car.
That's pretty much it for today. As my hours of work start to occupy more and more of my days, I'll probably have less to write about. Here's to a snow-free night and the hope of a full day of work tomorrow (I can't believe I'm actually saying that).
Doctory Moments
13 years ago
3 comments:
That's pretty funny about the windsheild wiper blades. I honestly never would have thought of the possibilities that the blades would freeze to the windsheild.
Hope that you have a great time swing dancing on Friday night. I think that I might have done West Coast Swing, and if I did then it's not too hard to learn. I'm sure that you'll pick it pretty quick.
Shoot, I could have told you about that if I had thought of it. Also, you might want to pick up an ice scraper and some lock de-icer at Wally World the next time you have a chance. My scraper has saved me from being late to school/work many a day and The de-icer not only helps you get the key in the lock, it also helps you open the dook if it is frozen solid and helps get the windshield started.
So, are you getting the idea that the 10 hrs. a day/ 6 days a week will be your real work schedule? If it is, I hope you find some ways to have effective downtime.
I should finally have my sub packet for Midway ISD done tomorrow when I get my TB test read. If all goes well, I have the potential of getting called Monday. I still need to find a permanent solution but subbing will certainly help with the bills and my mental state.
Hey Kevin - just finished catching up on your adventures. I can't believe you're spending an entire month there, in the winter! Have fun!
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