September 15, 2009
Today was a really full day but a good day. The meeting went really well and I love looking at all of the trucks. I'm excited to get one that will do the same job as our current truck but has less "stuff"...less computers, less wires, less heat, (less of a headache) etc. At the end of the day I was pretty out of it/tired. I fell asleep at 5:30 and slept for 3 hours so now my sleeping schedule is really messed up. Some day my life might get back to normal but what is "normal" anyway.
September 15, 2009
September 14, 2009
Meeting in Tulsa
September 14, 2009
I made it to Tulsa, OK this evening around 4:00pm (Central Time). I'm having a hard time knowing what time it is and what town I'm in. I have been in 3 different time zones in the past 24 hours but am glad to say I made it to my appointment and my flight on time. I saw a billboard in the airport that said Cherokee Casino. I have no idea if it was for Cherokee, NC but I was confused and remembered I was in Oklahoma. As we were leaving the restaurant I saw a sign that said Oklahoma and had to think if that was really where I was then I remembered...oh yeah...Tulsa, Oklahoma. Anyway, you get the idea. I hope tonight is not one of those frantic nights where I wake up and have no idea where I am. I think I'm getting used to only getting 5 hours of sleep a night...not good. My DR told me this morning that I should go see an endocrinologist, sweet...why not. I love being messed up. Who said traveling all of the time and working 60 to 80 hours each week was healthy???
I made it to Tulsa, OK this evening around 4:00pm (Central Time). I'm having a hard time knowing what time it is and what town I'm in. I have been in 3 different time zones in the past 24 hours but am glad to say I made it to my appointment and my flight on time. I saw a billboard in the airport that said Cherokee Casino. I have no idea if it was for Cherokee, NC but I was confused and remembered I was in Oklahoma. As we were leaving the restaurant I saw a sign that said Oklahoma and had to think if that was really where I was then I remembered...oh yeah...Tulsa, Oklahoma. Anyway, you get the idea. I hope tonight is not one of those frantic nights where I wake up and have no idea where I am. I think I'm getting used to only getting 5 hours of sleep a night...not good. My DR told me this morning that I should go see an endocrinologist, sweet...why not. I love being messed up. Who said traveling all of the time and working 60 to 80 hours each week was healthy???
Who Knows Where I am....
September 13, 2009
Today we finished Great Smoky Mountains. We are glad to be out of the east, heading west. We are also glad to get away from loud motorcycles! Today while we were driving on a long windy road a spider decided to hitch a ride on the front of our truck. That was not a smart idea because I think it ended up overheating and it didn't live for long or maybe it really just jumped off the truck...who knows.
After a pretty full day of collection I got on a plane in Knoxville, TN at 6:20pm and flew to Denver via Dallas. I finally got home at 2:00am EST and am now doing laundry and sending in my time sheet etc... by the way it was a 79.50 hour work week this week. Something about that just isn't right! I'm heading out again tomorrow after noon to go to Tulsa...my flight is around 1:00 in the afternoon, that is why I'm doing laundry at 2am cuz I have to hit the road again. I came home quick because I have to go to the DR. It is hard to schedule things when you have a job like this so making DR appointments is not easy and can lead to long days like this. Oh, when I was leaving the parking lot at the airport I looked in the sky and saw what I first thought was one single firework but after a second I realized there was no way that is what it was it must have been a shooting star or comet. I am definitely not an astronomer but whatever it was it was bright, white and green. Luckily whatever it was burned up in the atmosphere before it landed on my car...Just kidding but that would be my luck :).
September 12, 2009
Great Smoky Mountains
September 12, 2009
In the morning we went to GPS a parking area, something we sometimes do if the crew before us forgets one. After we were done our new inverter had arrived so we installed it into the truck. When it is hot and humit out working on the truck is 100x worse! We had a couple of small issues but we worked through it and were collecting by 12:30! Overall it was a good day...WOW I don't think I've said that in awhile, but I do think my idea of a good day is slowly changing. I posted a couple of photos of the inverter. It is on the very bottom of the rack behind the net....just so you get an idea of what we were working on.
In the morning we went to GPS a parking area, something we sometimes do if the crew before us forgets one. After we were done our new inverter had arrived so we installed it into the truck. When it is hot and humit out working on the truck is 100x worse! We had a couple of small issues but we worked through it and were collecting by 12:30! Overall it was a good day...WOW I don't think I've said that in awhile, but I do think my idea of a good day is slowly changing. I posted a couple of photos of the inverter. It is on the very bottom of the rack behind the net....just so you get an idea of what we were working on.
We should finish this park tomorrow morning and then I fly home to Denver (arriving around 10:30pm) for one very short night and then back on a plane Monday to go to Tulsa, OK. We are having a meeting about our new truck next week. I can't wait!!!! We won't have the truck for a couple of months but it is good to know things are moving along.
Oh, we did see another bear cub today but they are so fast we still couldn't get a good photo.
September 11, 2009
Great Smoky Mountains
September 11, 2009We were doomed from the start. It seems that when the truck acts up it is typically on a Friday when it is near impossible to get parts quickly or it happens when we are moving from one hotel to another and have all of our stuff in the truck. Today was Friday and we were moving hotels so that alone means something will go wrong. Today was our "lucky" day to have the 1500W inverter die on us. That means that half of the computer systems have no power so they won't turn on. It is a pretty big, expensive part and there is only one company that makes them. It was quite the day filled with several phone calls, credit card issues and making sure we were getting the right inverter (or one that will work) because the one we have now is a dinosaur and is no longer made. We think everything is fine and we will be getting one in the mail tomorrow, Sat. morning delivery but we are having problems with the tracking number so only time will tell.
We did take a quick 10 minute hike to Mingo Falls. We also found time to play a quick round of mini golf before dinner...I would have had a hole in one but it bounced back out (no fair) ! At the mini golf place was a "wheel of death"...sort of feels like we were on that wheel all day. Tomorrow can only get better, right?
We did take a quick 10 minute hike to Mingo Falls. We also found time to play a quick round of mini golf before dinner...I would have had a hole in one but it bounced back out (no fair) ! At the mini golf place was a "wheel of death"...sort of feels like we were on that wheel all day. Tomorrow can only get better, right?
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