May 24 2005
Hit the doze button on the alarm and rolled over - not a good thing to do. 40 minutes later we were scrambling to put layers on. Walked outside and thought it was foggy out. No - we’re at 2500 feet and in the clouds. Cold is one thing damp and cold is another.
Breakfast was fast not sure if I tasted anything. Ran out to catch the truck and no truck. It seems that our driver Randy also overslept. Everyone said the same thing: that it was just hard to get going today.
Olga, Dan and Lyle ship out in another day and have not one care about serious work. So it was another day of story telling and laughter, it really helped, considering the weather.
We had to sweep a light dusting of snow off of the equipment to work on some items, and several hours later it melted. The parts we ordered from the USA have arrived in Milwaukee with the exception of one part, due in tomorrow. Now we are waiting for shipping instruction and a PO for several of the items.
Around 3:00 the last connection was made on my equipment and we started testing. As always, there are glitches but nothing major as of yet.
The big news of the day is that the bathrooms are working on top of the hill. The bathrooms are much nicer than at camp, might have to alter my habits a little.
Managed a shower tonight - might have to stretch these out a little farther, as the showers are gross. Wood floors that are never dry, no benches to sit on to undress. It’s the old balancing act to undress and dressing without dipping your clothes into a puddle and as you know putting clothes on while wet is a sticky problem. Then there is the long walk home with wet hair…sorry mom.
Another week or so I’ll have this down pat.
Take care.