Turnstiles Training day

You would think that allocating a whole day - actually 2 days, including today - to training on turnstiles would be waaay too much time. Not true. We spent the entire day training on these and we still have things to learn. There are many different types of tickets - Coach passes, Athlete passes, general admission, length of event, etc. - and we need to know how to respond to problems with each type. It may be that a parent is trying to use an athlete pass, or a child is trying to use a coaches pass, or whatever, and we have to be able to direct individuals to the proper locations to either buy the right ticket or certify that they are allowed to enter the event. It gets complicated. Plus, there are turnstile locations in different parts of the complex where procedures are slightly different. Add to all of this the problems associated with getting wheelchairs for the handicap and dealing with folks trying to "sneak" in, and situations you can't imagine, and it is a very complex duty. I'm not sure it's one that I would relish doing regularly. Today is "hands on" experience day at these turnstiles as we have a huge event going on - the National Dance Team Championships. It should be a fun day.

Josie spent some of her day watching more of the local "wildlife" and was able to capture these pictures during the day:

There is a fairly good size lake behind us and these animals certainly hang out there and probably come up to the campground looking for food every day. At any rate, they are seen walking around all day long. The sandhill cranes are especially active and we have seen lots of those. The turtle is a new critter in our neighborhood but I'm sure there are more around.

One more day of work this week and it's time off until next Saturday, unless they add hours to my schedule. I know they will increase when Spring Training games begin so I'm looking forward to that. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to arrive on February 14, so it should pick up after that. The first scheduled game is on the 27th.

Time to get ready for work so that will end it for today...