Another Week Down

We finished our 8th week of work at Amazon.com yesterday. There are only 16 weeks to go. UGH! It sounds better to say we are 1/3 of the way there. I worked in 3 different areas yesterday, and Josie worked in 2 different locations. We ended up working together again in the Prep area which was a good finish to the week. They asked us if we wanted to work an OT day today and we graciously rejected that idea, saying that this week we wanted the extra day to rest. This ranked right up there with one of the most physical weeks we have spent working there.

It's a good thing we are working the day shift now. They are rushing to get everything ready for the onslaught of workampers coming in to the campground over the several weeks and there is noise just outside our rig where they are putting up a fence. The noise started at 7 AM which would be right in the middle of our deep sleep if we still worked the night shift. The other thing is, it's nice to get up at a normal hour on our days off. There are advantages and disadvantages to the days, but overall, the hours are closer to normal which is the overriding factor.

I didn't get another update from Grey's Point last night, so I'm assuming either they are too overwhelmed with assessing the damage or don't have power. It may be both. We keep hearing about all the flooding and damage to homes in the areas from NJ north, but we have not seen many reports of damage in NC or VA, where the storm hit with its maximum force. With the network stations coming from New York, I guess we can understand. Stay tuned for the next report from Bruce at Grey's Point when he gets the opportunity.

There is definitely an improvement in the weather - temperature and humidity - over the last 2 weeks. A real sign is that we aren't dripping wet from sweat when we leave work. Oh, we are still hot and a little damp, but nothing compared to the first several weeks. We'll try to enjoy the better weather while we are off the next 3 days but resting up is the priority...