Just as we were getting ready to go to work yesterday, the skies opened up and it started pouring rain. We could see that it continued to rain very hard as we sat in the break area before starting and saw all the people coming in for work - drenched. It turned out that we received almost 1.5" of rain while we were at work. The temperature only went to 74 so it wasn't a very exciting day outside. Those are the kind of days we're glad to be at work.
Our day at work was spent almost entirely in the prep area. After we did a couple carts stowing in the morning, we were asked to work in the area that we enjoy as a break from the physical stowing routine. The timing was good, as we are doing an overtime day today and we aren't as tired. Some of the items we prepared for shipment were: car cleaning kits, sports blankets with sleeves for all professional teams, case logic cases of all sizes and plastic (rubber?) lanterns. The items that we prepare during the day almost always turn up in our carts to stow the next day. Essentially, we just take the items out of the original box, bag them so they don't get soiled, and place them either back in the original box if there is liquid involved, label them with a bar-code if there isn't one visible and place them directly on a cart for stowing. For some reason, the day seems to go faster when we are on that job. Maybe because it is different from the normal duties.
Instead of sleeping in this morning, it was up at 4 AM again to do another day. We are always glad we did the extra time when it ends, but it is tough going through it. October is almost here - Amen!
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