The official nightshift thread....

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  • danj_64
    danj_64 Posts: 96 Member
    Almost over?
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Just waiting for an owner to pick up and I'm done. They have a 2 hour drive ahead of them so I guess I've got the easy part of the deal.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Ok, so I'm discovering that driving for 8 hours a day is weirdly hard on a body...I'm getting aches and pains in odd places...
  • danj_64
    danj_64 Posts: 96 Member
    That’s a long time in a car Jennifer. Will definitely make you ache
  • 2020yesyouwill2020
    2020yesyouwill2020 Posts: 115 Member
    sufferlandrian wrote: »
    It may seem meaningless, but when I'm up in the air flying, your job is the most imortant job in the world to me. :smile:

    Some days I change 1 rivet.... I promise you, that one rivet was not going to bring the plane down. Don't get me wrong, being on the dock line felt meaningful. Overnights is a bit monotonous.....
  • 2020yesyouwill2020
    2020yesyouwill2020 Posts: 115 Member
    Please don't think I don't know the consequences of my actions, I guess what I meant to say is some nights my job is a bit unfulfilling. I want to go to work and feel like I actually accomplished something. Sitting all night was fun for about 2 months. So bored now!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    @SicklyMixed - We all feel that way some nights. Some nights you are the super hero. OK, maybe not, but at least some nights you don't feel like you wasted your time. :smile: Some nights you ask yourself why you couldn't just be on call.
  • 2020yesyouwill2020
    2020yesyouwill2020 Posts: 115 Member
    Ah so you get me!
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Mornin' all! Working major hours this month, but tonite on site watching the ATM with free WiFi and a super quiet next 4 & 3/4 hrs. No driving needed. Listening to CBC radio and toodling around on the internet. My roving patrol is waaaay to busy these days to get online on those nights. Yep Jenn, driving does hurt after a while especially if you have to park 40 times a night and get in and out to do foot patrol each time.
    Welcome to the new people!
    Hoping you all are non-bored tonight lol. B)
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Getting a mix of snow and rain. The rain is freezing to the road. That's not going to be fun in the morning.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Be careful if you are cycling!!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I had to give up cycling for a couple weeks. It's gotten too dark when I bike home. Gotta wait for the time change. Even with lights it feels scary to go home when you can't see jack because of how dark it is.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Well, to be more accurate, I had to move my cycling indoors.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    No looking forward to indoor cycling. Got the heater and my trainer hooked up in the garage. Had to scrape ice off my windshield this morning. Hope the heater keeps it warm enough.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    It's in the 30s here today. I'm not thrilled but at least it's not showing or icy.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Slept through my alarm. No garage riding for me today. At least I woke before it was time to go to work. :smile:
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    You needed the sleep, man!
    Hey Jenn, I'm patrolling at -2C tonight so I get what you're talking about. It's been intensely sunny with awesome cloudless blue skies during the day. I love fall!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Came down with the cough that's going around. Guess I know why I slept through my alarm. I hate being sick.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    The cold is kicking my butt. Fortunately, I feel it starting to let up. Probably back to biking by tomorrow.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Another down day from the cold but I'm doing much better. I will try the indoor trainer tonight when I get a break.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Hope you heal up quickly and get back outside!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Managed 14 miles on the indoor trainer last night. It was a nice easy right but hey, it was a ride.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Any ride when you're sick is a workout, especially with an upper respiratory virus. Good for you!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I get tomorrow night off! I'm going to Scarywood. They take an amusement park and turn it into a haunted park. :smile:
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Yayyyy for days/nights off. It's a date weekend for us - I have the night off Fri so we are doing dinner out, Cirque du Soleil, and a fancy hotel overnighter. Looking forward to it. One more work night tonight first.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Yay for nights off!! But what is this "date" you speak of? It sounds like fun.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    @canadjineh - She must be talking to you. I'm not familiar with the "Date" concept either. :smile:
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Thoroughly enjoyable overnighter! Circus was awesome, beautiful suite in the hotel across from the Riverside Park and the event centre, and a comped late check-out. And a supremely delicious Indian dinner with big prawn saag, fluffy basmati, a creamy raita, and masala pappadam.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Glad you had a good time. Just another night at work for me.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Wow, freakout time! The Cirque du Soleil tractor trailer just pulled in to the Tim Hortons next to where I am stationed on a site.... They are on their way to the next city, Lethbridge Alberta, then Minneapolis Minnesota.

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