Weather: low 70 degrees, high 75 degrees, partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies
As most of the readers know, I get up every morning at 0400 hours in order to be at work by 0500 hours. This morning was an exception, as I woke at 0330 hours and couldn't go back to sleep. I hate when that happens. Maybe I’ll do better tonight.
Work continues to go well, as jobs that gave us problems last fall are being performed without any issues this time. Our biggest test for the remaining work will come tomorrow, when we begin to remove some components that gave us all kinds of problems last outage. If we get through that work without problems, the project should finish on time. That means about April 24 for me, and I’m done!
The site has about 1300 people here to support the outage, in addition to the normal station staff. Most of the people who come in to help with the outage are contractors that provide specialized skills. An interesting fact that came up was that every state is represented, with the exception of Alaska. Most of the people claim Texas as their home state, with the next largest groups being from Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia, with the remainder spread out across the country. This is an industry that is relatively small, yet people can live wherever they want and travel to their work locations for the outages. It’s the perfect industry for people who like their time off, yet they make enough money when working to be able to take time off. Sounds like a good job for RVers who have the skills.
Last night, I shared some pictures of flowers that we took along the coast of northern California. Here's a few more.
Arrrggh!! Another train just passed by, and the engineer blew his horn just as he got to the RV. I'll be glad when we're outta here.
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Trinidad, California: Where The Redwoods Meet The Sea
Not all who wander are lost.
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