It is burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr COLD. It was 16 degrees but with wind chill factor it was -3!!!!!!!!! We walked out of work this morning to that temperature and the wind was blowing 20-25 MPH. And WHY are we doing this????? Oh, yes, when we woke up this morning/afternoon all the water pipes were frozen AND, AND the truck wouldn't start and we needed propane!!!!!
How's that for a great time in Coffeyville, Kansas, working for amazon.com??????
Nah, I'm not upset it's just part of life and you play the hand life deals with you. You just deal with it and go on. So we cracked the faucets and waited and pretty soon we had water in the shower, toilet and upper sink....but it is now 4 pm and we still don't have water in the galley. Bill came over and took Jim to get propane and jumped the truck. So we are all ok.
Amazon.com has provided us two free meals the last two weeks. It's kind of their appreciation for all our work during "peak", which is what they call the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Food was catered and pretty good. First time it was chicken breast and last night it was baked ham.
Business is going very well for amazon.com; items on order needing to be processed are running between 150,000 and 200,000 a day! And of course, we have to process all the new freight coming in to maintain the product flow. We process about seven semis-full A NIGHT. Last week between the day and night shifts we processed 1.2 million pieces of merchandise. And that is only in this one fulfillment center!
We are tired and need more sleep to recover each day. We go to sleep at 6 am and Jim gets up at noon, but today I woke up at 2:30 pm. But we only have 6 more shifts to work. Bill and Lesle will work the overtime shifts so they have 8 shifts to work...it is too much for Jim and I. But we are handling it. There are many, many people leaving because of the cold. You know workampers and fulltimers don't DO cold. Luckily, our electricity is paid for us because we are using the electric heater non-stop.
Well, the beans with ham and fried potatoes are ready to eat so I best go. Be happy, stay warm and remember you are loved.
This is our view of Mt. Blanca, Alamosa, Colorado. We are fulltime RVers from Colorado.
Ah, man, you guys! Stay warm.... And sure hope you're getting enough sleep! Bet you're really counting the days 'til 'lift-off' now. Hope you have a really nice Christmas in Alamosa. Looking forward to seeing you before or at Q.
ReplyDeleteYou guys have a safe trip home and a most enjoyable CHRISTmas in Alamosa. We will see you out there, up high in the Rocky Mountains sometime in June. We will likely get there early before all of the snow will allow us to get into Trujillo Meadows, so, we'll be coming by your campground for a visit.
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