Electricity like Gold

corey    Military, News    

Well the power is out again. The generator finally blew up and they have to replace it with another one. We actually had power the night before for about 6 hours; so I was able to get some sleep in before my shift.

But, tonight, no such luck. They are currently in the process of replacing that generator with a big hunkin’ “Super Sized” generator. Pretty cool looking beast, actually. Before I came back to work (where electricity and A/C work) I saw them setup a bunch lights and start working on the bad boy. They have to redirect wiring and other such things to get it to work, but hopefully it’ll be ready by tomorrow morning.. or afternoon.. or evening.. or next month. (That’s the military efficiency again!)

The temperature was 104 F in my room, according to my “Swiss Army-knife” travel clock. And that was at 1900. Bah, you say. That’s nothing. It wouldn’t be so bad if only the window worked. No breeze to speak of, even with the door wide open. (It is a nice 80-85 outside, I just couldn’t persuade any of that coolness to come into my room).

And so, I find myself at work at 2210. I’ll probably just stay here until my shift starts at 0630. They thoughtfully setup some cots so I will be able to snooze a little as long as the jets stay quiet! (Not likely).

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

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