Time flies...

Time flies when your day is night and your night is day... Some observations about my return to the workforce on the night shift. You really have to be on your game to work at night... "See you tomorrow" doesn't apply... (unless you're starting a night off...) it's "see you later" or "see you tonight". Tuesday is my "day" (night) off, but I work Tuesday morning until 2 or 3 am... The "day" (night) off starts at 3am Tuesday morning and run until 5:30 PM Wednesday. Technically, I have EVERY "day" off... (confusing, isn't it?). Then there's what to say when you leave work. "Good night" is out of the question... (Enjoy your day? Sleep tight? Don't nod off on your ride home?). "Later" seems to do the trick for now until I can come up with something more clever.

The guys I work with are very helpful to the "new" guy. They go out of their way to show me the tricks on how to pick faster and check quicker and how to load the pallets so they don't fall over around a turn... (a lesson I have learned the hard way already). Riding around on the pallet jack is a hoot...(some of them can fly). I wear a headset and the computer announces the aisle, level and amount of cases to pull for each item of the order... (and keeps repeating it until you get there and pull the item, which is annoying at times). It keeps a running percentage of productivity for the night and that is what the company bases bonuses on and pay increases... (I'm still in training until next week). After my shift, I'm assigned a clean-up duty (usually plugging in equipment for next shift) and then I sign out and head home. Amazing how many people are still riding the roads at 3 in the morning...

On a lighter note, I finally saw my first snake here in Arizona on the golf course...(not a rattler). It was on the path ahead of the cart in front of me. He jammed on the brakes and it slithered into a storm drain and out of sight... (about 4-5 feet long). The temperature was 104 and a shiver went up my spine like I was in the cooler at work...(don't like the snakes!!). I gave the drain a wide berth and looked back a few times just to be sure he wasn't stalking me...(what a wuss). Didn't effect the game, though. Played well, broke 80, but still the putting is slow in coming around (about 35 years now)... Sunday, I'm going to the Cardinals season opener against the 49ers... (I hope they finish the game early enough so I don't have to leave too soon). It's close to the job, so I'll hang out as long as I can.

Still trying to regulate my sleep to squeeze more golf in... (not rushing it but I want to get some rounds in before overseeding starts into October)... Also working on moving again in November, closer to the job and other amenities (restaurants and such)... I have wanted to move to Scottsdale, but Tempe is the better location and I found two places that have received good reviews and are in the price range I'm looking for. (One of them shares a boundary with a golf course, hmmmm, will that influence my decision?). I am starting to pack up a room at a time, starting with the guest bedroom and working through the rest of the apartment... I will keep you posted as I tour the apartment complexes and set everything up. I've become quite the nomad... (this will be the 5th move in 10 years).