Raincharm’s Weblog

Cold and Tired are two words that are often seen together.
I think I know why. Just being cold wears me out.
I work inside, but my office is not quite toasty. I have worn gloves at least a few days this week at work. I can type with them on, and it works better than when I am sitting on my hands.

I left a little early to get a shot and buy a Christmas Tree (and wreath) yesterday afternoon. So I took some work home with me to do in the evening. However, I found I was so tired, that by 9 PM I could barely keep my eyes open.

It was not the tree and walking through Candy Cane Lane with two small children that made me cold, I was wearing two jackets and nicely warm. I think it is the never really getting to warm over the majority of the day, when I am inside. And I generally wear a sweater, and yesterday had a scarf on all day as well.

So – in addition to trying to work last night I was going to see how early the Olympic Bus Network site was open. We are going to Cypress Mountain to see Women’s Ski Cross during the Olympics. You have to take a shuttle bus – which is good. You have to buy tickets for the bus, and they are for specific times. Ashlan & I figured out what would be a good time, and I want to make sure I get that time if possible. The bus ticket sales for our event open up on the 11th, today.

Anyway, I just could not make my self stay upright so I pulled a blanket over me on the futon and promptly fell asleep. Promptly at midnight I woke up. Went to try the Bus Network site, and no change. It was not letting me in. So I retired to the warmth of a real bed.

Tried to buy the tickets first thing this morning. Still no luck. Finally followed a link that said when the site would be open (and it is actually in Pacific Time Zone time). So I will be scheduling a break a little bit later this morning.

And speaking of breaks. Funny thing yesterday. After I left work, the Water District sprung a leak. One of the pipes entering the building in an exterior wall of our mud room burst. Apparently the heater in the room had gone on the fritz. But we fixed it yesterday, and then the pipe warmed up and “pop”. So they made an announcement that nobody could use the toilets until it was fixed. A customer at the front counter asked, “Has anyone had called the Water Department?” (‘Ha, ha, ha’) To which our Customer Service Rep said, “Yes, but no one is answering their phone.”  A little work humor (very little). One thing nice about having a field crew that works with water pipes, is that it only them a short while to fix the leak. Of course, what it did point out first was that not everybody knows where our meter and master shut off valve is located. Next staff meeting discussion possibly.

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