It's over for another year.

Well Christmas has come and gone one more time. It's nice to have a nephew to bring back the fun. The last few years have been kinda boring really. I don't expect it to live up to the hype but it certainly doesn't feel like it did when I was a kid. I think part of it is the lack of a two week vacation. I swear school can ruin you with all that time off. I still feel like I should have the entire summer off. Traditionally the family would head to Quebec to visit the relatives. Having stayed in town for the last few years has not helped either. Oh well maybe next year I will be able to take some time off and do it the old fashion way.

No more road trips in 2010

Well, I am sad to report that there will not be another road trip in 2010. Turns out that due to our lack of humans at work none of up are getting a decent block of time off this holiday season. I guess I can count myself lucky that I got the actual holiday days off, but since they fall on the week end it really does not feel like a day off. The only week day I have off are Tuesday the 28th and Jan 3rd, I even got new years eve on call for the second year in a row. I was really looking forward to a 3-4 day stretch to explore the roads looking for adventure. I think I may need to take an extended week end sometime in late January.

We are still busy at work but at least we are now properly staffed, well we should have at least one more guy but things are much more reasonable. I am hoping once we get through the backlog things will be much smoother.

Busy busy busy

We are currently swamped at work, I am on call and I am tired. That is all you are getting right now. I had a subject in mind but I am just not in a writing mood right now.

Sudden sleepiness

Well I was planning on blogging last night but around 21:00, I realized I was simply too damned tired and went to bed.
Well I got my holiday schedule, I got the actual holidays off. Sadly because we are so busy and understaffed right now our standard practice of being "closed" for the week between xmas and new years. I don't thing I will have much of a chance for a decent road trip, I will try and get out to the ski hill though even if just for the day at Mount Holly.
On the bright side we have hired a new guy at work and he starts on the December 22. I hope he is good. We also get back two guys who have been away at trade school, the new year should start out much more relaxed. Another good thing our on call schedule will work differently for 2011. Currently we start our week on call on Monday and finish the following Monday. I had suggested starting Friday instead, that way when you are done you get to enjoy the week end to relax. We discussed it and agreed on Thursday as the switch over day, apparently that is how most other companies do it. I am just happy to have some time to chill out after a stressful week on call.
Well that is all for now, until next week.

Road trip

Well the holiday season is fast approaching and I am in the mood for a road trip. Actually I have been in the mood for the last few months. The problem right now is we are understaffed at work so I might not get much time off. I am still unsure where I would go. Skiing is certainly on the list. I am also considering a road trip to visit some MINI friends, not sure what we would do but I am sure we would have fun. The traditional family visit is always the standby. I will keep you updated as soon as I know what I have off. I am also taking suggestions.

EDIT: Forgot to add I just officially requested time off for MOTD9. If you are interested in tagging along let me know.