Fun Days at Work

The last two days have been somewhat interesting. We have had to have our carpet replaced in the dispatch center. But, it had to be done while we were working. [Has to be someone there to answer the phones if you call 911.] Turned out that our original carpet from the facility remodel aggravated the static electricity problem. So, if you had a charge built up, then touched a radio, you would wipe out the equipment. The new carpet is made to be "grounded" and supposedly does away with the problem of static electricity.

So we have been moving from one console to another while the installers worked. All our manuals and other documents that we use often were not in the right places, so we've really been stressed making it work, so that the changes can be made. Hopefully they are all done now.

The fun of the season is starting. Our Christmas cards are in the mail, and yours are starting to arrive in our mailbox. Most of the gifts have been purchased and wrapped and now we'll just sit around, watch the TV specials and have eggnog or two. We have a lot to be thankful for this year and hope you do also. We have our health, we have our jobs and we have our family and friends.

Are you from the Pacific Northwest? Do you know who J.P. Patches is? Local PBS station Channel 9 is having a two-hour special tonight titled J.P. Patches 50th Anniversary Party. Having been a Patches Pal when I was younger, I am all set to watch the show. Wikipedia has a nice article on JP Patches at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JP_Patches.