I’ve set up my blog to allow posting via my blackberry, so I can post when the urge strikes. Since we’re currently posting, I thought I’d post as well.
The first day is going really well. We’re about 5 hours in to our 13 hour shift and we’ve run 4 calls. We’re currently sitting on a side street in Seattle, waiting for the next one. My partner for the day is catching some zzz’s and I’m sipping a very fine Americano from a little independent coffee joint on the corner. Our FTO has his eyes closed and the paper spread across his lap. Apparently the news wasn’t stimulating enough to hold his attention, and he was overcome by sleep, too.
It is a very quiet rig. We’re dispatched via MDT, so there’s no chattering radio to disturb the silence. Just the wind and birds chirping above the constant dull roar of the city in the background. The occasional train horn or fire siren provides a counterpoint to the continuous percussive rumble of wheels on concrete roads.
Yes, all is mostly quiet on The Hill. For the moment.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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