13 Apr

Friday is here; my day of rest - at least one extra hour anyway. Not so fast! The "unluckiness" of Friday the 13th struck early in my day. At 7:10 AM I hear a knock at my door - my first thought was not now...my air conditioner is working just fine. About once a month the local maintenance crew makes the rounds checking everyone’s heating and cooling unit. Most people are up at 0700 so that is when they come by and check other wise it is a crap shoot to catch you with your door open during the day. So I was surprised to see the LtCol. and the Lt. standing there in their full gear - my heart skipped a beat and I looked at my watch. Oh crap what did I forget - a meeting - a VIP visit - 'cause I did not hear any loud bangs or gun fire so I know we are not under attack. Neither, at "0'dark thirty" a shipment of helmets, armor and other equipment arrived at our location and the LtCol. and Lt. have been awake since about 0345 dealing with the trucks and equipment. My first questions were, "Did I miss the call - why didn't you wake me?" They replied that there was no reason to wake the entire group for a few trucks that are here to deliver equipment to our quests. Alrighty then - back to bed...not quite! They were handing the ball off to me and it was now time for me to ensure all the delivery paperwork was signed and sent back to my higher headquarters; so much for that extra 60 minutes of free time. The next time I looked at my watch it was lunch time and half the day was gone; and although the rest of the day was uneventful but I was still very busy dealing with logistics issues. Its time for me to go and recoup that 60 minutes of sleep I lost this morning - have a good night.