22- 29 June - No power = no sleep...

which equals a long day at work. The other day - not sure which day because they are all starting to run together - the power went out in the office and in our living quarters. Thankfully I am on the day shift so when the main generators went out I was awake and able to get some work done and stay cool in the headquarters building when the back-up generator kicked-on. However, the night crew was not so lucky. When the generators broke the temperature in our living quarters - called the "cans" because they are make of aluminum - quickly rose to three digit temperatures. Outside the temperature was about 110 degrees and with no air conditioning cooling the cans the night crew began to cook as the temperature rose to about 104 degrees. There were several Marines that chose to sleep on the tile/carpet because they felt it was 5 degrees cooler on the floor vice in their bed that were two feet off the ground. By 8 PM the generators were fixed and the "cans" were cooling down as day crew rolled into bed. Do to the lack of sleep for the night crew the night schedule was canceled and during their shift night crew took naps anywhere they could find a cool dark place in order to regain some rest and sanity. One day with out air conditioning was tough enough I can not imagine going an entire summer with 100+ degree heat 24/7. Have a cool day.