I would've rather gone hiking...
...but instead had to work today. Happily, it's the first Saturday I've had to work since late February, so that's a plus. But it signals the start of another furious round on the treadmill that has been my job this year.
We have an RTS date for our current aircraft- a drop-in that arrived four weeks ago for inspections. We're shooting to have it out by the 6th of April, which is do-able if we don't run into major problems, but will still be a push. Since Pitbull's accident two weeks ago, and with the loan of SR to another team, we are back to only myself and DC on the team- which is a blessing and a curse. A curse, because, well, it means there's only two of us to do the work intended for three (but we're used to functioning this way. So far, for the three years we've been a team, the longest a third mechanic has lasted with us has been six months. We can be rather unwelcoming...), and we aren't always productive. But a blessing because, like I said, we're used to it, and we work together very, very well. I don't think I've ever been on a team that's worked as well as the one I'm on now. Nobody gets in anybody's way, nobody bus checks anybody else, and we've all got a great sense of humor. So if I do have to work all the Saturdays between now and my vacation (which looks likely!), at least I get to hang out with my guys and we have a good time.
Maybe tomorrow I'll go hiking. Hopefully it will be sunny; today turned cloudy, which makes me a bit sad. In the meantime, though, I have dinner plans tonight, which I get to dress up for (yay!!! I never get to dress up!!). And I need to go get ready!
We have an RTS date for our current aircraft- a drop-in that arrived four weeks ago for inspections. We're shooting to have it out by the 6th of April, which is do-able if we don't run into major problems, but will still be a push. Since Pitbull's accident two weeks ago, and with the loan of SR to another team, we are back to only myself and DC on the team- which is a blessing and a curse. A curse, because, well, it means there's only two of us to do the work intended for three (but we're used to functioning this way. So far, for the three years we've been a team, the longest a third mechanic has lasted with us has been six months. We can be rather unwelcoming...), and we aren't always productive. But a blessing because, like I said, we're used to it, and we work together very, very well. I don't think I've ever been on a team that's worked as well as the one I'm on now. Nobody gets in anybody's way, nobody bus checks anybody else, and we've all got a great sense of humor. So if I do have to work all the Saturdays between now and my vacation (which looks likely!), at least I get to hang out with my guys and we have a good time.
Maybe tomorrow I'll go hiking. Hopefully it will be sunny; today turned cloudy, which makes me a bit sad. In the meantime, though, I have dinner plans tonight, which I get to dress up for (yay!!! I never get to dress up!!). And I need to go get ready!