Greetings, Coffee Shoppers!
It has come to my attention that I have been missed and I assure you all, I miss you, too. I've been busy as a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest for a while now.
Especially after the panicdemic was launched, our Chinese customers, and many other fly-by-night operators, have been making hay while the sun shines. Our flight schedules increased from around 30 flights a day to over 100 daily. Some airlines took a big hit when their passenger trade decreased to almost nothing. Some made do converting passenger planes to carry cargo. After passenger trade picked up, the airlines started hiring again because many employees retired or just quit. Mandates pushed some of the long-standing employees out onto the streets and replacing people has proven challenging. Seems like the entire industry is short-handed and struggling. So, I've been working a lot of overtime. I still have my daily commute, too.
These last few weeks have been a struggle with Mother Nature. It's been snowing at my house almost every weekend (it seems) and the past week has dropped about 18 inches of wet, heavy snow that resists removal and tends to suck vehicles' wheels into an icy morass of spinning tires and shoveling. Only half of every shovelful falls off the shovel, the rest has to be knocked off because it sticks to the shovel. I skipped work the night before last and almost took a pass last night, too.
Otherwise, I find myself in good health and hope that you all are doing well and staying warm and dry. Lots of folks have been challenging the weather. And those in Florida have the added hazard of falling iguanas, one hazard we have avoided in Alaska, so far.
Well, bunches more to tell about but I have some time to go back and see what has befallen some of you.
Love you all, my USMB CS family.
Not a lot has happened in your absence--life goes on for most of us. The worst thing lately is Gracie losing Mr. G this past week. That has been so very hard for her.
