Friday, 03/02/07

Morning -

Well it happened, my involuntary overtime as truly taken it's tole. The drive home (40 minutes) was a blur, and a foggy one at that. In the Central Valley of CA, we experience fog, like no other. During the "season", the fog will be so thick you can't see 10 yards. We call it "parole dust". Well it was foggy last night, just not as bad. However after a 23 1/2 hour day, I was driving like a very drunken poker player after being stuck 4 buy ins. The funny thing about the system, If you are so tired that you cannot function or make very important decision, and request not to be "ordered over", that is no excuse. You're stuck. I don't complain, because it is our system and we all have our turn in the barrel. My problem is even worse. I can not sleep during the day. So, I got home and stumbled into bed at 7:00am, just to be up at 9:30am, and that is it. Now what do I do? I can go into work, and believe it or not, run the risk of a second "order over", or possibly run into a hairy crime that would require life and death decision making, or rest and give it a go tomorrow. I chose the latter every time. My reasoning is simple, rest or face a potential trial down the road for a mistake made while fatigued. PRISON!