MoDOT is
starting to freak me out. You can find their signs plastered all over the
highways in Missouri. “MoDOT thanks you for driving,” “fasten your
seatbelts, MoDOT cares,” “use left lane or slow down for stopped vehicles,
MoDOT cares.” Isn’t that kind of creepy? It is like we have some
sort of overlord or something.
Man I’m
loopy. I don’t think I drank nearly enough water today. I know
we’re supposed to, but it is such an inconvenience when you have to battle
brambles to get to your water. The cold doesn’t help either. That’s
no excuse though. Will continue to work on my intakes I suppose.
We continued our
highway patrol again today. There were a surprising number of rabbits in
the brush on the edge of the road; this lead to an epiphany. I’ve never
seen a bunny strewn out like I have deer, raccoons and just about every other
woodland creature. Are rabbits secretly smart? Anyhow, we cut and
sprayed a score of Pear Trees and Autumn Olives. One Autumn Olive in
particular was a monster; it had trunks as big as my thighs, which is huge
(from what I’ve seen) for this invasive species. Richard took it
down. I was preoccupied fending off the thorny bramble barrage so our
group could safely navigate the area. We won the battle, but at a price;
one of my bootlaces will not be returning from the line of duty.
Both groups also
received a couple of books with details about the chemicals we have been
using. The information they relay includes, but is not limited to, how to
mix them, what to apply them to, where to apply them, and what they do.
We have a test next week to become certified applicators so we need to hit the
books a bit before we return to Cape Girardeau. If I pass, does it mean I
could go around calling myself an alchemist? Who deals with
poisons? The Apothecary? Are those guys alchemists? I really
just want the alchemist title…
What a mess of
an entry! I apologize to anyone who comes across my actual journal; all
these chicken scratches everywhere. Going to go watch some Dark Knight
Rises and hit the hay. Good night.
Picture taken by Dan Burch.
Sadly I think you'll just be a field Chemist, but you could always throw the (al)chemist in for fun!
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