Shortly after debriefing the week’s objectives I have come to
the conclusion that we may be working in the most dangerous place in
Missouri—then I realized that we weren’t in Missouri. Reassessment, me may be serving in the most
dangerous place in Illinois: Shawnee.
Plant-wise we have poison ivy (which is waist high) and poison oak in
abundance. These towering poisonous
obstacles are manned by ticks and chiggers with an equally menacing air force
consisting of mosquitos and buffalo gnats patrol the skies above. Oh, it is also worth noting that they are not
afraid to use their biological warfare either: Rocky Mountain Fever, Lyme’s
Disease, and West Nile Virus. For heavy
artillery they have water moccasins, copperheads, and rattlesnakes that grow up
to 7 feet long and for their special forces they have a variety of arachnids—namely
black widows and brown recluses. So…what
I’ve gathered is that we are working in a hostile poisonous forest. Pretty sure when nature goes to such extremes
to say “keep out” we should listen, but hey, a gig’s a gig and the show must go
on.
The good news is that they gave us a cabin to stay in after
the crazy storm we endured last week.
After spending a week outdoors I’m loving the access we have to a
kitchen again. Cooking while camping is
so much work! Totally worth it, but
dishes and everything is a hassle.
Anyways, the not so good news is we have 10 hour shifts here… Truth be
told last week we averaged 11 a day so it’s not that big of a deal—it just
means more time in a volatile environment.
That about wraps things up! I’m
still glowing from a visit from my wonderful fiancée. Thanks for stopping by love; it was a great
weekend. Here’s hoping I live to see
another!
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