I made it through another week of work at the grocery store at Old Faithful. The weather here has beenn hot and sometimes humid. It has been continuing this trend for several days now, but relief is in site for a few days. The forcast shows we will start to get nightly lows in the 30's and highs in the 70's. Myself and all those living in the unairconditioned dorms would welcome the relief.
Not too many exciting things have happened this week at the store. Yes we had a person pass out from the heat, but that seems to happen often when the temperatures reach 80's and 90's at 8,000 feet. The one thing for sure is at these temperatures we are selling a boat load of water in the store. The water gets delivered once a week and we are running out of water to sell a day before the truck is to arrive. Speaking of trucks, I get asked quite often in the store about fresh food. About 95 percent of all the food items we get delivered here comes frozen. The only fresh things we get for food are fruits and some vegetables (potatoes and onions). So the sandwiches we sell come in frozen and we have to let them thaw in the refrigerator before we can put them in our display for sale to the public. We also have 28 days to sell the item once we receive it or the item gets thrown out. Just some FYI for those interested.
This week I was able to talk to a woman who was hiking the CDT (continental divide trail). This trail runs from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada. She was on her way north to Canada and seems to be making good time. She was loading up on high calorie items for her backpack and I helped her find some items she needed. Everyone who does the CDT has a trail name and hers was "Chef". She was very pleasant to talk to and I wished her good hiking the rest of the way for her trip. The CDT is pretty tough to hike, but you are rewarded with some beautiful scenery.
This week we celebrated Halloween in the store. The store always celebrates holidays ahead of time, just to give us something to do. In a few weeks we will be celebrating Christmas. These celebrations usually involve decorations by the managers and some great food. This week we had steak and shrimp. It was very good and seems to help morale a lot.
Not too much else to report other than I got in 87,000 steps in the store this week. The steps are not bothering me as much as the lifting and toting of stock items. My back and knees need the rest for sure. I am writing this from Idaho Falls, as I will be staying the night here to watch a couple of movies and just relax for a couple of days before I have to go back to work on Thursday.
Thanks for reading and so far it is Bison 1 and Tourist 0.
