Tobin and Erin

Don’t worry folks, I’m not quite as dumb as I look. I’ve been stealing the neighbor’s wireless for a while now, so as long as I don’t move my laptop, it works great!

Got a tour of the facility today. WOW, those machines are HUUUUGE! I work on the Motor Grader team; these babies have a big blade ranging from 12 feet to 24 feet, a scraper, and other tools that can be attached. I got to climb up into the cab of one of the 24H’s…the biggest motor grader CAT makes. It was cool. Very high, lots of levers and such.

I’ll be working on a military motor grader project, which just means I will be designing changes for a motor grader so it will fit on a plane.

Hehe, guess what I got to wear today? I brought along my steel-toed boots but left them in the car. I wasn’t sure if we would need them or not. Apparently we did. Anyways, they supplied me and this other dude with strap-on steel-toes. I looked sexy, y’all. Plus, they make this fun horse-shoe clopping sound when you’re on cement. Nice.

Once a week for the next four weeks, I get to skip a day of work for intern-related stuff in Peoria and the surrounding area.

Oh, and when it rains, it no longer smells like Cheez-its but instead like vomit. Yum yum!

I’m all moved in. Not unpacked in the slightest, but all moved in! Decatur is…interesting so far. The air smells like Cheez-its, but it’s not so bad overall. My apartment is HUGE and lonely, come visit as much as you can! I can put you up in your own bed.

I currently have no phone or internet (Panera is my best friend), so this posting stuff may not happen too often. I’ll try to keep y’all updated, though! I had orientation today and I start work tomorrow. And now my computer is about to die, booo, so I’m off. Love you all!