Tobin and Erin

I have worked the past two days out on the factory floor at two different locations. Yesterday was the Mixer station, and today was the Melt-Blown-Media belt. I helped at the end of the line, taking rolls off and wrapping them in plastic. I learned a lot, including safety measures on the line, like pads under the rollers that turn the machines off if stepped on. I accidentally stepped on one. Yeah. The whole line shut down. The guys were running around like ants. It ended up being ok, but a whole roll had to be tossed out, because while the rollers stop, the product being blown onto the fabric doesn’t stop. So, there was a major build-up of resin on the fabric that made the roll really lumpy. Anyways, apparently only engineers have ever tripped the alarm by stepping on the mats. Yup. Way to uphold tradition, Erin!

Anyway, they made fun of me a lot; lol, they’re very good natured and no one was upset, so it worked out well. Tomorrow I work in Windup, which I hear is very slow; so I hope I like the people!

We got a couch and sofa today! YAY! The truck has not arrived yet with all of our stuff, but Tobin found a deal online so we can finally sit somewhere. Our living room looks a lot better now! The furniture is in great condition, but the fabric is not our favorite, so we will try our hand at re-upholstering.

Mom and Dad are coming to visit me! I’m very excited. If everything falls through, we will at least meet halfway in Alabama for a picnic; but they might even make it all the way down to our new house.

More to come. Later!

Quick update, since I have to go to work in a few minutes.

Tobin and I are doing very well. We still have no furniture, the moving truck is supposed to arrive after the holiday weekend, around July 7th. We are disappointed that it is not arriving sooner, but we are making do with an air mattress and what we had in our cars.

My first day of work was this Monday. It went fine, I was in a conference room all day going through training and paperwork. Yesterday, I spent the beginning of the morning getting drug tested and buying steel-toed shoes, then I went into the office. I had a long meeting with my boss, where I was assigned a scavenger hunt that I have to finish in a couple of weeks. It should be fun, I have to find out a lot of things about people and machines (like John Henry’s full name and the serial number of a machine in a certain bay). I also have to work a full day with five different places on the floor. My first day of that is today, which is why I’m going in to work at 7. Tomorrow I start at 5:45. I get off early, though! I also have to have lunch with four different guys in my department, to get to know them a little better as well.

Tobin is trying to stay busy here at home, he is doing so much around the house! Lots of repairs and other things we needed done.

Oh, last thing…we saw a tornado inland while we were out on the island at the beach! Later I found out it was a water spout and didn’t hit land…but we sure thought it did! Crazy Florida weather…