Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

On Wednesday it was a our day off. We went to Wal-Mart to get some grocery etc.
Today on Thanksgiving we work till noon. After got out of work went and found a place call Hog Heaven to eat Thanksgiving diner.
Friday is sunny and in the 60's. Worked 11 hours today and have to work tomorrow on Saturday. Paul & Dottie arrived today and we will travel with them up to Chanute KS.
We worked today until noon. Had too stop and get propane went and did laundry. Stopped at McDonald's for lunch. Cleaned the trailer and went to supper with Paul & Dottie.
Sunday we left for Chanute at about 9:30 and arrive at about 10:30. There was no one in the campground. We checked out a motel for Monday & Tuesday while they fix our HH. The Saffri motel will accept pets. We have too have the HH at the factory by 7 am.

Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

Saturday is here and the next two days off. Went to Wal-Mart in Indenpence MO and then came back to get a hair cut. Lois & I both got hair cuts. Later we call a couple we met here and went to supper at a place call Traven in the Plaza. The food was good and the help was also.
Sunday was in the 70's so we got up and went and did laundry (Lois), cleaned and ironed. Lois made sloppy joes & cooked a pork loin for the next week.
For the next two days we worked 10 hours, eat and sleep. Tuesday evening Don & Carol call to see how we are doing. Wednesday is are day off.

Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

This is are day off (Wed) and we went to Indenpence KS to Wal-Mart to get some grocery and came back home and lay around and rested. We need this so we can get through the next two days.
Thursday all we did was work, eat and sleep, but Friday we will have our first pay check. Some of the work campers we came in with want to go and have dinner some where this week-end. Thursday night we went to Subway and got a sandwich.

Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

Saturday cloudy & 68 degrees and for the next two days we are off. Today we went to Wal-Mart to get stuff for our feet. Got some Epsom Salt and thicker socks. Now we should be good, already have gel inter soles. Went to Pizza Hut for supper (large pizza any size for $10.00).
Sunday Rain & cool and a good day to do laundry. I cleaned the electric heater out (dust & cat hair). This was to be a ten minute job that lasted a half day. Lois did ironing and fixed dinner in the crock pot & also made a dish of ham & potatoes with cheese for Mondays supper.
Monday rain and in the 40's. We worked 10 hours, it was better than last week. We know a little bit better where we are going. I did come down with a blister on one of my does. Work, eat & sleep that is the day.
Rain & in the 40's for Tuesday. Worked another 10 hours today. It is getting better by the time we have it down pat it will be over. Lois did come down with a rash, we think it might be a heat rash. Glad to say we are only doing this for 7 weeks. Some of these work campers have been here since August.

Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

Its Thursday and it was are first full day at work. We work 10 hours an let me tell you I felt every hour I worked, sore back, legs and feet. I hope it gets better as time goes on. There is a lot of walking, about 12 to 15 miles a day. The people are really nice.
Friday we worked 10 more hours, we did a lot of area moving (lost). Lois got so involved in her job that she missed her break in the morning. We was so tired fix supper so we did the Mickey D's thing. We figured that this is all about money not misuse of body. But there is people a lot older then us and slower moving. Also ran into a lady buying a back brace and Advile. I'm popping Moltrin myself. Next week got to be better. Ahhhhhhh! two days off.

Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

Cloudy today and in the 70's. We have worked Monday and Tuesday 5 1/2 hours. The first week they let you work half days to get you ready for the 10 hour days you will be working. We did some picking today just before it was time to go home. This will help us when we get back to work on Thursday. They do not allow any cameras, cell phones or knifes in the building, so I can not take pictures of the place (its big). They have over 28 miles of conveyors and on a average you will walk about 15 miles in a 10 hour day. There will be over 500 work campers here, so they will employ over 1000 people.

Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

Its Sunday again and we will start working Monday morning . Our shift is Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and Friday ten hours a day for four days. Its time to do something I'm getting tired just setting around doing nothing.
Well here its 4 am and we are trying to get ready for our first day at Amazon. I got ready first and then fix my breakfast while Lois did here thing. The cats are doing there thing by getting in Lois way. Well let you know later on today how things went the first day. Only got to work 5 hrs today. They will show us what they want us to do tomorrow.

Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

Wednesday was a quit day not much going on. I fill the fresh water tank in case it gets below freezing we will have water. We also clean the 5th wheel tires because of all the mud we got into. Fix supper an then went to Sonic for ice cream and drove around town a little. Like I said not much going on right now.
Thursday was warn and Sunny 78 degrees. We went to Independence KS to go to Wal-Mart cause Lois needs her fixes. We also went to the Dollar Tree and then back to Coffeyville KS to the Brown Shoe store. Like I said not much going yet.

Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

We made it to Coffeyville KS about 10:30am on Sunday morning. We set up on a site with lots of mud and water. We look around the campground and talk to a few people about Amazon.com.
On Monday a site came open and we moved over to it. Its a lot dryer here on this site then the other. We talk to the R.V. Chaplin and he give us a good in sight of what to expect at Amazon.
Today we are going up to Independence Ks to Express Employment to finish up paper work before we start to work. Lois also wants to do laundry while we are out, so I said we can have breakfast before we go to Express. We also may go around an look at other camp ground to see what they are like. I hear that the State Park is a great place to camp. We drove almost to the State Park, got within 4 miles of it and turn around. We said that it was just to costly and far to drive to work every day (30 miles one way). We got are paper work and drug test all done and went to Wal-Mart for some things. From there went back to Coffeyville and did laundry. The rest of day we did nothing.

Fall and Winter 2009/Winter & Spring 2010

We made it from Columbia MO to Kansas City and stop to see Steve & Susy. We visited for a while and then we went out for lunch. Oh bye the way if Susy gives you a weather report for the area, don't take it to heart. After lunch they drop us off at the rig so we could get on the road. We arrive in Chanute KS about 4:30 pm. We are only about 50 miles away from Coffeyville KS now.

PS: Susy has a very talented son. He has a band a they play my kind of music (blues and older music).