weather's up...

...so we're down :P

This morning the wind started acting up, the waves followed... while the rov was in the water...

We can't retrieve it for reasons I explained in another post so we're just hanging out in the control van, while the rov hangs peacefully in its TMS tether management system, the rov is latched under it, instead of in it. When it's in the water, there must always be someone in the van to check on it... in case a short makes it go nuts and spin like mad or pull on the tether until it breaks... :)

To make things even better, the new supervisor jumped ship 30 minutes ago so it's only Todd and me, not allowed to fly the sub by ourselves or anything... meaning the next 12 hours will be spent reading, watching tv, listening to music, photoshoping and playing Nintendo. We can't even retrieve the rov if the weather calms down, because it takes 3 person to do it!

The supervisor who was here wasn't supposed to be. Mike, the supervisor who was coming in, canceled last minute so the office people found someone to volunteer and fill in. But that guy is starting his real shift Monday so he just left to get on the transfer boat and someone else (still not the right guy, but another fill-in) will arrive tomorrow... supposedly. In the meantime, us two, lil techs, will wait patiently and do nothing :P ok, maybe clean up the work van or something...

j.u.s.t l.o.v.e m.y j.o.b! XD