The time warp bites me this morning. This is to be an 'operational' day for our team in Beijing. That is we will perform weekly testing of newly created software images. So I'm up early to check the status of the work we need to do today. Things have not gone well in Cary and nothing has been delivered.
However, one note says that they will be done about 7:00 Thursday night. I'm concerned that I've not received any mail since 6:30 last night. What's wrong? Why am I not getting mail? Finally it hits me. It IS 6:30 last night in Cary. OOPS! The time warp of 12 hours has bitten me.
One of the new arrivals from Cary has thrown out her back. We spend some time this morning trying to get her some relief and assitance. I'll arrive at the office a little late this morning.
The air quality continues to deteriorate. The worst day yet. It's cloudy and damp this morning but no rain yet.Something needs to happen to clear out this atmosphere. We'll pray for a little rain, but Terry told me last night it very seldom rains in Beijing.
There is very little to report today. It is a major work day for me. There is no work for the staff here in Beijing this morning as deliveries from Cary are delayed from various reasons. I spend the morning coordinating work in Cary and trying to get things moving so there is work for them to do.
It turns out to be one of those days when if it can go wrong it will go wrong. I work until midnight and make two phone calls to the staff in Cary to make risk assessments of the work we have done and work still to do.
My only break is to the Wal-Mart to pick up some snack food. I find Coke, Doritos, Oreos, Ritz crackers, M&M's, a Snickers bar, peanuts and some cashews. My supper is taken at the hotel. A club sandwich holding the ever present Fried egg. It's an OK taste, but tonight I pull it off the sandwich.
No picture today. No time to take them.
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