Reminds me of when I was in the Coast Guard. We had an operation one time, "Blocked Passage", I believe was the name of it. 6 other Cutters, our ship and 3 Navy Fast Frigates closed down the Old Bahamas Channel in a web, and there was another contingent doing the same in the Yucatan Straits. For 72 hours we were running solid. Boarded anything that would float. Busted drugies and Haitian Interdiction. We learned to nap standing up, in the boats between boardings, whenever we had a chance for a couple of winks. When it was over, all we had was a crew of zombies. Glad those days are over. Jimi
DonO... Let me tell you, it really gets tough sometimes with only maybe a total of 3 or 4 hours sleep in that 48 hour shift... I've even ran 48 hours with MAYBE 2 hours sleep... And you don't really sleep because your ear has to be tuned open for when the tones go off... They only give you 5 minutes to respond over the radio before they second tone you... Then we get our butts chewed, if we do get 2nd toned... It's called "a lot of caffeine"... LOL ... When I get home, the first place I hit is my tying bench, tye up a couple flys, which helps me unwind and relax, then I hit the bed and sleep for 10 to 12 hours... LOL ... Getting paid only $10.00 per hour, with NO benefits, leaves you no other alternative but to work 120 to 144 hours in a 2 week pay-period... (Course we get time and a half for anything over 80, which helps compensate.) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.1 - Release Date: 3/23/05
