Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Week Past 08/06-08/12/07
The Works
Mon 08/06 I had an interview at BlueCross BlueShield. Afterwards, though it's my day off, I attended a lunch meeting at our Eagan location with other managers and our new doctors. A meet and greet. It's nice to connect the face of the other managers from the voice that you hear on the conference call.
The Storm
Early Sat 08/11 at 3:00 am when the forecasted thunderstorm struck our area. Lightning flashed, thunders rolled and gusty winds blew. I did not give it much attention as I was sleepy. Just opened my eyes a bit to peek at the window then went right back to sleep. I did not realize the intesity and damage it caused until I drove to work early that morning. Not much in our general vicinity but when I reached Bloomington at Old Shakopee Road there were tree branches scattered on the streets. I saw an old pine tree that fell and rested on the corner of a house. Traffic lights were dead. When I reached our place of work we had no electricity. I heard power was cut-off between 3 to 4 am. The back-up generator only lasted for two hours or so. We were not able to open until 11:00 am. Sad part is throwing away cart loads of food items displayed in our coolers because it was exposed to temperatures above acceptable level. What a waste and tedious work. They were scanning each item before disposal because it was priced by weight. Wasted food, added man hours. Immediate benefit for me is I don't have to water the lawn and other plantings. Saved on water consumption and man hours.
