Midnight shift...there is no life like it!

I have for the most part of my adult working life, worked midnights, or split shift. There was that little time last year when i was working 4:30am-11:00am but THAT shift was for the birds.

Today i had my normal sleep, from 9am-4pm. That is a good solid sleep for me.and one that is not always possible on the weekend when everyone is home.

I woke up with a start at 4pm, and knew that it was "morning".

No one was home, and so it was very quiet. Much like, I am sure it must be for you day people at 7am.

Eventually everyone came home and we settled in for supper...or i my case..breakfast.

There is an annual event that happens here..the Carrousel of Nations...where all of the multicultural groups get together and host parties at their own halls, to introduce their own individual cultures. it is a great chance to try different foods and hear and see parts of cultures that you normally don't get the chance to see.

Since my husband is of Scottish descent, we like to head up to the Scottish club, to spend an hour or two listening to the pipes..and of course to hoist a few in honour of the families past and present.

But the Scottish club had other ideas this afternoon.

We headed up there, along with The Good Sis but we met with...CLOSED.

They had decided to close up at 6...and did not care that the published info had them closing at 8.

SO what to do...we were out..so we hit The Rockhead....a neighbourhood pub with a nice little patio.

It was there, sitting on the patio...talking about having to go into work that i realized that i was having breakfast.

Ahhhh midnight shift.....

At no other time is it acceptable to have peal meal burgers, nachos and Guinness for breakfast!

Midnights...no other life like it!

Comments

[Nathan]

I'm used to doing nights, but I never get to settle into a schedule. Typically, we start at 8:00am on a Monday and each day, start a little later. By Friday, call time might be 4:00PM or even later in the Summer. Unfortunately, folks still feel the need to call me at 10:00am regardless of crew call. The end of the week for me is sort of a 20 hour shift.

[Vince]

At no other time is it exceptable to have pealmeal burgers, nachos and Guinness for breakfast!

Wouldn't that be "acceptable" to have? Of course, I can't spell in the "morning", either.

And yeah, that's a breakfast you just can't have at 7 or 8 in the morning.

[kim]

Whoops!
Thanks for catching that Vince! It WAS morning...(and not the Guinness that was at fault)
Mistake has been fixed!