Getting ready for a cold one...
Dec. 30th, 2004 06:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpA cold night, that is.
The Antonov didn't arrive quite as early as we had been led to believe, and most of our team is out at the airport helping unload the aircraft. This is a somewhat lengthy process, which starts with customs clearance and continues with setting up a ramp used to slide the containers out into the crisp Kazakh air. As the containers come out, they are hoisted onto railroad flatcars by a heavy-duty crane. All in all, this process is supposed to take about 6 hours, after which the train moves slowly back toward the processing facility, taking about another 6 hours for the trip.
I'll be on that train, in the "doghouse," which is the enclosure for the folks (various security and technical personnel and an interpreter, c'est à dire, moi) who will escort the train on its journey.
Frankly, I'm pretty well set for the job, so aside from the inconvenience of not spending the night in my bed, this should not be any kind of big deal.
I'm told dinner is served, so I think I'll wander over and grab a bite.
Cheers...
The Antonov didn't arrive quite as early as we had been led to believe, and most of our team is out at the airport helping unload the aircraft. This is a somewhat lengthy process, which starts with customs clearance and continues with setting up a ramp used to slide the containers out into the crisp Kazakh air. As the containers come out, they are hoisted onto railroad flatcars by a heavy-duty crane. All in all, this process is supposed to take about 6 hours, after which the train moves slowly back toward the processing facility, taking about another 6 hours for the trip.
I'll be on that train, in the "doghouse," which is the enclosure for the folks (various security and technical personnel and an interpreter, c'est à dire, moi) who will escort the train on its journey.
Frankly, I'm pretty well set for the job, so aside from the inconvenience of not spending the night in my bed, this should not be any kind of big deal.
I'm told dinner is served, so I think I'll wander over and grab a bite.
Cheers...
