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November 29, 2005
Work, Lots of Work
So work began.
Friday was the first day of the American Thanks-giving weekend, it was also my (and a few others) first day.
It wasn't quite the massacre we were all predicting, but it wasn't far off.
I started at 7:30am and was posted at the Kids section in Whistler. We opened the doors at 7:45am and was faced with a queue of agitated parents out of the door trying to get their kids booked and off to lessons - all in time to allow themselves to book and get off to their own lessons.
It was pretty manic until about midday when we had a quite period until about 3:00pm when the lessons started to return. I left work at around 6pm and returned home for a hot bath and a cold beer.
I worked (again from 7:30am until 5:30pm) on Saturday, Sunday and Monday - with each day getting less and less busy.
I've been moved around between each of the 4 Whistler Village locations (I'm the Ski School nomad), which has at least added some variety.
I've already met a huge variety of people, from those with no idea about what they want, to those with a very slight grasp of English (sometimes both). Each have posed their own "special" challenge (40 minutes is my current record explaining things to a single customer).
The continuous standing made my knee and shin swell up quite considerably so I bought a knee support. That combined with hot baths and keeping my feet up had aided recovery.
I work 4 days on, 3 days off at the moment (total of 40 hours) - I currently work Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon - which suits me as I miss the weekend rush and get quiet days on the hill.
Today I decided to take a day off and rest my leg. Uncle Chris rang saying his parents were in town and would we like to join them for lunch? Myself and SK went into town and joined them for a pub lunch at the infamous "Brewhouse" which was very nice.
Tomorrow I'm hitting the hill with SK and one of her workmates which should be cool. She is apparently an awesome skier so I'm a little apprehensive....
Unsure what Ben will be doing tomorrow, he is currently making a practice meal in preparation for cooking dinner for a "special friend" tomorrow night. Myself and SK have been asked to leave the house for the evening...
The snow continues to fall - there has been about 3-4cm each night for the past week and the same is forecast for another few days. The snow cannons were working at the base of Blackcomb today so the omens are good for the whole mountain to open soon :o)
Anyway, I'm going to have another bath and a beer :o)
Posted by edwardnorthridge at November 29, 2005 07:03 PM