We got off work at 4:00 am Thursday and slept on and off most of the day. Today I slept until 10:30 and am still tired. But we needed to get out for a change so we drove to Fort Knox. I know they don’t give tours anymore, but it turns out you can’t really get into the place at all. Can’t even take a picture of the famous depository. So here’s a picture of the brochure picture….
We did get into the nearby Patton Museum and learned a few things about Patton from his letters on display there. Apparently he was raised with a strong sense of class, his being the upper class, of course. And he had a very high opinion of himself. So the lesson here is be careful what you write because you never know who is going to read it! The museum closes at 4pm but one of the parking lots closes at 3:30. In that lot is a sign to give you that information. When you park there and go through the gate towards the museum, there is another sign meant for people who leave the museum after 3:30:
Since we couldn't get into Fort Knox, we decided to go to President Lincoln's birthplace in Hodgenville. But we got there at 5:30 and the park was closing, so that didn’t work out either. I did see an indication of the thoughtfulness of Kentucky people: the drinking fountain has one fountain for adults, one fountain for children, and one just for dogs!
Sounds like your getting used to the night shift. I have been working on the picking crew 5pm-3:30am, and actually enjoy it, lots of walking, they say 10 to 13 miles per shift. I bought a pedometer yesterday so we will see how much I really walk.
ReplyDeleteBev applied to work day shift and she should hear back this week. We went to Bartlesville, OK yesterday and it is a neat town, Bev likes the shopping mall & I enjoyed their history museum. Enjoy your time in KY>