Chalk Point "Work"

Hello again! Since my last post, I've been working at the Chalk Point power plant, and I use the term working loosely. I am ashamed at the amount of work I've done in three weeks. Everything takes three or four times longer at the power house,and it's very frustrating, at least for me. Security and safety are my two biggest obstacles. I have to wait ten or so minutes in the morning just to get through the front gate. At seven o'clock, we have a short safety talk before the long walk to the work areas. By the time I actually start working it's usually eight o'clock, which gives me just enough time to do nothing before stopping work at 8:50 so I can take break at 9:00. We take a fifteen minute break, so I usually get back to my work area at about 9:30, which gives me just about two hours and twenty minutes until we stop for lunch. So, after a thirty minute lunch, we're back in the work area around12:45, leaving two hours before clean up and the walk back. The power house issues contractors badges to get on the property, and I've probably spent three hours dealing with badges(long story). On the bright side, I hate my current assignment, so less work is good. I am on fire watch. Fire watch is when you sit with a fire extinguisher and watch a welder work, that's it! I make sure the sparks coming off the welded materials don't hit anyone or start fires-BORING!!!! It's not awful(okay, it is), but what bugs me is that I'm missing out on the on the job training, which will have a lot to do with the type of electrician I will be. I'm happy to be working in any event, but I'll be happier to get tools back in my hands. At least I work with some good people, so I'll try to make the best of it.