Fatigue
Posted By Russ Emerson on October 12, 2005 at 10:26 am
I’ve been covering the midnight-to-8am shift of one of my co-workers, who took a few days to fly out to San Diego to see a football game.
If I were to fly to California, it wouldn’t be for so petty a reason as an athletic event.
In truth, though, he flew out there to see his Dad AND to see a football game, and I was glad to help him out by adjusting my schedule. However, the temporary change in my work schedule is playing merry havoc with my sleep cycle.
Last night on the way into the office, I stopped for gas. As I got out of my truck, I heard the “keys in the ignition” warning tone… and promptly locked the truck door and shut it. With the keys inside.
If you have to lock your keys in the vehicle, I suppose a gas station is the ideal place to do it.
I was only a little bit late for work. And I didn’t doze off even once.