Gettting back in the groove

There's been a lot of things to get used to here. The list could go on for every. The heat is number one. it's been over 100 since the day after we unpacked the truck except a few days one week it was just below 100. And a lot over 110 too. yesterday it was 106. But it should be back in the 90's in a couple of weeks. It's fun feeling "cool" when it's 98. All of you that worked with me must be laughing like hell. You'd all like the fleet of buses i have here. All with AC. More on the in a minute. Getting used to being back to work was rough the first week. After now working for 3 months i was getting used to that. But not having a pay check really sucked. Dan is away 3 or 4 days a week flying then home for 3 or 4. I got my Southwest pass and can't wait to be able to start useing that. Can fly to San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco for the day or weekend easily from here. I really need a beach day. So i don't get to see him that much. Will be nice when he's able to get based in Phoenix and not in Oakland, CA.
So I've been back to work for over a week now. Yeah i know... back in the bus business. Some of you want to slap me but it's all been good so far. It's a busy location. Almost 70 84 passenger buses on routes. And 32 Sp Ed routes with buses up to 54 Passenger wheel chair busses on routes. As i said in another post it's a growing district. When we go back next week there's two new routes starting. By the end of this school year there might be as many as 12 new routes from the start of school. In the week i've been there 3 new buses have been delivered and 5 other buses transfered here. I've got 114 buses in my fleet as of friday.
We actually have just about enough drivers too. I'll get some pics from work posted soon. What's really cool is the bus yard is in an old Grapefruit orchard. So there's gragefruit trees all around the propety. 100's of them still. Yeah i know it's not new england every day.