El Paso, Day 1
June 14th, 2007-6:59 pm by sub2changeWeather’s great. Hot and Dry. I haven’t been outside much and I’m already turning pink. I’m looking forward to hitting the pool later. Somebody photographed a tornado near the plant recently.
The work here might be easier than I thought (except that I just jinxed myself by saying that).
Mexico is right next door, yet hardly anyone here speaks Spanish or has an accent… Weird! And there aren’t a lot of Spanish signs, either.
The plant is right by a military base, and I got to watch swarms of helicopters fly over toward the mountains. Mountains… Cool!
I’m driving a “Harley Orange” Chevy Aveo. I requested hot pink. I get to drive it on dirt roads. The rental company must love us!
Buddy’s Beer Barn is a drive through liquor store. Showgirls is a BYOB “gentleman’s” club. Problem solved.
The plant is a reverse-osmosis desalination facility. It’s a process that I’ve wanted to see in action, and a nice bullet point to put on my corporate resume.
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June 14th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
If you like huge slabs of beef, go to a place called “Cattleman’s” or something like that (its been a few years since I visited our plant in El Paso. It is about a 20 minute drive out. It was where some of the scenes the Meg Ryan movie “Courage Under Fire” was filmed.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:58 am
got a present for ya
http://theconfidentials.blogspot.com/2007/06/for-aaron-in-el-paso.html
June 16th, 2007 at 6:47 am
You might want to check the signs on the city limits. The last time I was in El Paso there was no ocean to be desalinated.
Either you’re in San Diego or Al Gore is right.