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So my little ortho hospital is having problems, and we had to move all our cases to The Other OR, along with our staff today. I can't really be more explicit, but it is an issue with the building itself, that will hopefully be rectified by Monday. The next day I am scheduled to work. I was going to go in Friday to be the second RN in the place, but that no longer applies. I won't get paid for all these lost hours, only the 25th, and using some of my vacation time. Not much choice.

After the early conundrum of where to park, our satellite parking lot doesn't have the same pass, and getting back to vehicles after is a very long, hard, snowy hike across unplowed expanses of a mountainside campus. One of the supervisors told us to use the ER valet there, and if we got a ticket, she would take care of it. This was the best part of the day.

No, actually, most of the people there were wonderfully helpful at our intrusive foray onto their workplace. A few were snarly at our missing some of their arcane protocols, I had a rash of such growls midday that rattled my composure. I also had a huge amount of help on the last case, trying to get on the charting program (the system went down), filling out specimen forms, moving unexpectedly needed equipment in the room. I had three different computers, as each freaked in turn. Missing supplies, unavailable equipment, the usual frustrations.

Wound up staying late to finish, I would not have gotten it to a place where I could have handed it off anyway. Everyone is alive, the work is done. Nice fellow got my car for me, although I couldn't reach the pedals until I made a large adjustment.

The roads were clear. D made us chili, and Moby is hanging out nearby. Got a card to send to Aunt tomorrow.

Five days to reset my thoughts, in a warm and welcoming home.