Wow. That about sums up my first day at work here. It was great, really great, and I don't know that I've ever thought that about work. You know...work? The stuff they have to pay you to do?
First I see this greeting upon entering the office, which is so super sweet. Then I get taken around by the hand to meet just about everyone, including my 'buddy' that gets assigned to me to help me with anything I need and to take me to lunch later this week. I already have a computer AND a password, fer chrissakes! Then I get to sit in on a brown bag lunch presentation being given by two employees from New Zealand in the water and wastewater division. It was a fascinating study of what they are doing there to help guard their water supply. Jurisdictions are requiring new homes to be built with roof rainwater runoff catchment basins for use in gardening, toilets, etc. One of the smartest things I've heard of and something I personally have experience in doing, although it was a very 'shade tree' type install. The indigenous people of the islands, the Maori, have a huge say in any project undertaken and the designers have had to alter many designs of treatment plants in order to conform to their spiritual beliefs. For instance the Maori are very against any wastewater being deposited into the open water no matter how much it's treated. This was resolved by using a biological filtration system, meaning it is filtered by organic means which they accepted, and at the discharge point they placed boulders to signify the return of the water to the earth. Can you freakin' believe this? Would any of this even have been considered much less installed here in the states?
Like I said.
Wow.
oh yeah...and I'm going on on a river tubing trip on Saturday put together by my 'buddy', the resident "Lousiana FUN coordinator".
First I see this greeting upon entering the office, which is so super sweet. Then I get taken around by the hand to meet just about everyone, including my 'buddy' that gets assigned to me to help me with anything I need and to take me to lunch later this week. I already have a computer AND a password, fer chrissakes! Then I get to sit in on a brown bag lunch presentation being given by two employees from New Zealand in the water and wastewater division. It was a fascinating study of what they are doing there to help guard their water supply. Jurisdictions are requiring new homes to be built with roof rainwater runoff catchment basins for use in gardening, toilets, etc. One of the smartest things I've heard of and something I personally have experience in doing, although it was a very 'shade tree' type install. The indigenous people of the islands, the Maori, have a huge say in any project undertaken and the designers have had to alter many designs of treatment plants in order to conform to their spiritual beliefs. For instance the Maori are very against any wastewater being deposited into the open water no matter how much it's treated. This was resolved by using a biological filtration system, meaning it is filtered by organic means which they accepted, and at the discharge point they placed boulders to signify the return of the water to the earth. Can you freakin' believe this? Would any of this even have been considered much less installed here in the states?
Like I said.
Wow.
oh yeah...and I'm going on on a river tubing trip on Saturday put together by my 'buddy', the resident "Lousiana FUN coordinator".
Unreal.
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