Would you like to take a survey? - Part 18
In Pointe-Claire right now, which is in the western part of greater Montreal. Pretty nice here, though the driving habits of the locals leave something to be desired! Needless to say, driving of any sort in Montreal is definitely not for the slow-witted...!
The drive up from Windsor was VERY long and boring! There's just not much to see or look at along the 401... Took us about 9 hours (ugh!); we left Windsor at 9:00 a.m., and we arrived at the hotel in Pointe-Claire at just past 6:00 p.m. Once we got there and settled in a bit, a bunch of us went over to a nearby La Cage aux Sports for supper (and to decompress from the trip, so to speak :-). Quite nice - decent food.
I do have one interesting anecdote from the trip up, though. About halfway there we stopped at a service centre just before Port Hope. I was standing at the entrance, holding the doors for people coming in behind me. Suddenly, someone familiar walks by - it was Mr. Lemaistre, a teacher I knew back in elementary school in Carleton Place (I was in Grades 7 and 8 at the time of his tenure)! Along with his wife. We recognized each other instantly. Had a nice, quick chat. I was simply astonished at the fact of seeing him at a random truck stop along the 401 in the first place! What are the odds?! Pretty cool... We Carleton Placers do seem to get around a lot! Perhaps CP is slowly conquering the world (or at least Canada).... :-)
Our hotel in Pointe-Claire is quite nice. Well kept, good customer service, clean rooms, good location within the city - very convenient. And, thankfully, they have the Weather Network (well, the French-language equivalent - Météo Média) on the television in my room! Hurrah! If nothing else, that made my stay tolerable ;-)
Our survey site is a provincial inspection/weigh station near Les Cèdres, which is about a 15 minute drive due west of Montreal. It's set up along Autoroute (Highway) 20 eastbound heading into Montreal; it's fairly close to the Ontario border. Great setup there - pulling trucks into our survey lanes is a breeze! Our numbers were high all week - very productive. Helped by the fact that my team was awesome. Very motivated - we all get along great and work together quite harmoniously.
Our last day on site was great! Except for the weather, that is...it rained off and on, made exponentially worse by the strong, bitterly cold winds constantly blowing in from the west. Oh well...we coped as best we could. To celebrate, we had a nice barbecue during our supper break. The other guys bought and grilled some nice steaks, while I opted for the simpler option of hamburgers. They were oh so delicious! A welcome and refreshing change from the cold sandwiches I've been on my meal breaks at work for the past 4 months...
Overall, I'm glad the contract's finally over. It's been a long four months. Really starting to miss my family and friends back in Carleton Place. Definitely looking forward to going back home for good! Put my feet up and just relax for a few weeks...:-)
The drive up from Windsor was VERY long and boring! There's just not much to see or look at along the 401... Took us about 9 hours (ugh!); we left Windsor at 9:00 a.m., and we arrived at the hotel in Pointe-Claire at just past 6:00 p.m. Once we got there and settled in a bit, a bunch of us went over to a nearby La Cage aux Sports for supper (and to decompress from the trip, so to speak :-). Quite nice - decent food.
I do have one interesting anecdote from the trip up, though. About halfway there we stopped at a service centre just before Port Hope. I was standing at the entrance, holding the doors for people coming in behind me. Suddenly, someone familiar walks by - it was Mr. Lemaistre, a teacher I knew back in elementary school in Carleton Place (I was in Grades 7 and 8 at the time of his tenure)! Along with his wife. We recognized each other instantly. Had a nice, quick chat. I was simply astonished at the fact of seeing him at a random truck stop along the 401 in the first place! What are the odds?! Pretty cool... We Carleton Placers do seem to get around a lot! Perhaps CP is slowly conquering the world (or at least Canada).... :-)
Our hotel in Pointe-Claire is quite nice. Well kept, good customer service, clean rooms, good location within the city - very convenient. And, thankfully, they have the Weather Network (well, the French-language equivalent - Météo Média) on the television in my room! Hurrah! If nothing else, that made my stay tolerable ;-)
Our survey site is a provincial inspection/weigh station near Les Cèdres, which is about a 15 minute drive due west of Montreal. It's set up along Autoroute (Highway) 20 eastbound heading into Montreal; it's fairly close to the Ontario border. Great setup there - pulling trucks into our survey lanes is a breeze! Our numbers were high all week - very productive. Helped by the fact that my team was awesome. Very motivated - we all get along great and work together quite harmoniously.
Our last day on site was great! Except for the weather, that is...it rained off and on, made exponentially worse by the strong, bitterly cold winds constantly blowing in from the west. Oh well...we coped as best we could. To celebrate, we had a nice barbecue during our supper break. The other guys bought and grilled some nice steaks, while I opted for the simpler option of hamburgers. They were oh so delicious! A welcome and refreshing change from the cold sandwiches I've been on my meal breaks at work for the past 4 months...
Overall, I'm glad the contract's finally over. It's been a long four months. Really starting to miss my family and friends back in Carleton Place. Definitely looking forward to going back home for good! Put my feet up and just relax for a few weeks...:-)
posted by Blake @ 3:55 a.m.
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