My wife has been hinting for a while that I should write in the blog. While I secretly agreed with her, I was taking my time. I kept telling myself I would, I was just too busy at the moment, but to be completely honest you could probably chalk most of it up to laziness and mostly because I have moments where I don't really feel liking sitting down to write out an entire post....
Well I finally broke down. I would like to publicly apologize to Amy that it took so long :) She does a good job writing posts though. (Shes really an amazing wife).
So, let me bring you up to speed on my life so far here in San Diego. Or at least a part of it, but even if its just a part of it its probably one of the biggest parts of it because its one of the things I spend most of my time doing. Let me explain a little bit about my job.
My official job title is "Engineer", but I also accept "Maintenance". True, sometimes this may not be the most glamorous of jobs (especially when it comes down to plunging toilets or snaking drains) but I am learning a lot and working for a hotel actually gives me lots of cool perks. Also, you can call it a job, but I also call it an internship depending on who I'm talking to. It's not a goal of mine to become a maintenance man but as I said earlier, I'm learning a lot and it's a good way to make money down here in San Diego while Amy is going through her training program.
So, back to what I actually do. I work at Embassy Suites. Here's a picture of it:
Its the small one in the front of the other buildings (a little to the left).
When you step inside, you'll notice it's a little different than most hotels (in case you've never been inside an Embassy Suites. If you have, then it looks like all the other ones). The center of the hotel is open all the way to the roof with an atrium in the middle where there are plants and a koi pond. The four walls of the building are lined with the suites (theres around 370 suites or so). Heres another picture of what the atrium looks like (I took this one off Google because I didn't actually take a picture of anything).
So this begs the question, "what does a maintenance man at embassy suites do all day?"
(Ill go ahead and pretend that you asked that)
First, let me say that this hotel is about 20 years old. And it's really not that big of a hotel. (The Hilton Amy works at has over a thousand rooms if I'm not mistaken...). Since the hotel is as small as it is, there aren't different departments for things. We don't have a carpenters shop. We don't have a plumbing department or HVAC or painters. We have about seven guys (including me) who have to fix whatever happens. This means sometimes I paint, sometimes I work on A/C's. And yes, sometimes I plunge toilets and snake drains. Sometimes I do basic electrical, and sometimes I work on the pool. Since I've been here the hotel has paid for me to become a certified pool operator as well as certified to handle refrigerant (the stuff in A/C's).
I'd be lying if I said some days weren't slow. But some days I get to learn a lot of cool stuff (I finally talked one of the guys into showing me how to weld. Kind of neat). Mostly, its a lot of good information. I figure it will help out a lot when I (finally) finish my degree in Construction Management. Make me a little more "well-rounded" if you will. :)
(and though my wife likes to make jokes about me not reading our blog, I'm going to just say for the record that I do read it. It just took me a while to get on here and finally write something)
So there's a quick overview of what I do during the day. But I'll keep updating with other stuff and fun little thoughts. (It's a start :) )
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