Alarm Calls

With having pretty busy weeks, my weekend are generally very precious to me - and i've got into the habit of arranging my experiments such that, if i do have to come in at the weekend (and i usually do), it's for a bare minimum of time. This weekend, I had to come in Saturday for all of 90 minutes, and Sunday for about the same. Thus, leaving me free to spend the rest of the days basking in the sunshine (the weather here is really good right now - very warm, not too humid, the occasional cool breeze. Ideal, really) and doing whatever i want. I used this to my advantage yesterday to go for a walk downtown in an attempt to spend some money (but didn't actually spend much beyond getting a haircut as there was nothing i wanted to buy). Looks like i'll have to save it for the malls.

Of course, a major plus at having limited work at the weekend is the chance to have a nice long lie-in. Or at least, try to. This was somewhat hampered today by what sounded like a jet engine parked outside - a high pitched whining - followed by some wonderful screeching - at 7.30 this morning. Puzzled by this, i stuck my head outside to find a large trailer, a few guys and a very large and noisy chainsaw and wood chipper. Apparently, it was a good time for them to start cutting back the trees at the side of the street. And this isn't the first time - a couple of weeks back, i was woken on Monday morning at 7.15 by some guys removing the tree right outside my house. Again, with very noisy equipment. Now, i don't object to these things being done - but why at such ridiculous hours of the morning? When i asked the guys about it this morning, they couldn't answer - all they could say was that it had to be done. I suppose, then, i should be thankful that it was just 7.45 and not any earlier.