Tis time to reflect back on winter past (can you tell I DON'T like the winter season that much). Last September we made the commitment to Amazon.com for me to work in one of the fulfillment centers. The one that seemed logical is located in Campbellsville, Ky. So we took a little trip and explored the place. It was Fall beautiful with all of the leaves in full autumn color and the scent of fresh apples everywhere. The temperature was a pleasing 67-72 degree range and we were told that winters in Campbellsville, KY were mild, with no snow until after Christmas------boy did everyone misguess that one! We had three snows before Christmas with another one on the way. But BAD, COLD weather has hit everyone.....so we all have to say it's been an unusually cold winter season.
Rocketman is ready to return to Florida
Work as a "Christmas ELF" was challenging and fun and I think I would do it again. My duty was to pick items from the bins and place them on the conveyor belt for shipping out. Sorry, my friends who asked for pictures, but there is no photography inside Amazon.com allowed! It was practically a full body search each time you went into the plant. And, guess what? No air conditioning/heating inside the plant. You all know that we love the warm weather. It would be a 28 degrees outside and I would shed my coat (no place to put it) and dash inside to a toasty 80 degree building. The locals laughed at me in shorts and polo shirts, but at the end of my shift, I was cool and comfortable and they were soggy and lugging around sweaters and coats, with sweat stained jeans. We met a lot of nice people there, the countryside was beautiful, even with the snow on the ground and the townspeople were friendly.
Amazon.com put us up at a new, small campground called 3 Springs about 15 miles south of the plant. The area is located between Columbia, Ky and Louisville, Ky. It was a new experience for the owners, but a nice setting on a creek bed next to a state park. We would go back. Most of the neighbors worked at Amazon.com and came from all over. We made some great friends.
We had time to visit some local areas before the weather became too bad to travel and sight see. One place we visited was Hodgenville, Ky, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. I never connected Lincoln to Ky before, as history always talks about Ill. But he was born in Sinking Springs and they have a reproduction cabin in the town. Here are some pictures of the area.
Another thing we did was visit Bardstown, Ky. It is somewhat North of where we were. We met some neat guys and the hosts at Chapeze House. It is a Federalist Mansion built by a doctor in 1789-1803. His name was Henri Chapeze. He had come to America with Lafayette for the American Revolution. The Colonel and Margaret Sue fix gourmet dinners and tell stories of the distilleries in Ky. It was a delightful evening and we very much enjoyed the company.
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