Kind of a crazy week last week-work wise. Monday- just after 1am there was a fire at a former US Navy blimp hangar, one of 2 located in the school district where I work. These were built for WWII, and are some of the largest freestanding wooden structures in the world. There is a school in close proximity to the hanger, which was the turn-around point for a 10k I ran the day before. That school immediately went virtual, but all other schools in the district were open for in person instruction through Wednesday. Wednesday night there were some meetings with fire and health authorities where it was announced that they found asbestos and other dangerous chemicals in the ash from the fire. All schools in the district were closed on Thursday, making for an extended Veteran's day weekend. Schools were also closed today so that teachers could prepare for online instruction starting tomorrow for schools that haven't been cleared by the environmental remediation company the district hired. The school that I primarily work at is one that will be doing on online instruction tomorrow, as only 1 high school and 2 middle schools have been cleared so far, in addition to about 8 elementary schools, that will be back in person tomorrow.
Workouts have been not happening as much as I want due to the poor air quality and the fact that I was at multiple schools impacted and that don't have the best air filtration systems.
The school is where the heart is and the hangar that burned was the one toward the top of the image, closest to the school.
I've been cat-napping a lot during the day, usually with at least 2 and sometimes 4 cats on my bed.
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