The Facility Manager Went Rogue

The day began innocently enough. The good employees of the facility plant trees at a local park each year as part of our Earth Day celebration. Yes, we do it later in the year because Earth Day is actually on a horrible day, and all the trees we used to plant then died during the Summer. If we do it now, they have a better survival rate.

We dispensed with tree planting in short order. Our Facility Manager, who has been with the plant now for thirty-one years and is undoubtedly one of the finest operators in the business, decided we should all go to breakfast. Totally cool.

In fact, we went to a fantastic place and had a really good breakfast. The eggs were perfect--no crinklies on the edges. The potatoes were seasoned really well and they make their own sourdough.

Expecting to head back to the plant for a normal day of work, the Facility Manager instead headed for the hills and took us to Silver Falls for a couple-hour tour of some of the prettiest scenery I've seen in a long time. We hiked around the falls and then, and only then, did we head back to work. What a way to spend a day.

The Falls were amazing. Mother Nature was showing off big time. Fall in Oregon can be pretty spectacular. Not actually working for most of the day because the Facility Manager decided to go rogue and take us all on a field trip--now that's awesome.