The end of a processing season at work always has a surreal feel to it. People changing shifts, working short shifts, people being laid off, people coming and going for various reasons, returning gear, sharing future plans, laughs and smiles you usually don't see, saying their goodbyes for the year. Many you'll see again during the spring or next season, others that you will never see again. Areas of the building where there's been constant activity for months suddenly silent and appearing deserted.
At the start of each season it all looks so daunting. Mid-June through October, so insanely crazy!! Suddenly it reaches that point where it quickly winds down, I kind of stand back and think to myself: "WOW!! We did it again. We made it through another one." All the 24-hour hectic activity we've experienced, all the wondering how we are going to get things done, all the heightened emotions and exchanges between people feeling stressed ..... and now it's so quiet. And it's just such a strange feeling .... Like, "What do I do now?"
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