RE: 365x24x7

["Frank Bulk" <frnkblk () iname com>]

Timely article on the FAA's involvement with sleep schedules:
http://www.ajc.com/news/air-traffic-controller-scheduling-913244.html
        "Union spokesman Doug Church said up to now, 25 percent of 
        the nation's air traffic controllers work what he called a 
        "2-2-1″ schedule, working afternoon to night the first two 
        days, followed by a mandatory minimum of eight hours for 
        rest before starting two morning-to-afternoon shifts, 
        another eight or more hours for sleep, then a final shift 
        starting between 10 p.m. to midnight.

        "Maybe we need to work in more time for rest," Church said.
        "You’re forcing yourself to work at a time when the body is
        used to sleeping."

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave CROCKER [mailto:dhc2 () dcrocker net] 
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 1:15 PM
To: Jay Ashworth
Cc: NANOG
Subject: Re: 365x24x7



On 4/17/2011 8:19 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave CROCKER"<dhc2 () dcrocker net>
>
> > There were 3-5 of us covering things for that added time. But, then,
> > the major operations were purely daytime, during the week. Graveyard
shift was
> > quiet enough that we surreptitiously bought a cot...
>
> You didn't work for the FAA, Dave, did you?


No, or we would have gotten more sleep.

d/

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   Dave Crocker
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