Zombie Night Shift Survival

Three to six am is actually a dangerous time for people in heart attack terms.

Anytime you are sleeping near those hours at least one sleep cycle you are doing well. I used to do just nights, but these days there is no joy in it.

 

Fill thermos with a mixture of coffee, Red Bull, and crack cocaine.

Sip at appropriate intervals, and watch movies on the laptop propped on the dash.

Fill the bottom box with the last minute cheap clean out at KFC.

Snack yourself to a healthy tomorrow.

 

I did a week of 6 to 6 it was trans loading rail cars no time to power nap, good money but you feel like fecal matter at 6:30 never again for this old guy

 

I love running 2am to 3pm. By the time you’re about to shutdown there’s parking everywhere. If you manage to organize it so you shutdown before any big cities you avoid a lot of traffic. The only downside it when you’re starting your shift there are some real tired truckers on that road I give em more space eat abit of the rumblestrips. Now starting at 5pm-ish is a bother. I’d rather start night while I’m fresh and not deal with too much of it. Honestly if it wasn’t for HOS if I start at 2am I feel like I can run until 6pm with absolutely no fatigue.

 

I say God bless the guys that like the vampire shift,because it is not going to be me

 

Seriously though - it takes repetition and training.

After 5 day a week night shift, swapping to human hours for 2 days then back again - for 7 years - I had it down pretty good.

That SOS load the other day demanded night shift - and I could barely do it.

Naps is the answer, but the e-log has other ideas.

 

You’re a rare breed mate - after all those years, 3am till 7am was the hardest fight.

Lots of phone time with other night owls, or crawl up next to honey, defeated, and vowing to get better sleep the next day.

 

I like depressing music at night. Throw on some Mazzy Star and I start to wake up and become more alert. Strange, but WFM.