talking about marriage...) We sure do. The last few days in the Fosdicks
have brought ugly weather to the point that for most of the day we are
confined to our tents.
A usual day consists of waking up to the call of
the weather observer (eg. Warden) indicating our flights have been
cancelled. We then move like zombies to the kitchen tent (mess hall) for
food. Then staying in that confined space until the weather breaks and
we enjoy 15-30 minutes of outdoor recreation (the yard) before howling
winds (eg. the jailor) force us to return to our confined space in the
kitchen tent. During our time where 5 of us are crammed into the main
tent we play cards, chat about our plans after we've done our time, and
try to avoid being shived (stabbed) by the other inmates whilst they
prepare dinner.
Some other similarities to prison include: (1) we wear the same clothes
every day, (2) we share rooms with foul smelling inmates, (3)
reputations are made and lost at the card table, (4) We bathe only when
absolutely necessary, (5) we smuggle things to and fro under our
clothes, (6) There is no escape...
Nonetheless, we are all in good spirits and are catching up on our
reading, data entry, and sleeping. Hopefully the weather breaks soon and
we will each be set free from 'the pen', although for Tim and Chris it
is merley a transfer to a higher security instutution where your
sentence is always extended...Siple Dome.
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