What Geoff learned today

What did I learn today?

I learned that man shall not attempt to go on field trips from 8 am to 3:30 pm just eating a bun and cheese sandwich, a really sour orange, and a really delicious grapefruit. The resulting pangs of hunger will distract even the most dedicated scientist. I also learned that it’s wise to determine why an orange tree laden with fruit is still laden with fruit before just picking and partaking.

I learned that ticks suck, literally and figuratively.

I learned that Mile Gully is a pretty nice part of Jamaica, even though the sun was hot, there was not much discomfort due to heat. Granted, we were in the cool hills of Manchester, but it was still a nice day weather-wise.

I learned that geoprobes are an interesting and useful way to get remotely sensed data for the earth’s subsurface, but it sucks to have to take a 20-lb sledge hammer and whack a cast-iron sledge 5 times per probe for 24 probes. At least, I assume it sucks; I wasn’t the one who had to do the whacking, thank God!

I learned that the Juci-Beef chain of restaurants is actually quite good. Their patties are definitely on par with Tastee patties (the gold standard in Jamaica) and while I won’t accuse them of industrial espionage, I will probably one day try a blind taste test to determine the difference between their fried & BBQ chicken and KFC’s chicken. They taste too similar to be just a coincidence. It was all good though; I would go back to Juci-Beef for a fast food fix.

I learned that people are just nosey, wherever you go.

I learned that the Rio Minho, contrary to what I thought based on observations, is NOT running dry. It becomes sub-surface flow at some point before reaching May Pen, and re-emerges outside of Lionel Town. Thus, if you dig in the riverbed outside of May Pen, you’ll eventually encounter said flow.