Albany Trip - Day 3

Even though I wanted to sleep well into the morning (and hadn't even set an alarm), I still work up at 0700.  Unfortunately, I couldn't go back to sleep, even though I tried to tire myself with reading.  Giving up, I worked on puzzles and Duolingo exercises before heading down to breakfast in the Lobby of Holiday Inn Express (Latham) at 0840.  Wide awake by then, I joined meetings online between 0900 and 1100 (2 hours).  Beyond that time, I took a break from work.  Meanwhile, outside, it was snowing lightly (temps in low 30s).  My next task for the day was to get as much active time as I could.  To that end, I began a workout at the Fitness Center that included: 2 miles on treadmill (40 minutes), 4.6 miles on the stationary (recumbent) bike (20 minutes) and 0.5 miles of laps in the pool (30 minutes).  It felt great to have gotten so much exercise for once!  Even though I was finished just after 1230, I skipped lunch and, instead, returned to room to take a 60 minute nap.  Awake again, I resumed teleworking and stayed online (prepping for evening work) from 1430 to 1800 (3.5 hours).  By this point in my strange day, I was annoyed to find that it was raining outside - I sure hope this doesn't mean more ice!  Fortunately, when I went to my car at one point (around dinner time), I found the temps to be very reasonable (30s).  Hoping to avoid a long drive around the traffic-snarled area, I decided to get dinner at the Hotel Restaurant (formerly known as "On Tap").  I sat at the bar there and had a great meal (Chicken Parm and mixed veggies) while watching "Big Trouble in Little China" on the bar TV (campy).  I was done eating at 1845 and then went walking around in the halls to complete my 10K step goal for the day (somehow, all the working out didn't tip the pedometer scales)...  In my room again, I did some Thanksgiving Planning and then watched some videos online until it was time for me to leave the hotel at 2215.  From the Holiday Inn Express, I drove back to Albany Airport (arrived at 2230) and met up with the other members of the Installation Team.  The place was almost deserted (just the way we like it) but we needed this quiet because we had to go through a LOT of tedious checklists to ensure everything was in order and that the new equipment could meet the needs of the facility.  To be honest, there was a lot of "hurry up and wait" but then things started to get hot/busy.  My job was mostly to observe but I was asked (several times) for "Executive Decisions" - fortunately, I was able to make these without much concern and the Installation effort stayed on track.  Throughout the evening, I kept eying the pot of coffee in the break room and wondered if this would be one of the rare nights in my life where I'd need some.  As we rolled through Midnight (I logged the last 2.5 miles of my day), our checklists showed we were less than half way through the overall process so it was sure to be a long night...