May 30, 2006 – Sampling & Finishing Early

It is my birthday and I hope that I can make it a short working day, i.e. “only” working normal hours.I switched the bio-sampler for the MOUDI and then headed over to the SST for SPME air measurements and some snow sampling. The weather was pleasant – with the ever changing wind, which was not too strong. After return to the base in the afternoon, I just managed to phone my parents  and my sister in Austria in time for birthday wishes. I even got my brother on his mobile. I then ran the SPME fibres on the GC, which still is in excellent condition. I am very happy about it, because this way I can concentrate on sampling issues, which is challenging enough. Finally, I worked 9 hours – a record low 🙂 I spend the evening watching a video and I had a couple of drinks and toasts at the bar – the Wolf Den. Nice.