And Now For Something Completely Different

We like trying new things in life and recently we felt it was time for something new! Friends here at Sun Life told us about working at the concession stands at a local stadium during spring training. As baseball fans know Phoenix is the home of the "Cactus League" with over a dozen teams doing their spring training here. Our friends work at the Tempe Diablo Stadium where the LA Angels train so we applied for jobs there. We were accepted and went through the training. In order to work as "food handlers" we had to take a test and get licensed to work in food services in Maricopa County. We both studied the test material and passed the test on the first try. These are short term jobs as spring training only runs a little over one month. We have now worked at 3 of the games. Both of us were assigned to be cooks. We make hot dogs, french fries, corn dogs, pretzels and nachos. It's a hectic but fun job!

	Tempe Diablo Stadium.
	Karen in the kitchen at Concession Stand #3, our workplace at the stadium. We are 2 of the 3 cooks in the stand.
	Gary, the head cook in our concession stand. Besides being a great guy he taught us everything we know. Thanks Gary!
	Vicki, our stand leader. She and her husband Ed are the friends who told us about these jobs. Ed is in charge of several stands. Yes, we do have friends in high places.
	French fries cooking. Healthy? No. Tasty? You bet!