As you may have read at SantaUpdate.com today things are getting even crazier in Santa’s Workshop. The workshop is 13 days behind with just five days to go until Santa’s launch.

This is an “all hands on deck” situation. Santa’s workshop needs more help – a lot more help. Every department at the North Pole is sending help. That includes North Pole Flight Command.

Honestly, Flight Command does not have the elves to spare. But we have to do something.

Right now, even as I post this, the Elf Supervisors are on a call. They are trying to see what responsibilities can be shifted to the Regional Tracking Centers and to other qualified personnel working ships of the North Pole Navy.

I do not yet know all the specifics but I think they may try to run sleigh traffic control from the SS Jingle Bell, the flagship of the North Pole Navy.

That’s going to be an interesting move for a couple of reasons. Obviously, the Jingle Bell is not at the North Pole and doesn’t have visuals. However, these are all out-bound sleighs and there is minimal in-bound traffic at this time.

Seeing that they have activated another 10,000 reindeer and 1000 sleighs, that traffic outbound is only increasing. They need to keep that going.

We have been asked to help. I’m trying right now to determine HOW we can help, living and working as we are as remote elves.

I am asking you all to be on alert at this time. Elf Supervisors may be reaching out to you. We have a very busy weekend coming up for everyone so please do this for now as quickly as you can:

1. File an Elf Status report to let your Elf Supervisor know your availability now and for the next five days. If you cannot work, that’s fine, just let your supervisor know.
2. Do an air traffic report for your area. With all these added reindeer and sleighs, the skies are going to be crowded. We need to know how crowded they are.
3. Keep the weather reports coming. Your Elf Supervisor may be requesting additional weather reports for certain areas.

In addition, to free up time and resources DO NOT send in any more roof reports, chimney inspections or landing zone reports. Stay away from ALL emergency reports, unless requested by your Elf Supervisor.

Please await further instructions. Check in OFTEN.

Thanks for your attention at this time.

Someone on the Elf Wall got a little wiggy the other day because Elf Pinky had not posted something new for a day or two.

Relax, elves. There’s a reason why you’re not hearing a ton from your Elf Supervisors: I’ve asked them not to post anything unless it is absolutely necessary.

With 5 sectors, a bunch of punchy elves in Flight Command, and millions of new trackers out there this website and our direction as a team in tracking Santa for Santa can become a big mess in a hurry if the Supes are posting a ton of stuff every day.

So how do you know what to do?

Well, for new trackers, it’s simple: first, go to Elf University and learn your job. Then, go to your sector news page and see everything your Elf Supervisor has posted for your Sector. Once you are caught up with all that you should know what to do.

Now, for ALL trackers right now, this is what we should be doing.

1. Weather reports, at least once weekly. This is becoming more and more important as Flight Command keeps sending out more sleighs. We need reports from everywhere.
2. Sleigh sighting reports. If you see one, report it. We are getting a LOT more reports of sleighs in the skies. Get pictures if you can.
3. Set up your home tracking center. Talk to other elves on the Elf Wall for ideas.
4. Listen to North Pole Radio News. I’m on there and I have a lovely voice.
5. Watch the North Pole Flight Command website. It has the most current news for trackers.
6. Recruit some new trackers. We just don’t have enough of them.

And that’s about it right now. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. If there is some big urgent important need in your sector your Elf Supervisor will post it. If they post something, do it. Right away. Check in daily. But for the most part, I’ve asked them to keep things to a minimum to keep down the distractions and the confusion.

Oh, remember: next Sunday, the 21st of December, I will be hosting the last North Pole Chat of the season at SantaUpdate.com. Guess what we’ll be talking about. That’s where final tracking direction will come. Be there if you can.

Thank you for your efforts.

Flight Command does not feel like they have a good handle on landing zones set up for Santa in our sector.

My feedback to them is that I’m not sure how many of our trackers have a landing zone set up. It’s not a requirement.

But, if you DO have a landing zone you want Santa to use at your house or in your neighborhood, please send in a landing zone report as soon as you can with information that will be useful for Santa.

Flight Command did remind me that it is OKAY for trackers to use video or cameras in their landing zones for when Santa arrives. They ask if you do capture Santa landing or taking off that you share those images or videos with Flight Command for their records.

Thanks, elves!