So it comes to an end...

Well, this is my last night down here at 2nd Class lineman school and I will say that I am going to miss working with my buddies down here. It's nice to be around a group that is on the same playing field as you are. Don't get me wrong, I like the guys I work with in Lebanon, but I feel that most of them have been tainted with a little negativity that comes with age and having been in this trade for a long time.
The attitudes at home tend to wear on you after awhile. The daily "I missed this call last night" or "I got f-cked out of over time here" or "Management is trying to stick it to me there", these things set anyone into a great negative tailspin and it starts to reflect in other aspects of life.







You gotta check out Wingate, he climbed to management height:



Down here in Mass has been like a bit of a vacation work wise. The guy's keep it fun, we talk about pretty much everything, not just work, and it is a much lighter atmoshere. Perhaps we have not been soiled yet by the industry we or company that we have chosen to work for. I must say, I never see to many smiles from the people that have been at this trade or in this company for any lengthy amount of time. I hope my friends down here & myself, do not end up as hardened and bitter in the years to come. Believe me, the temptation to transfer to Malden to work with the boys is always on my mind. If I thought my wife would like it, I would consider it. Another downside is I would fall to the bottom of that work roster and have ALOT slimmer chance at crew leader pay in the future as I would in Lebanon, IF I decided to stay with the Grid.
I do get to go home to my Bapple, with whom I have a great time no matter what. She is the mainstay to helping me repel the negativity that I tend to gravitate to after a long day at work. I get to back home and possibly continue my house hunting? Yes, that's right, more house hunting. The house we are trying to get now just failed it's septic inspection and a new septic system is anywhere from $20-30K. It also will change the landscape of the yard if it is required to be a mound system. Which in tern will change the way the house lot drains itself. Not to mention hydroseeding if we want a lawn this year.
So it's all good, and I am going home refreshed, with somewhat of a more positive spin on things...lets see how long that lasts.

"I owe it all to little chocolate donuts." --John Belushi