Wow, it's been awhile...

....And I can say that it has been VERY busy. I am presently back in Taxachusetts for another summer of fun, courtesy of my employer. This year it's not climb poles in the heat, it is wear a a bunch of layers, consisting of rubber, leather, & cotton and work in the hot sun. Hey, it's what we are all about. I must say, it is good to be back with the boys from Mass. We all operate well together, so well, that I am constantly beckoned to pack up my wife and transfer to Malden, MA so we can continue our daily rapport. Seeing that the wife & I are looking to buy a house up in NH, I don't think it is going to happen. Especially since her boss is in Malden.

We also have taken on a new member to our team here at lineman school. We have all grown to know him as "Joey" even though that is not his name. He is a cross between Joey Tribiani from "Friends"---mentally, and Joey Lawrence from "Blossom"/"Dancing w/ the Stars"--physically. Basically he is kind of a dumb ass and we have a great target for our humor.

Oh well, alot of other stuff has happened too, since my last post. Let's see, Father Time turned 40....old bastid.




Spring fishing trip came & went, we spent Memorial up at Lunchbox's camp in East Nowhere, VT.




My younger brother turned up last weekend from St. Louis, always a trip to see him.


And, like I mentioned earlier, Bapple & I have been on the house hunt, which the latest has us pointing back to my home town of Sunapee. Now, I have to admit, I am very mixed about the whole Sunapee thing. I have not lived there in 15 years, and had prided myself on "getting out" of that town, even if it was only to the Upper Valley. I really like the Lebanon area, and if it wasn't so goddamned expensive to live up there, I'd stay. The taxes in Lebanon are INSANE, the town has it's head way up it's own ass, really. Anyway, back to the Sunapee thing, I just don't know what to think. I mean I have a few good friends there (and I am not knocking them in the least for choosing to stay there, Sunapee itself is a great town) and I have a large number of friends in Newport. It would put Bapple in a good spot to get to her family, in all areas. I just hesitate because of the winter commute, up the worst stretch of Interstate in NH, also the inconvenience of not being close to shopping and all the conveniences of Lebanon. There is also the underlying principal of Sunapee that I did not like growing up. The clique atmosphere of the "thick as thieves" regime that I know is still there in one way or another..... I just don't know, it is a beautiful town with the mountain and the lake, and I do have a couple of great friends still there (yeah, I mean you Crispy), it just poses a little hesitation.

Oh well, did you miss my rants?....probably not.

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