March 27, 2013

I'm high on life. Springtime is just around the corner, I can smell the early growth in the air. I completed Port Clinton Ohio and hitched up the RV. I had quite a few obstacles. The batteries were dead and I didn't have any electricity to run a vacuum cleaner or water to wash things down, and the slide-out was jammed up, so I just loaded my stuff in it and took off South. First I stopped by my Uncle's place in Kentucky and visited a couple of days. I wrangled pigs and petted dogs and had a very nice visit. He showed me all the projects he's working on - looks like he could use my help and asked if I had any time-off coming up - would I come back and help out? Sure. Then I hitched up and continued the trip back to Norman Oklahoma. I got my new badge, turned in paperwork, met all the new employees that I only knew by name, had lunch with the Safety Coordinator, dropped off all the ladders and tools, and picked up my powerwasher. I took Kandelyn out to lunch and we visited all day - we dropped by Rob's place to say "Hi" and they were in the middle of an electrical crisis - so I figured all that out. My girl Tayla came up to see me with her two little ones. We went to dinner and caught up on the last two years... Then I hitched up and traveled south to Ardmore. I met with my favorite father-figure, it was timely, too. We traded work: I fixed some wiring in my old van that he uses, and he had a friend who came by and re-aligned my slide-out on the RV. He saw my power-washer and lit-up like a lightbulb: That's exactly what I need - that diesel engine needs powerwashed so I can find the leaks, he said. So... today I think I'm powerwashing a diesel engine. LOL. Then, I'm going to hitch up and go back to my Uncle's place in Kentucky and help with a remodel project. I'm off work for about a month. THEN, hopefully, I'm returning to Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania to work on the OSP construction portion. AND, it's springtime. I am so glad to see the end of Winter. I feel high as a kite. Okay then. Now you are up-to-date.