It has been said that the fun times are those remembered most fondly. The question I have is this. Are the fun times necessarily the easiest times to feel alive? Can we actually go through this life without strife,pain and sorrow? Were we meant to just be given something for nothing and not expect to give back in return? Okay so that is more than one question. However, some of the best times of our lives have been endured throughout the roughest times of our lives. They have also been the leanest of times and yet the most simple.
How is it that in our tumultuous life endeavors we seem to always lose sight of the simple things in life, such as just a plain old fashioned stroll through the neighborhood or playing catch with the kids. I have always enjoyed the solitude and peacefulness of a quiet neighborhood. Just listening to the sounds of life around us everyday if we can just stop to listen.
Each day I hear the chimes of hammers striking aluminum tubes and steel clamps.The sound of the ability to earn a living for those we love the most. Although these are the sounds of productivity and hard work, they are a welcome sound that we can count our blessings for. Each day I return back to my little corner of the world to attempt to reflect on all the good things in life. I try not to think about how this 8 cylinder body sometimes feels more like a moped and that I am no longer 20 years old although I still try to work like one. The discomfort I have each day is a welcomed feeling as I am still able to support those I Love the most. I am not just speaking of a monetary support, but an emotional one that supersedes anything else. It is with the networks of family friends and coworkers that we are able to overcome anything as long as we are being supported along the way.
Feeling the gratitude and hearing praises makes life worth while. Like you are actually making a difference to someones life and putting your share towards a common goal. Each day I feel this within the ranks of my peers, as they look for guidance to my many years of experience. Please don't misunderstand me here, I enjoy trying to help my fellow workers so we can all reach the common goal of an efficient and quality build at the end of a productive day.So even though we hurt every day, it can only mean that we are able to still feel. the quality of life and therefore have a deeper and more appreciative view of the simpler things in life. SIBKIS works in many ways. It means See It Big Keep It Simple
Be well all Love Ya's....Dad,AKA The Blog Father Thanks Nadine
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Falling Behind
Okay, so it is not an easy task to do this everyday I admit, I have no excuse other than 16 hour days does seem to get in the way of me having fun every now and then. But that is probably another story of which you all will know or at least have some sort of empathy for.
The choice of whether I should get off my sorry butt and share my feeling or happenings of the day is something I wish to do to give you an account of my life as I am away from actually where I wish to be and am working towards. However this 8 cylinder body does have limitations as well as your bodies do. I cannot imagine working with some sort of handycap or debilitation. I know you must be thinking, really him working with such an affliction. Does he not know really hasn't anyone told him yet. Ahemmm... All I can say is that I try to cope with my active spirits within without too many self arguments.I am sure you can relate to a degree.
Everyday we awake without fail for the most part. Other days we procrastinate and do a feeble attempt at a sleep in as we would believe it to be. Oh say 30 minutes as I did this morning. it would be so easy to just throw caution, guilt and responsibility to the wind and lay there in a coma as if nothing else mattered but gaining back our lost sleep. It is however to no avail as we can never regain that which is lost.
Therein lies the truth of the matter as if we choose to not hear the ever resounding cry of our daily alarm clocks and choose to crash it ever so gently every morning so as not to totally demolish it but to just show it who the boss really is. Why should we awake each day so diligently and entrust the drivers in front of us or all around us to not just suddenly without reason thrust their aging vehicle into us. It is a faith trip we take each day when we brave the humanity of the working class.
We can count our blessing that we have the opportunity and the privilege to wake up in a free country and earn an honest days pay for an honest days work. At times I think this very simple fact may escape us and allow us to fall behind simply because of tardiness or just plain indolence.Traits we are all painfully capable of many times throughout the course of a week, month or year. We must not loose sight of the goals we have set before us and our families. That is to provide with Love and without question that which is required to fight the good fight. Do this without the pains of complaint that usually goes along with things we do not enjoy. Where is the joy in that. We all have made a commitment to achieving what is best for our lives and those of our loved ones. What better reason to arise each day with purpose and commitment other than to be allowed and have the privilege of not falling behind. I once thought how rough I had it when I could not buy the shoes I wanted until I saw a man with no legs. We must count or blessings each day and set out to learn something throughout the day. It is worth waking up for.
It has been duly noted that I have been remiss in recognizing the achievements of my other two children. Nadine and Chad. Although they are adults that have flourished into wonderful human beings,they are still and always will be my children I am very proud of their accomplishments and their commitment to the greater good of their families. It is only through Gods Blessings and guidance that we are able to cope with what we must. Please remember that He will not lead us into something of which we are not prepared to do. He has given us the skill and knowledge to complete the task set before us and thus not allowing us to fall behind, be proud of your decisions and keep them strong as well as alive and do not be weary of dreaming. Till next time stay ahead of the game and do not allow yourself to fall behind. Just look ahead because looking back is counterproductive in every way.....Dad
The choice of whether I should get off my sorry butt and share my feeling or happenings of the day is something I wish to do to give you an account of my life as I am away from actually where I wish to be and am working towards. However this 8 cylinder body does have limitations as well as your bodies do. I cannot imagine working with some sort of handycap or debilitation. I know you must be thinking, really him working with such an affliction. Does he not know really hasn't anyone told him yet. Ahemmm... All I can say is that I try to cope with my active spirits within without too many self arguments.I am sure you can relate to a degree.
Everyday we awake without fail for the most part. Other days we procrastinate and do a feeble attempt at a sleep in as we would believe it to be. Oh say 30 minutes as I did this morning. it would be so easy to just throw caution, guilt and responsibility to the wind and lay there in a coma as if nothing else mattered but gaining back our lost sleep. It is however to no avail as we can never regain that which is lost.
Therein lies the truth of the matter as if we choose to not hear the ever resounding cry of our daily alarm clocks and choose to crash it ever so gently every morning so as not to totally demolish it but to just show it who the boss really is. Why should we awake each day so diligently and entrust the drivers in front of us or all around us to not just suddenly without reason thrust their aging vehicle into us. It is a faith trip we take each day when we brave the humanity of the working class.
We can count our blessing that we have the opportunity and the privilege to wake up in a free country and earn an honest days pay for an honest days work. At times I think this very simple fact may escape us and allow us to fall behind simply because of tardiness or just plain indolence.Traits we are all painfully capable of many times throughout the course of a week, month or year. We must not loose sight of the goals we have set before us and our families. That is to provide with Love and without question that which is required to fight the good fight. Do this without the pains of complaint that usually goes along with things we do not enjoy. Where is the joy in that. We all have made a commitment to achieving what is best for our lives and those of our loved ones. What better reason to arise each day with purpose and commitment other than to be allowed and have the privilege of not falling behind. I once thought how rough I had it when I could not buy the shoes I wanted until I saw a man with no legs. We must count or blessings each day and set out to learn something throughout the day. It is worth waking up for.
It has been duly noted that I have been remiss in recognizing the achievements of my other two children. Nadine and Chad. Although they are adults that have flourished into wonderful human beings,they are still and always will be my children I am very proud of their accomplishments and their commitment to the greater good of their families. It is only through Gods Blessings and guidance that we are able to cope with what we must. Please remember that He will not lead us into something of which we are not prepared to do. He has given us the skill and knowledge to complete the task set before us and thus not allowing us to fall behind, be proud of your decisions and keep them strong as well as alive and do not be weary of dreaming. Till next time stay ahead of the game and do not allow yourself to fall behind. Just look ahead because looking back is counterproductive in every way.....Dad
Friday, April 16, 2010
Isn't Age a Wonderful Thing
Through life we have many choices to face. Some very easy and some extremely difficult and others just plain annoying. As a scaffolder really let's face it what choices do I have to make through out a normal day of toil. Shall I build with system T/C that's tube and clamp to the novice. Shall I build inside outside inside inside or go English.Maybe we should build a tower, no it is way more fun to do a cantelever or perhaps a hanger. The hardest I choice I didn't make and am now paying for is to realize that when one cooks chicken in the oven you probably should have enough brains to realize it can burn you and yeah it did. WoW that really did hurt.
So you see there are many very important decisions to make before I actually start to build a scaffold. Should I make it safe enough to support that rude over zealous pipe fitter that was dissing me earlier. I think I will allow morality to rule once again although I really do not care for the person he may end up falling on someone I actually care about and that would not be good. Imagine explaining that away. Yes Sir I placed that transom in it's proper position, he must have loosened the handrail to get his sorry butt onto the scaffold and in his careless and mindless action he so rudely fell upon my partner breaking my partners leg in several places. How inconsiderate is that I mean really Pipe Fitters. No sense of morality at all Now my partner will be off work and not have any income to support his six children and two wives. We will most likely have to do a collection bi weekly just to feed his hungry children.
Ok so that was my oneiric self speaking there. I am sure you followed quite intently and can now fathom how considerate we scaffolders are in nature.
So yesterday I was pratlling on about my 8 cylinder body. Well it did feel good for about 6 hours today when my Foreman asked who would like to work a 12 hour shift tonight. Wow another decision doesn't he know I am already swamped with a moral decision and can not really give this its' full attention. I mean who in thier right mind likes to work a 12 hour shift really think about it. I am pushing 60 years tender and sensitive in nature. Well it wasn't my brilliant mind that correctly summized the gross amount of money I would reap for oh say about 45 minutes of work. Now that sounds somewhat bloviating doesn't it. Please forgive me, that is what I was saying to my body that was SCREAMING AT ME....ARE YOU CRAZY?? I MEAN REALLY JUST LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TODAY!!. So I had no choice but to be aquiescent for the greater good of the 8 cylinder body. Afterall I have an image to uphold and cannot show weakness. Drivel isn't it. Ok, so my point is that whatever stage of life we are in,we always have choices to face. We have to be aware of choices we make each day and accept them as the true course of our existence. We cannot go throughout the day feeling or wondering if we are making the correct choices. Throughout the course of our lives,whether young or old. Trust your decisions and find solace in the fact that our parents did the best they could in the enormous task they faced. We are all in this sojourn together to support, cheer on, laugh with, cry with and to generally allow yourself to be aware of your age and whatever that may be. I know my age is showing, not only in the ever increasing grey hair I find or the ever increasing hair I can no longer see,because they are actually not there or I genuinely am unable to see due to cataracs or cannot remember where I last placed my glasses.
I have to commend as well as admire the courage, dedication and choices of two special peoplE. One in my life thanks be to God and the other semi displaced but never ever forgotten. Keri for her courage to overcome her demon and Tarrah for seeing that she has an opportunity to be richly rewarded for her courage to see humanity. We all have to be thank full for each day we have and the blessings within them.
Now can we just go and enjoy our age,whatever it may be!! Take Care all. God Bless
So you see there are many very important decisions to make before I actually start to build a scaffold. Should I make it safe enough to support that rude over zealous pipe fitter that was dissing me earlier. I think I will allow morality to rule once again although I really do not care for the person he may end up falling on someone I actually care about and that would not be good. Imagine explaining that away. Yes Sir I placed that transom in it's proper position, he must have loosened the handrail to get his sorry butt onto the scaffold and in his careless and mindless action he so rudely fell upon my partner breaking my partners leg in several places. How inconsiderate is that I mean really Pipe Fitters. No sense of morality at all Now my partner will be off work and not have any income to support his six children and two wives. We will most likely have to do a collection bi weekly just to feed his hungry children.
Ok so that was my oneiric self speaking there. I am sure you followed quite intently and can now fathom how considerate we scaffolders are in nature.
So yesterday I was pratlling on about my 8 cylinder body. Well it did feel good for about 6 hours today when my Foreman asked who would like to work a 12 hour shift tonight. Wow another decision doesn't he know I am already swamped with a moral decision and can not really give this its' full attention. I mean who in thier right mind likes to work a 12 hour shift really think about it. I am pushing 60 years tender and sensitive in nature. Well it wasn't my brilliant mind that correctly summized the gross amount of money I would reap for oh say about 45 minutes of work. Now that sounds somewhat bloviating doesn't it. Please forgive me, that is what I was saying to my body that was SCREAMING AT ME....ARE YOU CRAZY?? I MEAN REALLY JUST LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TODAY!!. So I had no choice but to be aquiescent for the greater good of the 8 cylinder body. Afterall I have an image to uphold and cannot show weakness. Drivel isn't it. Ok, so my point is that whatever stage of life we are in,we always have choices to face. We have to be aware of choices we make each day and accept them as the true course of our existence. We cannot go throughout the day feeling or wondering if we are making the correct choices. Throughout the course of our lives,whether young or old. Trust your decisions and find solace in the fact that our parents did the best they could in the enormous task they faced. We are all in this sojourn together to support, cheer on, laugh with, cry with and to generally allow yourself to be aware of your age and whatever that may be. I know my age is showing, not only in the ever increasing grey hair I find or the ever increasing hair I can no longer see,because they are actually not there or I genuinely am unable to see due to cataracs or cannot remember where I last placed my glasses.
I have to commend as well as admire the courage, dedication and choices of two special peoplE. One in my life thanks be to God and the other semi displaced but never ever forgotten. Keri for her courage to overcome her demon and Tarrah for seeing that she has an opportunity to be richly rewarded for her courage to see humanity. We all have to be thank full for each day we have and the blessings within them.
Now can we just go and enjoy our age,whatever it may be!! Take Care all. God Bless
Thursday, April 15, 2010
In The Chain Gang
Contrary to popular opinion being in this chain gang is not quite what you may think. You see in the scaffold worlds there is many acronyms and terminology used. Some I am able to repeat and others you would not want to hear. So I won't use my feeble mind to express my self forcibly. I am sure you will remember who uttered that famous quote. I Love it and I am trying not to do that. I think if I had a quarter for every time I have not said the dreaded colorful expletives I may not have to work ever again. It really does feel good not to indulge my speech with profanity. I am not sure what people may think about me and my grammar, but really I speak for myself not others. So they have their opinion and I have my speech. it's a good thing.
So there I went again off the subject. I am sure you don't mind too terribly hey? Anyway, the chain gang. When we build a scaffold that is quite high say between 12 and oh 80 feet we can arrange or configure the scaffold to accommodate a person on each level set at approximately 6'8" thereby allowing a human chain to be formed within the safe confines of said scaffold. We then start hollering our heads off as to what the #$%^& the hold up is when we don't get the gear we ordered. See what I mean about language...hehe. Us Journeymen can be a handful for the lowlife apprentices passing the gear up to us so we can appease the otherwise less intelligent pipe fitters and welders that never seem to stop complaining or just being plain ignorant. As you may have guessed, I do not hold them in a very high regard. But then they likely feel the same about me, but then I am the one building a safe scaffold. yeah right treat me with respect buddy. I have your life in my hands. I could crush you with a loose clamp or carefully misplaced transom or loosely fitted handrail. I know what you may be thinking and yes it is evil but hey don't make me go postal.
Okay, so by now you should have the jest of what a chain is in the terms of my life as a scaffolder. Not exciting I know but it does keep my grandchildren in dry panties ,skates, go to Sunday meeting clothes or Hockey games, ski boarding to practice the fine art of ski boarding or just plain transportation of said grandchildren. But really without all of my beautiful children and Family what would life be really. So enjoy the inheritance while you can for some day I will be in the as you guys said once, THE WRINKLE RANCH. LOL Just kidding. So anyway I was in the 1B furnace building for the Boiler Makers. I was actually told today that I move very well for someone not as old as my partner, who by the way is 14 years younger than me. Needless to say I suppose he was somewhat surprised when I told him. My partner is 45. So one could say with some elation that I have achieved my 8 cylinder body again. Except I too am actually trying to get down to 200 lbs. Yes it is hard but I feel i am achieving my goal as well. Thank You Keri for sharing your Blog with us all . You are an inspiration to us all.
At any rate I am likely back in the furnace tomorrow as night shift will likely not finish the build off tonight.And no the furnace is not on. Talk about a tan hey. Ok I am outta hee....who said that quote? Have a wonderful day and smile at someone today, they will smile back. it is contagious. And by the way don't kiss any frogs you may find on the road if you don't want it to steal your wheels. take care all i Love You God Bless xoxo
So there I went again off the subject. I am sure you don't mind too terribly hey? Anyway, the chain gang. When we build a scaffold that is quite high say between 12 and oh 80 feet we can arrange or configure the scaffold to accommodate a person on each level set at approximately 6'8" thereby allowing a human chain to be formed within the safe confines of said scaffold. We then start hollering our heads off as to what the #$%^& the hold up is when we don't get the gear we ordered. See what I mean about language...hehe. Us Journeymen can be a handful for the lowlife apprentices passing the gear up to us so we can appease the otherwise less intelligent pipe fitters and welders that never seem to stop complaining or just being plain ignorant. As you may have guessed, I do not hold them in a very high regard. But then they likely feel the same about me, but then I am the one building a safe scaffold. yeah right treat me with respect buddy. I have your life in my hands. I could crush you with a loose clamp or carefully misplaced transom or loosely fitted handrail. I know what you may be thinking and yes it is evil but hey don't make me go postal.
Okay, so by now you should have the jest of what a chain is in the terms of my life as a scaffolder. Not exciting I know but it does keep my grandchildren in dry panties ,skates, go to Sunday meeting clothes or Hockey games, ski boarding to practice the fine art of ski boarding or just plain transportation of said grandchildren. But really without all of my beautiful children and Family what would life be really. So enjoy the inheritance while you can for some day I will be in the as you guys said once, THE WRINKLE RANCH. LOL Just kidding. So anyway I was in the 1B furnace building for the Boiler Makers. I was actually told today that I move very well for someone not as old as my partner, who by the way is 14 years younger than me. Needless to say I suppose he was somewhat surprised when I told him. My partner is 45. So one could say with some elation that I have achieved my 8 cylinder body again. Except I too am actually trying to get down to 200 lbs. Yes it is hard but I feel i am achieving my goal as well. Thank You Keri for sharing your Blog with us all . You are an inspiration to us all.
At any rate I am likely back in the furnace tomorrow as night shift will likely not finish the build off tonight.And no the furnace is not on. Talk about a tan hey. Ok I am outta hee....who said that quote? Have a wonderful day and smile at someone today, they will smile back. it is contagious. And by the way don't kiss any frogs you may find on the road if you don't want it to steal your wheels. take care all i Love You God Bless xoxo
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Has Anyone heard of NORM
This is a sort of interesting little ditty that goes along with the CSE of the last entry. I am wondering if there may be any effects that may be beneficial to me in any way shape or form. Let me explain. As I said yesterday a CSE is a confined space entry. That means that we have to enter an area that has limited access or egress and can be harmful to ones health. Although most large conglomorats will say quite adimantly, there is nothing here that will harm you. I love the propaganda and all the rhetoric that spews endlessly from all the corporate share holders,Safety personnel and CEO's when it comes to producing what we desire in life.People actually go to war for this black gold. I find this to be a very sad state of affairs.We peons do not see the untold stories of horrors that occur each and every day to get this commodity. We go about the day rather blissfully just attempting to satisfy our task masters. My how things have not really changed since the days of the great pyramids hey. Probably the only thing that has changed is the monetary value we place on our daily task. Now please don't get me wrong as some may think I am bloviating. I am not!! Remember this ditty is about NORM in case we seemed to have strayed from the point. Sometimes I can get lost in a mindless rant. Probably what serves to keep me always on the edge of insubordination. So please feel free to check me and bring me back to point.
Now where were we at, oh yes the CSE. Well we had to sit through an information session to help explain what NORM actually means. Of course everyone is thinking Cheers as Keri-Ann has eluded to in her blogs. NOT!! So on went the discussion of what NORM is. He read so diligently from his prepared manuscript that which we all have heard a million times, OK I agree that may be an embellishment, but at least a couple of hundred times to be honest. He managed to settle any unnerving feelings or suspicions we may be suffering from. Yeah he was very good at his rhetoric.So as not to speak in tautology, we of course had an arms length of questions for him. Which he answered quite skillfully in an eredite manner. Now at this point I know you must be thinking when will this ever get to the point.
Remember we are erecting an inspection scaffold inside a vertical tower in which there are countless equations and permeentations of chemicals flowing every hour of every day. Within these tower walls are sheets of caked steel laden with the remnants of the coveted product. These remnants are called COKE no not the drug,although some may find it to be intoxicating. There in lies the root word TOXIC. Yes you heard it right!! Are you scared yet? Well you may be after you find out what NORM means. The things we learn each day in life is really astounding, don't you think?
How many of you remember a show starring a Doctor who is exposed to something and is forever changed? Well maybe I am aging myself but it was a kind of cool show to watch. I can only hope that NORM has a positive effect on me or at the very least some positive spin on growth. I will leave you to your imagination. I wonder where all my hair has retreated to? Wish full thinking I know, but hey I am getting that profile picture after all. Much to my Darling wifes' shagrin.
So you may have guessed the answer to NORM by now, so without any further drivle or prattling from me, here is the answer. Now we were told that we would have to work in a NORM environment for about 10 years round the clock to actually acquire any side affects from it. It can be ingested, although I cannot imagine people in their right mind doing such a thing. It can be inhaled or seep through your skin.if there were actually enough. We were also told that this is probably reoccuring in many environments we trust and actually love to be in or inhale. Smokers beware now.
The definition of this word that really is not a word but rather an acronym N.O.R.M. is Naturally Occuring Radioactive Materials. Yes RADIOACTIVE!! We were set aback as well, believe me.This is n ot the kind that can really hurt us like the Green Doctors' GAMMA rays. These are actually particles that split from the atom and are trying to get stable. So they bounce around in our everyday space, albeit a molecular space we cannot see with the naked eye, none the less they are there.
So after all that and many hours of toil we created that which is required and not indigenous to the vessel. A certified tagged and completely safe scaffold that will not hurt you unless one feels the urge to suddenly hurl him or her self out of the safe confines. And that was my day today, very much sweat and many Tyvek suits later. I am ready to retire. I am really proud of my Family. Tarrah in Africa Keri and Nadine laying a path forward to a happy and healthier life. I will bid adue to all. Good Night and God Bless Love You all xoxo
Now where were we at, oh yes the CSE. Well we had to sit through an information session to help explain what NORM actually means. Of course everyone is thinking Cheers as Keri-Ann has eluded to in her blogs. NOT!! So on went the discussion of what NORM is. He read so diligently from his prepared manuscript that which we all have heard a million times, OK I agree that may be an embellishment, but at least a couple of hundred times to be honest. He managed to settle any unnerving feelings or suspicions we may be suffering from. Yeah he was very good at his rhetoric.So as not to speak in tautology, we of course had an arms length of questions for him. Which he answered quite skillfully in an eredite manner. Now at this point I know you must be thinking when will this ever get to the point.
Remember we are erecting an inspection scaffold inside a vertical tower in which there are countless equations and permeentations of chemicals flowing every hour of every day. Within these tower walls are sheets of caked steel laden with the remnants of the coveted product. These remnants are called COKE no not the drug,although some may find it to be intoxicating. There in lies the root word TOXIC. Yes you heard it right!! Are you scared yet? Well you may be after you find out what NORM means. The things we learn each day in life is really astounding, don't you think?
How many of you remember a show starring a Doctor who is exposed to something and is forever changed? Well maybe I am aging myself but it was a kind of cool show to watch. I can only hope that NORM has a positive effect on me or at the very least some positive spin on growth. I will leave you to your imagination. I wonder where all my hair has retreated to? Wish full thinking I know, but hey I am getting that profile picture after all. Much to my Darling wifes' shagrin.
So you may have guessed the answer to NORM by now, so without any further drivle or prattling from me, here is the answer. Now we were told that we would have to work in a NORM environment for about 10 years round the clock to actually acquire any side affects from it. It can be ingested, although I cannot imagine people in their right mind doing such a thing. It can be inhaled or seep through your skin.if there were actually enough. We were also told that this is probably reoccuring in many environments we trust and actually love to be in or inhale. Smokers beware now.
The definition of this word that really is not a word but rather an acronym N.O.R.M. is Naturally Occuring Radioactive Materials. Yes RADIOACTIVE!! We were set aback as well, believe me.This is n ot the kind that can really hurt us like the Green Doctors' GAMMA rays. These are actually particles that split from the atom and are trying to get stable. So they bounce around in our everyday space, albeit a molecular space we cannot see with the naked eye, none the less they are there.
So after all that and many hours of toil we created that which is required and not indigenous to the vessel. A certified tagged and completely safe scaffold that will not hurt you unless one feels the urge to suddenly hurl him or her self out of the safe confines. And that was my day today, very much sweat and many Tyvek suits later. I am ready to retire. I am really proud of my Family. Tarrah in Africa Keri and Nadine laying a path forward to a happy and healthier life. I will bid adue to all. Good Night and God Bless Love You all xoxo
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Feeling Much Better
Well, it seems that I managed to make it through another day of Alberta at Scotford workin for the man. It was a good day. I thought I was going to have to do a (CSE ) confined space entry for all you novices out there. Anyway I was not chosen to go in and do the build. A good thing I guess it is time to let the younger guys,not that I am old by a long shot, do the work inside. Anyway we had some fun getting going as things were just not coming together as they should have. Pipe Fitters commandeering the work area. All in the name of safety for sure. But they are so slow in everything they do,drives me nuts. I was feeling great today and full of life as I am feeling a lot better. I actually think I am hitting on 6.5 cylinders now. I really can't wait to get back up to 8 cylinders.As for my Darling wife she is not having a good time with all the pollen floating around these days, but says she is okay and will get over it. We love living in Kelowna. I only wish that I could spend more time there. I am trying to get my own Construction Company going out there and hopefully it takes off enough to support us there so I won't have to spend time away. I pray that it happens and the Good Lord devises a plan and gives me the courage and strength to manage it there on my own. It is always tough trying to do things when the purse strings are so short. Why I am working away to purchase things I need.I will keep you posted and post a website of my construction compant when I get it up and running. This is where I will have to depend on my in house Tech (Scott) to assist me with all this technical stuff. I really do appreciate all the help he has been already. I do pray that there plan comes together and the Canadian Government sees fit to issue Canadian papers once and for all. Like watching paint dry getting the Feds to move. So now it's time to retire for another night as 4:00 AM comes all too quickly. Take care all who may be checking this out. Be well and be Safe.
Monday, April 12, 2010
New Day Has Come
Well here it is another day over in my scaffolding world. I managed to get away relatively unscathed. I only wish my weekend had been so pain free.I was sick as a dog. How sick is a dog anyway. Does anyone know ,really? Someone once said that they shoot sick dogs. Maybe I should rephrase the description, I am sure there are those out there that may like to shoot me,but I am totally not ready for that. So I settled for a visit to the local MD and he thankfully he prescribed a drug that will bring me back to the living. Although today, my throat was still a bit on the raw side. I have many things to be thankful for. Namely My children and their children althoiugh that ages me to some degree. But it is something I wish upon everyone as it is family that gives you the most rewarding of times. All the new beginnings and triumphs. let's not forget the bitter defeats well all suffer along this journey we so affectionately call life. Without visitudes how can we appreciate the next step. So we must always get back up and try try again. Just like my Grandson Elliot has done this past weekend and overcome his fear of falling and hurting himself. This is a life lesson we all have learned along the way. Always get back up on the bike and keep peddling forward. And speaking of which it is now almost a whole hour past my bed time of 8:00 PM. I know but I really need my sleep if I am to be worth anything tomorrow. Hope you all have a good night. Be well my family and my caring Darling Joan. I hope you feel better tomorrow. I Love you all with all that I am. God Bless and keep you safe, warm and Happy. Dad xoxo and PS; hover your mouse around my fish and you can watch them chase you for food.
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