Friday, June 15, 2007
Rain in FL... Finally...
Woo Hooo!!! I finally got my phone. It took until yesterday but I finally got the replacement through insurance. It's a real pain when you have to get a police report and you're not right there. Added a couple days to the process...
Looks like I'm home for the summer. Looking forward to some R&R, that bike trip in July and what ever else might come my way... I bought a tour pack for the bike so Stacey has more room to put stuff. A friend is painting it to match my bike and it should be ready next week.
Gotta run and get all my "honey do" list done and out of the way so I can enjoy myself...
The rain is kinda messing up afternoon riding right now but we've been so dry for so long that it is a most welcome interruption
Looks like I'm home for the summer. Looking forward to some R&R, that bike trip in July and what ever else might come my way... I bought a tour pack for the bike so Stacey has more room to put stuff. A friend is painting it to match my bike and it should be ready next week.
Gotta run and get all my "honey do" list done and out of the way so I can enjoy myself...
The rain is kinda messing up afternoon riding right now but we've been so dry for so long that it is a most welcome interruption
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Cell Phone Withdrawal
Damn, this is driving me nuts. Just Friday afternoon when passing thru Atlanta on my way here to OK I misplaced my cell phone. Realized it just as I was sitting down on the plane. They let me off to check the Gate area but no phone... Contacted Verizon about a replacement but that will take a few days and I think, after talking to Delta Lost & Found that it may be there in Atlanta but was hard to get details from them late Friday. I've got an almost 3 hour layover in Atlanta later this afternoon so I should be able to locate it if it's there...
Funny how much we miss things that weren't even a part of our lives just a few years ago. I've just been really anxious since I can't get in touch with friends and family. I've used the General's calling card a couple times for "important" or "necessary" calls but it's not the same a being able to call or text anyone, anytime for any reason, not ot mention the navigation feature. I really missed that last night trying to find a hotel and local restaurants
Oh well, it's now 3:30 AM and wouldn't be able to contact anyone until sometime much later in the day anyway, which makes me feel a little more at ease...
Funny how much we miss things that weren't even a part of our lives just a few years ago. I've just been really anxious since I can't get in touch with friends and family. I've used the General's calling card a couple times for "important" or "necessary" calls but it's not the same a being able to call or text anyone, anytime for any reason, not ot mention the navigation feature. I really missed that last night trying to find a hotel and local restaurants
Oh well, it's now 3:30 AM and wouldn't be able to contact anyone until sometime much later in the day anyway, which makes me feel a little more at ease...
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Oklahoma???
Yep, that's right, I'm in Oklahoma, about 3 hours north of Dallas TX on Hwy 69, Mile Marker 69, just outside of a small town called Kiowa. There are a couple Indian Casino's around and a bunch of drilling rigs but not much else. I flew into Dallas yesterday, first class no less, got my rental car, a convertible Toyota at that (sometimes the General is so generous), and drove here last night. Slept most of today, working night shift tonight and get to go home tomorrow. Now, just think about all that expense, 2 one way first class flights from Daytona to Dallas & return, the rental car, food and hotel, all for one 12 hour shift of work. Sometimes it just doesn't make sence to me the way they do things but hey, it got me 36 more bonus hours so I ain't complaining.
Hell, my manager called me last week about going to Qatar for a month to relieve the Site lead. Sounded suspiciously like the time I got sent to India for the same purpose and got stuck for months... Wasn't gonna happen this time, told him to forget I exist until September unless it was short term, stateside work... but I think this will be it for the summer. I know, that sounds all to familiar but a guy can hope, right?
Gonna miss a "big" party tomorrow. Cracker's annual blowout is a big deal for us local folk in Deland. It's one of the biggest parties of the year. I should be able to catch the end of it but by the time I get there it will definately be way ahead of me and don't know if I want to deal with all those drunks without being there myself. There is a memorial run tomorrow at 10 AM that I'll miss for a friend who passed away some time back and the party starts at about 4PM so I'm sure by the time I arrive at about 8:30 things will be well in gear and striding rapidly forward...
Hell, my manager called me last week about going to Qatar for a month to relieve the Site lead. Sounded suspiciously like the time I got sent to India for the same purpose and got stuck for months... Wasn't gonna happen this time, told him to forget I exist until September unless it was short term, stateside work... but I think this will be it for the summer. I know, that sounds all to familiar but a guy can hope, right?
Gonna miss a "big" party tomorrow. Cracker's annual blowout is a big deal for us local folk in Deland. It's one of the biggest parties of the year. I should be able to catch the end of it but by the time I get there it will definately be way ahead of me and don't know if I want to deal with all those drunks without being there myself. There is a memorial run tomorrow at 10 AM that I'll miss for a friend who passed away some time back and the party starts at about 4PM so I'm sure by the time I arrive at about 8:30 things will be well in gear and striding rapidly forward...
