Nearly a Month

Damn its been nearly a month since i blogged about anything. lots of shit's been happening.....got a new job....about to get a new vehicle(used but new to me) and to top it all off my wife's uncle went fishing again and put a trot line in exactly the same place that he and i did the time i was there but this time they caught a 72 pound catfish. talk about making you sick to your stomach. i saw that and wanted to cry. oh well shit happens eh? Got a new job as a tower climber/ data technician. the company (unbeknownst to me before hiring) installs radio antennas and radio towers. I was under the impression that i would be climbing towers and working on computers and the only time that i would be climbing would be if a satelitte was messed up or needed adjustment but boy was i wrong. First day two hours after i get there i am 200 feet up in the air helping another climber install a radio antenna. i wasnt too afraid when i did it the first time, that was until yesterday when i was climbing up to help fix some f'kin beacon lights on a 500 foot tower and i got up about 125-150 feet and the wind hit me. now keep in mind that i am not an avid climber nor am i very experienced in it but that wind hit me and the tower started swaying and at that moment my body decided that i had climbed high enough and i froze like a fuckin statue. Now that kinda throws a fuckin into the whole new job thing if you get hired as a tech/climber and climbin scares the shit outta ya from time to time. and its not like i can just say "well its a little windy today i dont think im gonna do any fuckin climbin today". here in west texas getting a day without wind happens about as often as a day with 3 foot of snow. i got back to the office and talked with the boss and he wanted me to think everything over and make sure that i still wanted to climb. what the hell am i supposed to say..... "no i dont likei it" my ass would be out on the street. Luckily i have an interview with a legitimate computer company monday and if all goes well the climb i did friday will be the last. of course i wont be making as much money but in my opinion i would rather be in a job where i am experienced and can kick ass and impress the boss and earn raises to get me back to what i was making climbing towers than to actually climb, randomly freeze up and not get the job done and end up getting my ass fired for not doing the job......and another thing is that i left a laid back job with which i had 3 years at to go to a job which (unknown to me before i started) scares the shit out of me and is in no way as laid back as what i left. with the new job there is no leniency ?sp and we must be there at 8 and work right upto 5. but i guess with more money comes more responsiblity. well hopefully this interview on monday goes ok and i get this job where i know what the hell im doing and can kick ass at. anyway ill keep on keepin on and see where the chips will fall.

Peace