Hey y’all!

Not much to say this week. I’m still trying to recuperate from my trip to Evansville. I haven’t worked so hard in quite a while. I started by getting up at 2am Monday morning to make a 5am flight, and once arriving in Evansville I proceeded to work until 11pm Tuesday night with the bulk of Tuesday being spent in a small hut in Louisville, KY. I must say our hut is in a quite scary part of town, and that I didn’t enjoy spending time in it after dark. For those of you playing along at home, and don’t think you know what a telecom hut is, guess again. These are the smallish aggregate looking buildings (huts) usually seen on the side of the road near railroads tracks.

So the hut is located in a very scary and seedy neighborhood in Louisville — it has had a sledge hammer taken to the door at some point in the past, and the day after I was there (late at night mind you), someone smashed a car through the tall fence with razor wire. Tall fences and razor wire are not common for a hut, but in this neighborhood it is a necessity. Also the gate is (supposed to be) automatic so you do not have to exit your vehicle until safely inside. However, when I was there this feature was conveniently BROKEN. However, given the car that ran right through the fence anyway, I’m not sure how safe I’ll feel when it is working again. Hopefully, I won’t have to go back.

Anyway, turned out to be quite a long day. I only had a week in Evv and quite a lot to accomplish — In the end I worked over 80 hours, and not being as young as I once was (but never as old as Will) it took a toll on me.

I am thinking about taking Friday off now, to go skiing (or snowboarding), which ever strikes my fancy.

On the Okemo front, it looks like we may be going to Killington instead. It would seem that my father in-law was able to procure us a free condo at said ski resort, and thus the reason for the change of plans. No matter which place we end up going to, y’all can rest assured that I will be having a great time drinking, skiing, and snowboarding, not necessarily in that order.

I did finish fierce invalids, very much worth reading if you find yourself in the market for a good book. Thanks, David!

And in other news, my in-laws bought a Subura Forrester (small world).

Peace and equanimity be with you.