future

well, i took another job today. i am a journeyman lineman and i've always taken alot of pride in that. knowing that i have the ability to do what alot of people wouldn't even attempt to do. working 30 plus hours straight, extremely high voltages, all kinds of weather. i have rode out a hurricane in my bucket truck in louisiana, ive been dropped off on a bundle of energized conductor by a helicopter, ive rode a spacer buggy across canyons, transferred alot of energized conductor, restored power after hurricanes, ice storms, and tornadoes, and done all of that in just about every state you can think of in the u.s.a., and i am very proud of all of that. so, it was with great hesitance that i accepted this job. im going from working on 345,000 volts to 120 volts. despite the dangers involved with the high voltage, it was something i loved doing because of the challenges it provided. when the job was all done, it was a good feeling to look up there and say "i did that". i will sure miss that part of the job for sure. however, i won't miss being away from my family for 20 days at a time, or working every single weekend. there is nothing more important to me than my family and i guess sometimes we make sacrafices to ensure our family gets our very best. although i will miss being a lineman, the reward greatly outweighs the sacrafice. nothing is more important to me than being around to enjoy all the moments my son brings me. he is only little once, and you never get it back. so, here's to the end of a road and the beginning of another.