Yes.... It has been a while......

[charlie_the_tuna]

hey all. I hope this thread finds you all well. not much exciting going on right now. i'm just gonna quickly catch you guys up. my little guy, who is now 17 years old, 6 foot and 225, has been taking plumbing in boces. for those who don't know what boces is, it's a high school trade school that they go to for half the day and regular school the res of the day. he's in 11th and next year they teach them HVAC. there is a pretty good shortage of plumbers up here on the island of long so I hope he sticks it out and makes a career of it. my big guy is working full time in an emergency room and going to school for something in the health field. we're not quite sure what yet but he does like the action of the hospital so we're hoping he sticks that out too.
i'll be getting ready to retire in 6 years if the numbers look good so I've been knocking out some decent o/t. because of this and the fact that I don't have a car, the boss says we start looking for a little something in the 17-19 foot range for next season. cant wait.
oh, my wife's aunt died of cancer last month. 57 years old and it just took over her body. shame! on the other hand, she had a 2004 Toyota rav 4 with 108K on it. she took very good care of it and kept every record since new. we snatched it up for $1,600. so when my little guy gets his license in june he has a car to drive to work.
as said, I hope this little update finds you and yours happy and healthy. I know we haven't heard from a few members in quite some time. I hope all you guys are well also.