thanks,surreal and vass!! its getting rather ,for the lackof a better word,"OLD" working away from home. but thats par in the life of a construction worker at times,especially for one who hails from the U.P. Northern Michigan isnt the hot spot for const opps in the winter months,so i have to do whatever i gotta for work.
oh,yea,that remote starter is a wonderful thingy!! its been close to 0 deg F a few nights and hopping into a warm truck with the windows defrosted is great!! and smiling and waving to those other folks scrapping their windows (and getting dirty looks back,i might add) is only icing on the cake

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i should be home sometime around the end of april,if i dont accept a job in indiana. but i think wifey will flip if i do that. you see,i m not the only one whose lonesome!!
an;yway,thanks everyone. i really enjoy coming here while out of town and reading and laughing. you are a great group.
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