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17 years ago
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Well it has been quite a few months but yes I am back. (For all of you who give a damn.
Forgive me for my lack of exposure on the site, I have been very busy and just really haven't found the time to actually get the chance to log on.
Like I have said I have been busy. In the past few months I have been traveling Idaho trying to expand the family business.
So far the business is going great, although due to my dedication to propigating a successful company I have unintentionally married my job and it has comsumed much of my life.
I have recently been promoted to the position of Feild Supervisor. Pretty much what I do is fill in anywhere I am needed, at any time and check on our sites on a whim.
To put in perspective four years ago my family decided to start a security business. In the first year we barely were about to break $5,000. Second year nailed us our first two contracts. Small but they were something. Many times payment was being taken to dinner.
After our second year the Lord blessed the company and gave us one of our first major contracts. Since then we have really started to expand exponetally... that is not spelled correctly is it, but I digress.
Geograhically I live roughly 2 hours from the Candaian boarder. Since we started we expanded from my home county to the boarder and we are now expanding southward. Recently I have just returned from an expedition that has lead to a very lucrative ally.
In June we were given the oppritunity to take on a small mill in the Kamiah (cam-EE-I not ka-May-uh, this is not DBZ) area, a small mill but a major outpost for the Mid-Idaho area. Now for all who have no idea who this is, I suggest one day driving south from where you live for about five hours traversing some of the windiest roads you can possibly think of. That is what it is like every time I have to head to this site. It is not fun, and the only positive note to this is that I very much enjoy driving.
In August a LARGE and I mean large, sawmill began to have problems with the union on site who were threatening to strike. We received the call and within 24 hours we, that being myself and several of my co-workers were on our way. After two weeks of standing gaurd on this site we are told that the union is being delayed on the affirmation of the strike and we can go home.
Now mind you that during these two weeks, the tempature reached no less than 100 F on a daily basis the hottest day reaching 120 F.
At this point I would like to point out that the city of Lewiston:
1. is supported mainly by this limber mill, and the seaport. Yes Idaho has a port district. Now on the mere chance of a strike, many of the businesses quickly started to see that business was slowing down.
2. Lewiston is the first big city south of Coeur D' Alene, everything between is the Indian Reservation or small towns relying on the farming industry.
and 3. Lewistion is built in a HUGE desert like canyon. Coming off the main hill into the city you can pull over and scan the entire city. Due to this muc hof the exhaust is trapped inside the canyon building the greenhouse gases and the entire city can become a veritable sauna.
The hill down to the main street has roughly 2 miles long but has three runaway truck ramps. For those who don't what those are, imagine the steepest hill you can find. If ever the brakes on the semies ever fall this is the contingacy plan. They pull off into this pit of peat gravel. It then in turn grabs the tires slowing down the truck.
So now knowing this please understand that when I say it was 100+ each day, I am not adding in the trapped in heat. Heat stroke is no fun especially after you have down five or six bottles of water in roughly 2 and a half hours.
So finally, at the end of the first week, the heat breaks. No because it got cooler but because a horrendous wind storm came in.
Now imagine if you will driving down the street and suddenly, without warning your visibility drops from a clear veiw to 10% due to a sudden dust storm and 70 mph winds. Opening your eyes meant that your eyes would sting from the sandblasting you were already recieving and you were very quickly blinded.
Well to make a long story short the venture was a major success and hopefully by this time next year we will have enough contract that I can move there and take the postion of regional manager. Well lets hope.
That sums up where I have been and again I want to apologize for my absence.
On other notes, Foxy Tangerine, I hope your friend gets out of the hospital soon and he will be in my prayers. I am sorry that you and those close to your friend are placed in such a saddening situation.
Well for those who actually noticed I came back, thanks and feel free to leave a comment.
Forgive me for my lack of exposure on the site, I have been very busy and just really haven't found the time to actually get the chance to log on.
Like I have said I have been busy. In the past few months I have been traveling Idaho trying to expand the family business.
So far the business is going great, although due to my dedication to propigating a successful company I have unintentionally married my job and it has comsumed much of my life.
I have recently been promoted to the position of Feild Supervisor. Pretty much what I do is fill in anywhere I am needed, at any time and check on our sites on a whim.
To put in perspective four years ago my family decided to start a security business. In the first year we barely were about to break $5,000. Second year nailed us our first two contracts. Small but they were something. Many times payment was being taken to dinner.
After our second year the Lord blessed the company and gave us one of our first major contracts. Since then we have really started to expand exponetally... that is not spelled correctly is it, but I digress.
Geograhically I live roughly 2 hours from the Candaian boarder. Since we started we expanded from my home county to the boarder and we are now expanding southward. Recently I have just returned from an expedition that has lead to a very lucrative ally.
In June we were given the oppritunity to take on a small mill in the Kamiah (cam-EE-I not ka-May-uh, this is not DBZ) area, a small mill but a major outpost for the Mid-Idaho area. Now for all who have no idea who this is, I suggest one day driving south from where you live for about five hours traversing some of the windiest roads you can possibly think of. That is what it is like every time I have to head to this site. It is not fun, and the only positive note to this is that I very much enjoy driving.
In August a LARGE and I mean large, sawmill began to have problems with the union on site who were threatening to strike. We received the call and within 24 hours we, that being myself and several of my co-workers were on our way. After two weeks of standing gaurd on this site we are told that the union is being delayed on the affirmation of the strike and we can go home.
Now mind you that during these two weeks, the tempature reached no less than 100 F on a daily basis the hottest day reaching 120 F.
At this point I would like to point out that the city of Lewiston:
1. is supported mainly by this limber mill, and the seaport. Yes Idaho has a port district. Now on the mere chance of a strike, many of the businesses quickly started to see that business was slowing down.
2. Lewiston is the first big city south of Coeur D' Alene, everything between is the Indian Reservation or small towns relying on the farming industry.
and 3. Lewistion is built in a HUGE desert like canyon. Coming off the main hill into the city you can pull over and scan the entire city. Due to this muc hof the exhaust is trapped inside the canyon building the greenhouse gases and the entire city can become a veritable sauna.
The hill down to the main street has roughly 2 miles long but has three runaway truck ramps. For those who don't what those are, imagine the steepest hill you can find. If ever the brakes on the semies ever fall this is the contingacy plan. They pull off into this pit of peat gravel. It then in turn grabs the tires slowing down the truck.
So now knowing this please understand that when I say it was 100+ each day, I am not adding in the trapped in heat. Heat stroke is no fun especially after you have down five or six bottles of water in roughly 2 and a half hours.
So finally, at the end of the first week, the heat breaks. No because it got cooler but because a horrendous wind storm came in.
Now imagine if you will driving down the street and suddenly, without warning your visibility drops from a clear veiw to 10% due to a sudden dust storm and 70 mph winds. Opening your eyes meant that your eyes would sting from the sandblasting you were already recieving and you were very quickly blinded.
Well to make a long story short the venture was a major success and hopefully by this time next year we will have enough contract that I can move there and take the postion of regional manager. Well lets hope.
That sums up where I have been and again I want to apologize for my absence.
On other notes, Foxy Tangerine, I hope your friend gets out of the hospital soon and he will be in my prayers. I am sorry that you and those close to your friend are placed in such a saddening situation.
Well for those who actually noticed I came back, thanks and feel free to leave a comment.
