To all

> families, Mark

>> families, Mark
>Mark,
> Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year in what ever endeavors you take

>drawn back.
> Our blood becomes galvanized from all the cuts we suffer, our lungs

>right behind ya...

> wrote:
>>> Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!! Thinking of
>>> hanging up the gauges in 2008, my brain says yes but my body says
>>> no-way hoze. Its a young mans trade and its probably time to pass
>>> the torch....so carry on my friends, you are in one of the most
>>> demanding, difficult, and thankless jobs- PEACE to you and your
>>> families, Mark
>> Mark,
>> Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year in what ever endeavors
>> you take up.
>> You might want to consider a transitional period from full time
>> to retirement. A reduction in hours as a transitional phase out of
>> the trade can help reduce the stress and anxiety of such a big
>> change. If you go cold turkey, you may be drawn back into the fold.
>> This trade can be quite addictive and I have seen many get out only
>> to be drawn back.
>> Our blood becomes galvanized from all the cuts we suffer, our
>> lungs wouldn't know what to do with out a coating of fiberglass and
>> chemicals and our bodies will miss the Summer's heatstrokes and
>> Winter's hypothermia of our limbs. OTOH, Hold the door, I right
>> behind ya...
> Carrying about 5 loads of shit up a 30 foot ladder and across
> a few hundred feet of hot roof, knowing that after a day's work you'll
> finish out by carrying it all down again in the peak afternoon heat.
> The face-fulls of Phosgene. The clouds of dust and mold while
> servicing a unit that finally stop working after 10 yeas of no
> service. Carrying extension ladders through the mall after ( or ON )
> Thanksgiving, setting them up in stores to climb up into the ceiling
> looking for air handlers. Getting bitched at for not filling out
> 'perfect service tickets' on the 10 calls you took today. Placing
> bets on whether you can actually eat dinner before the pager goes off.
> Going back down to the truck for a can of bug spray to deal with the
> wasp's nest you just found in a unit. Walking around all the hot
> office babes while you're covered with dirt and smelling like shit
> from working out in the 95 degree heat all day. THINKING you're
> driving home, until the radio goes off, and you hear the magic words
> 'I've got another call for you'.
> Yeh, I sure miss it :-)
> --
> Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!!
> http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
> Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me
> 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
> 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
> HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's
> Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/