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Yes, I'm sure my company would be able to cover it. However, then it would be a "recordable" incident and that is kind of a big deal in my industry. Even though I was not at fault whatsoever. Being the nice guy I am, I'm reluctant to pursue the matter as I'm not sure there is much to be done about the back pain anyway. I'm still on the fence with the issue as the pain seems to be nagging at me a bit more the past few days. I'm not too happy with the company I work for and have already accepted another gig doing the same thing with a better company. Still, I don't want to cause a fuss unnecessarily.

I can relate... I got rear ended a few weeks (while taking the company truck in for repair estimates on a collision before my arrival.)... I refused medical attention but told them my back hurt and felt the impact. It's been about three weeks and it seems to be getting worse. The car that hit me is uninsured so I'm hesitate to press the issue. The owner of the vehicle kind of pissed me off when I called inquiring about her insurance and she started getting all pissy and accusatory of me ... "The truck was fine when you drove it away... Now your back hurts"... So much for being nice and not trying to take advantage of the situation. Still not sure if I should press the issue or not? It's not that bad now, but who knows if it will be worse later... Do what you need to do do cover your ass when you get hit like you did.

I really like this one from a few days ago... I like the symmetry and the way the colors, lines and shadows play well together. DON'T DROP THE WRENCH!!!

I miss having a steady supply of Bacon in my diet. Gonna try to make Jimmy's 70th, but hard to tell if I can make it home then.

The scope gets broader w age... Cougars are cool! If you are in your 40s, she has to be around 65 to qualify as a cougar. It's like shooting fish in a barrel at the geriatric ward.

I'm over it, but it pays the bills... That sounds pretty cool, Water. Thanks.

I'm working out of Mointainair, NM, pretty much smack dab middle of NM. Yes, cool state, I just wish I could explore the mountain areas . I did visit a friend in Madrid... A really cool, artsy, hippie mountain town. As far as working nights, we have been shut down for weeks on end so pressure is coming from the powers that be to come in whenever the wind forecast is down, which has been in the wee hours of the night. Pretty stupid and it has still been too windy, for the most part. Off again all day today and just found out no work till Monday. Fine bye me as I still get paid and perdiem. Might go to Taos. Woot! They are usually monitored 24/7 remotely with techs on call for big outrages. Management is always concerned about % availability. We are here doing gearbox exchanges so it's pretty expensive to have the crane and crew sitting around for weeks on end. It can cost upwards of $250,000 a day for the crane & crew...

A few more...

IVAN Psyche. Peter Croft! Da Man, Alex Honnold sure gets it done, too. He's setting a mark that's gonna be hard to top. But he's far too young to fall into "my hero" category. Heroes can only be inspired in your youth. For me, anyway... After youthful delusions of grandeur, everyone is is just human.

Yesterday in NM... Working nights suck. But at least the sunrise is nice.

This is on top of a Vestas V90 nacelle... The hoops contain anemometers (wind meters) and are probably 2' in diameter. The nacelle roof is, I'd guess, about 10' wide x 15' long. 100 meters up. The yellow rings are tie off anchors and spaced about 5' apart. I got a great shot for "Extreme Ironing" the day before we left the site... I covertly hauled an ironing board and iron all the way up the latter, then set it up on top... Newer turbines are required to have climb assists (counter weights) or elevators, which are nice.

The scope gets broader w age... Cougars are cool!

Youth is AID!

I turn 60 later this year, with a little luck. My wife and I recently discovered the medicinal benefits of tart cherry juice. When I went to the store to score some, the young woman I asked about it said "do you have gout?". We take it for a touch of arthritis. It also helps us sleep through the night... You should try it for the gout Dave. d Yes, I've been pounding the stuff when I can get it... I'm working in a very remote area now but stock up at Trader Joes when I get to town. I broke down and got some Rx stuff too. Not sure what to credit, but the regime is working. Thanks for the tip though.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Now that I'm old and feeble and your Cross Fit studly, you'd prolly crush me if we squared off again. Just say'n, young gun...

Can you please repost in a larger font, some of us elderly can't read it in that size...

I'm 44 and that was the year I realized I will never be as strong as I once was. Still pretty "fit" compared to most my age but nothing like the good ole days. But, older is better than alternative. Most days anyway. Now I'm dealing with gout, which really sucks when it flares up. No beer for me.

OK, since I'm so bored out here in the middle of now where, New Mexico, I'll update my Wind TR... Mostly phone shots so sorry the quality is not there on quite a few... Clipper Site, Palm Springs, CA 2014 New Mexico, 2014 Dayton WA 2012/13 I've "Exceeded my limit of photos per day" but that's a few.

I have a Wind TR but I've not been good at updating it. I'm getting a pretty good collection of wind images and trying to figure out a niche to do it professionally. Most of the ones I take are just phone pics but that goes a long ways these days. Up till my lens gets all scratched up...

Thanks. Thread Hijack... Another plus with all the downtime here is I'm finally getting around to organizing the last 10 years of photos. As well as the painstaking slow process of uploading them to various online albums. Maybe, if folks are interested, I'll post a link here once I get my wind pics uploaded to another online photo vault... It is, after all, "climbing related". Installing the Studly Circle Jerk Practice Pod Here are a few more from doing the same gig in Palm Springs, CA last month. Gearbox exchanges, that is. Not sure why, but I really like the first one below. Talk about a heavy load!

I grew up in Northern Utah, so yeah, oh my hay-eck, I do ski. I'd like to check out Taos and other areas but I'm pretty limited as I only have a work truck. I already got rear-ended by some dumbass, uninsured local when I took the truck to ABQ. The irony that I get hit at a red light while taking the truck in for a repair estimate from when someone else smashed it prior to my arrival is a bad omen telling me not to wander too far from the farm. That, and we are usually on stand bye for the next day. Oh well, at least I still get paid either way. I think we may have actually worked 4 or 5 days since I got here at the beginning of the month... Why don't they install these damn things were it's not so windy? Here's a shot from work the other day... Rotor going back on.

Working out of Mountainair, NM, which is pretty much dead center of the state... A one motel po-dunk town on the verge of complete dilapidation. I guess the haunted motel "The Schafer Inn" is closed down since all the ghosts scared the tourons away. I did visit an old friend from AK. She lives in Naples, NM, which was quite the artsy, hippie, freak filled small mountain town. Not too far north of ABQ. The desert sure attracts the freaks... Takes one to know one.

Getting a little stir crazy here smack dab in the middle of now where New Mexico. Three days off and counting due to high winds. Spray beats re-run movies and chasing toothless women across the desert, but not by much, according to the recent spray scene. I'll collect my group hug when I get home, I recon.

Nor innocence, in a sense. In that case, deals off.