career change

[bamabassman]

you read correctly gang, i am FINALLY changing jobs. starting may 7th, i will be employed with ETOWAH COUNTY ROAD DEPT. this is something i think will be my final job. i will still have the same retirement plan (alabama teachers retirement or RSA system).
as some
of oyu know, i have NOT enjoyed my 6 years working for the city where i am now. reasons? ok, there are 2 sets of brothers in the same dept, 3 sets of uncle and nephews, 2 sets of father and son. with only 20 or so guys in this dept there is a HUGE "good ol boy" attitude and it ain't what you know, it's who ya blow. for real. the dept head is on his way out in sept, or so he says. the mayor is in his 80's and will probably run again (been in office for over 12 yrs already). the place is run in the ground now. there aren't probably 3 trucks that would pass the ALDOT inspection. if oyu want a shovel....bring your own. i am NOT kidding either.
in the 6 years i have been here, we have NOT had ONE SAFETY meeting. NOT ONE! i had an oppertunity to get out and i am taking it. this is a hard choice i had to make. taking a bit of cut in pay to start out with. but i feel i'll recover it in 3 yrs or so.

there are a few of oyu here that know jsut how bad it has been for me working at this place. but we do what we have to do in order to survive.

i will now be working 4 10 hr days. and have a 3 day weekend EVERY WEEKEND. more paid holidays (12 i think) and 3 PERSONAL days which i can take at any time. accumilate vacation days quicker too. same medical benifits which is fantastic for us with lisa's medical issues. so lisa and i disscused this throughly and decided this, although a strain finacially, is the best choice for us in the long run.

so if i am not here as much monday through friday, oyu will understand. all i ask is for your prayers that this becomes as fruitfull as we pray it is.

ia m both excited and a bit concerned because at my age (50), jobs are not as easily attained as when i was 30,lol. but i am confindent that this will be ok.

just wante to let my brothers here to know what is going on with me when oyu see i am not here as often.
and please keep up the prayers for my sister in law ginger. she is going through the rough part of her therapy and chemo. she truly needs oyur prayers more than ever folks. thanks gang, i know i can ALWAYS count of oyu folks to help pull us through.