Hark! What do I see on the horizon? (Charleston, Man: sales, transporting)
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I wonder if that's good.
Correlated to that, I wonder where I could find a decent rental in Hampshire Co. I assume that's where the post is, but I couldn't say which city. Again, I assume Romney, just for size. But who knows.
Some nice little eataries in Romney...nice train ride too...better check on that rental...times awastin'....you know yur gettin' the job...but what if the dept has a nice empty chalet somewhere? or one of those old FEMA trailers from the '85 flood...
We have every confidence in your ability to survive...remember the glades at Snoeshoe and that family of bigfoot there?
In 5 years, you will be a hillbilly like the rest of us...I'm tellin' you it's in the water...
I will live out of my tent before living in a Formaldehyde can-dominum.
After all the stress these holidays, I think the best part about getting this job would be telling my inlaws that Richard's dropping out of school and we're moving 8 hours away. Priceless!
I believe WVU, Mountain State, and probably others have satellite campuses or offer off-campus classes. Maybe there is on near Romney. (Hubby had taken some Masters classes at Jackson's Mill, I had taken a couple classes at night at a high school near us).
I visited some folks in Moorefield and then on to Romney today. I went home via Ft. Ashby up to Cumberland. I saw some apt buildings along my travels, some looked nice from the outside- solid brick etc..
My godfather has a two bedroom 900 sq.ft. one story log cabin outside of PawPaw he's looking to rent. It's a few minutes up the mountain from Stony Creek along the Cacapon. Might be a bit far but it sure is peaceful. My godfather is a forester and commercial appraiser.. Both he and his wife live just down the road a stretch from the cabin and they are terrific, just terrific. Spent Thanksgiving with them and their extended family.
Threerun, if I'm in that area, I will definitely drop you a line. Hubby's majoring in Forestry, and I bet he'd like a little 'manly woods talkin'. lol.
Richard just laughed when I told him about that. I think he finds WV more appealing every day. How are forestry type jobs around there? He's majoring in Forestry, and probably has enough to get a certificate, but not enough for a degree. He's also quite the maintenance man. He's worked maintenance for the dorm complex for three years, odds and ends: plumbing, electrical, mechanical, carpentry. If we do move down there, he'll want either a full time job, or a part time job and continue toward his forestry degree.
I've done some forestry work myself a time or two. I researched carbon flux (in regards to global warming) in black spruce trees in bog plantations in northern Manitoba. My last job was two-fold: studying aspen regeneration in clear-cut forests, and researching whether a timber cruise provides an accurate representation of coarse woody debris distribution within a stand. Was interesting, and I learned a lot. I can ID every Michigan tree species by bark/bud (useful in the winter), and most North American species by leaves/bark/buds. Not necessarily a fun party trick, but handy to have, I suppose.
He'd fit right in. One of the guys that does work for him is also a heavy equipment operator. He can wield a track-hoe like no other I've seen. (Which comes in very handy when we're cutting firewood.. Just stick the arm out and *whack* the tree down then pick it up to cut at waist height, lol.. They're all pretty much jack-of-all trades guys.
I'd imagine you'd learn a lot from these guys as they've been woodsmen all their lives. I know I learn more 'stuff' everytime I'm with them. Never knew the origins of the Serviceberry (pron.- 'Sar-vis barry' by us hicks) bush/tree until a few years ago.
I think forestry work is a little slow right now. I know the MeadWestvaco plant near Ft. Ashby (I think) is holding its' own.. Of course it's now owned by Cerberus, which is not neccesarily a good thing depending on who you talk to.
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