MontyJ
Deeply Rooted
It's been awhile since I've been here! Life has been pretty hectic lately, but now I find myself with some time on my hands so I can catch up with my TEG family 
Well, I guess the most important change I've had lately is that I'm currently unemployed. Don't panic though, it was voluntary. My co-workers and I suffered 9 years without a raise. Then last year we all finally got a measly .50 raise. This year it was supposed to be different, and our raises would bring us more in line with what technicians were making in the home office. For most, that was true. For me it was not. I was insulted with another .50 raise. I complained to the head office and got nowhere. I'm the most highly qualified tech in the company, or was. Because I was a satellite tech, it mostly went unnoticed, and what I did was poorly understood by the higher ups. Long story short, they thought I was bluffing about leaving. Oops, I wasn't. My old office is now left scrambling, trying to figure out how to handle all of the things I used to do.
Don't worry about us. I already have several good prospects and one solid job offer. I'm only out of work right now because I choose to be. I'll consider all offers and go where I think is best.
In other news, Dew is happy to have me around a little more lately. I was working 60+ hours a week, so we rarely saw each other except for a couple of hours in the evening and on the weekends. That was starting to get old.
Here's something some of you may find hard to believe, others may find interesting, and still others may feel somewhat angry about...
Dew now owns a handgun, and is training for her concealed carry permit.
That's right folks, Dew's packing heat in the form of a brand new Ruger LC9s compact semi-automatic pistol. She even has a concealed carry purse. Of course she can't carry yet without her permit. We went to the range for the first time yesterday and she did pretty well. I was a small arms instructor in the Navy, so I took her out for some basic observation.
I sent a few rounds down range with my S&W 9mm so she could get used to the sound and see the recoil before firing her own weapon. She didn't show any signs of trembling, as is common with new female shooters, so that was a good thing. After she shot 50 rounds, I have a good idea where she is and have started to develop a training program for her. If she can master the compact 9mm, she will be able to shoot anything she picks up.
On another front, our second oldest daughter came over with potentially bad news. It seems the grandmother of her daughter (the fathers mother) has Lynch Syndrom, and is dying of cancer. She's only 40 (I think). That gives the father a 50/50 chance of having it himself (it's passed down genetically) and if he tests positive, there is a 50/50 chance our grand daughter has it. If she does, it greatly increases her chances of getting cancer at a young age. We are praying and crossing our fingers. Tina's (grand daughter) father is scheduled to be tested, but we don't know when. If he comes back positive, Tina will be tested.
That concludes this installment of "Where the Heck Have Dew and Monty Been?"
Well, I guess the most important change I've had lately is that I'm currently unemployed. Don't panic though, it was voluntary. My co-workers and I suffered 9 years without a raise. Then last year we all finally got a measly .50 raise. This year it was supposed to be different, and our raises would bring us more in line with what technicians were making in the home office. For most, that was true. For me it was not. I was insulted with another .50 raise. I complained to the head office and got nowhere. I'm the most highly qualified tech in the company, or was. Because I was a satellite tech, it mostly went unnoticed, and what I did was poorly understood by the higher ups. Long story short, they thought I was bluffing about leaving. Oops, I wasn't. My old office is now left scrambling, trying to figure out how to handle all of the things I used to do.
Don't worry about us. I already have several good prospects and one solid job offer. I'm only out of work right now because I choose to be. I'll consider all offers and go where I think is best.
In other news, Dew is happy to have me around a little more lately. I was working 60+ hours a week, so we rarely saw each other except for a couple of hours in the evening and on the weekends. That was starting to get old.
Here's something some of you may find hard to believe, others may find interesting, and still others may feel somewhat angry about...
Dew now owns a handgun, and is training for her concealed carry permit.
That's right folks, Dew's packing heat in the form of a brand new Ruger LC9s compact semi-automatic pistol. She even has a concealed carry purse. Of course she can't carry yet without her permit. We went to the range for the first time yesterday and she did pretty well. I was a small arms instructor in the Navy, so I took her out for some basic observation.
I sent a few rounds down range with my S&W 9mm so she could get used to the sound and see the recoil before firing her own weapon. She didn't show any signs of trembling, as is common with new female shooters, so that was a good thing. After she shot 50 rounds, I have a good idea where she is and have started to develop a training program for her. If she can master the compact 9mm, she will be able to shoot anything she picks up.
On another front, our second oldest daughter came over with potentially bad news. It seems the grandmother of her daughter (the fathers mother) has Lynch Syndrom, and is dying of cancer. She's only 40 (I think). That gives the father a 50/50 chance of having it himself (it's passed down genetically) and if he tests positive, there is a 50/50 chance our grand daughter has it. If she does, it greatly increases her chances of getting cancer at a young age. We are praying and crossing our fingers. Tina's (grand daughter) father is scheduled to be tested, but we don't know when. If he comes back positive, Tina will be tested.
That concludes this installment of "Where the Heck Have Dew and Monty Been?"
that all tests for SIL and Granddaughter have good news.
