It’s Good To Be Home

I’m finally home for 3 days after a 13 day road trip. When I first sat down at my CP I could think of a multitude of topics to blog about and couldn’t really zero in on any one in particular so I may ramble from one to the other.

For those that know about the accident it has been interesting trying to adjust to the loss of a finger. I have found it to be a big handicap these past couple of weeks back at work. There are literally things I do every day that, although I am right hand dominant, still requires an equal amount of the use of my left hand. I’ve always been comfortable working in the vicinity of high voltage but now I feel…. I don’t know how to describe how I feel… it’s not really nervous…. unsure would probably be a good definition. I have to teach my new hand how to work safe. As far as physically, the hand hurts like hell and it was way to soon to return to work.

But anyway… In the past 13 days I have been to a coal prep plant in Logan County, a mountaintop removal site in Boone County and another prep plant right here in Raleigh County. What do you think I’m going to talk about? I can’t help it, I have to talk just a little about mountaintop removal. This is an area of conversation and debate that can usually lead to an argument or disagreement. I don’t care…. I hate mountaintop removal. I love the outdoors, anybody that loves the outdoors should hate mountaintop removal. The problem lies in that no one else can see what they are doing. At least not the general public. As a citizen that does not work for the coal company or have direct business with the coal company then you would almost have as much luck getting access to Area 51. The coal company doesn’t want the general public to see what is going on just over the ridge from the roads the public travels every day. Any debate over mountaintop removal should be held at a mountaintop removal site.

That’s all I have to say about that…. for now.

I guess I’m a little addicted to blogging, I missed being out in the blogging community. We are an interesting bunch to say the least.

I’ve been tagged a couple of times so I’ll be catching up on those…. I promise

It’s good to be home.