First day

Well it was my first day today at the city. Ya know it doesn't matter what city your in being a garbageman is the same anywhere. except... I really hope it was the guy I was with but some of the safety stuff they do or more don't more do kinda has me concerned. But I've been around awhile and I'll just work safely the way I know how. I guess there is a reason I've never hit anything with my truck.
It was like Christmas this afternoon. After we got back to the yard we went to stores and got me a whole whack of new kit: gloves, rain gear, overalls it was kinda neat then we did the tour of the yard and buildings. I think I'm gonna like it here.

Cam

CUPE loc 774

Well It's official I am now the newest member of CUPE loc 774 as the newest employee of the city of Abottsford. Yeah for me. This does take a fair bit off my mind. I start on Monday. I get to train for a week for a job I have done for the past 12 years.

I went in today to officially accept the position. It was offered last night over the phone. I'm really glad I didn't cash out the 8 years of pension I had at the city of Vancouver because I did the math and I found I can retire with full pension at 55-56 area (all cities have the same municipal pension plan). Woo Hoo only 23 years to go.

Sometimes the light is a train

I have been watching abit of a train wreck as of late. A friend of mine decided they didn't want to be married anymore. The reason's of witch are not important to the story. What is important is how they did it. They lied to almost everybody around them and said it was to protect the one they were leaving. Then they satrted not being themselves not just the lieing but they got jeloues concited and all the attention had to be on them all the time, a complete 180 to how they were and a complete 180 from the reason I and many other liked them.

First there was an infatuation then an affair and then after being confronted by there spouse they lied and denied it. Now it'sworth mentioning that I only think people lie because they think other people are stupid. Well their spouse wasn't stupid then started to relize "maybe it's not all my fault" and slowly eveyone around them started seeing it all wasn't the spouse fault. Now because of the lies and decepition my friend is a train wreck. It was painful to watch but as you may imagine it's kinda hard to stop a runaway train.

Over 10 years ago I had a wife (no not Lorna) and she couldn't tell me the truth if her life depended on it. I don't know why. I don't think I ever gave her reason to lie to me. But she did even after she left she couldn't tell me the truth that she had left for another man. I knew his name, where he lived where he worked (they worked for the co. but he was in Calgary). She lied to me one last time and I told her "I'm not blind or stuip you leaving didn't hurt you lieing, now that hurt". I don't think she ever got it I hope and pray that she did. I hope her lies didn't backfire on her like they did to my friend

I guess people are just looking for that greener grass. So is that pain and misery my friend is going through is that becasue the fence is really high and hard to get over or is that lush grass just a mirage. All I know for me is if all that haddn't happened to me I would never had met Lorna I wouldn't have had kids. There is not a friend I hold dear to me now I would have. I know I found a much better field I hope Marie did and I hope my friend does to.

One step in front .....

Well here I am. I felt like I was twisting in the wind there for a while. I'm sure a good measure of that was my fault but there come times when I just don't care. But enough of that. I found out tomorrow I got the job with the city of Abbotsford. I don't know yet if I'm happy or not. I really don't like being a garbagman but I sure like having a little left over at the end of the week!! So I'm a sellout kill me!! I just came back from my small bore range saftey coures the other day what a great time. It was one of the best weekends I have had in a long time. I'm kinda guilty about that but what am I supposed to do have a crappy time on purpose. I forgot how nice the ferry trip is on a nice day and how great Victoria is to walk around.


This writing about myself and my thoughts is very new to me. I'm not used to putting my self out there I find every word I type i'm reading over two or three times to make sure I'm not writing about stuff I'm not supposed to or censuring myself not because I hold the secret to the caramilk bar or anything but because I hold my thoughts to myself. (Some may find that hard to believe but about all the important things I do) and I respect those that hold to there privacy.

anyways until next time

cam