My life as I know it....

S o a s most of you know (or maybe you don't) i am very interested in the wind turbines going up all over the world. when i graduated from tech i wanted to get into this a little more but got offered the landman position instead. so going with where the money was at the time i took that opportunity and well it's gotten me to this point of being laid off and a bum. I got the chance to take a 2 day class at the American Wind Power Center here in Lubbock. by far very interesting and learned a lot more about wind turbines and how they work, which is fascinating!! The things have a mind of their own. part of the class was that we got to climb a 50 meter wind turbine that is one of the only public accessible wind turbine in the states. since i'm starting to get back into shape i thought this would be a little bit more easy and since we worked out the night before i was feeling pretty good about making the climb....much to my thoughts i got put in my place real quick. it's a workout and well when you should use your legs more than your arms i did the opposite because i didn't wanna let go and fall (even though you are strapped in and on a line). but one of the most rewarding things i have done in my life, and an amazing feeling of just being on top of the world....and the funny thing is this wind turbine is only 50 meteres (the standard for this one is 60 meters but since it's in line with the airport they had to shorten it a little) but most wind turbines are twice that height at 100-120 meters...i couldn't imagine climbing another 50 meters...i had to take a breather at the half way point....anyway here are some pictures of me on top of the world!!!