For over 20 years I can say I have a guy! Yes, that does sound gay in my mind but, Jim nor I shall we say goes that way. I have always thought myself as handy but certain  areas I just lack the right skills. Specifically heating and air conditioning and electrical are where my skills are lacking.

I think we first met when my air conditioning broke at our old home. Somehow I found Jim and all these years I have never called anyone else. Jim is the most knowledgeable HVAC guy I have ever met and I have met quite a few through my hotels where the need comes up often for repair. I have recommended him to numerous people and companies and every time that Jim was chosen for the job he did a great job and when it was done it was done right. You can’t say that about a lot of people.

Knowing someone for over 20 years you get to know them a little deeper than most people. Both of us have shared our ups and downs in life with each other and I swear to you that I know if I need him in a hurry he’d be there when I needed him. How many friends do we have that we can say that about them.

All right, now its time to get down to business. If anyone in Crown Point or Northwest Indiana have a need for HVAC work to be done give Jim a call at 219-232-9661 or look up his company J&L Mechanical here. You won’t regret it.

My Opinion Once Again

In my opinion I think I’m typical of many older people in that I find that I have less patience. I have less patience with “Grandma” drivers! You know the ones… who go too slow or are in the left turn lane and they go straight and cut you off and think nothings wrong! The left turn arrow on the street beneath thier car is about 8-10 feet accross and bright yellow but they can’t see it. But what do I know its only my opinion!

Or how about kids who can’t count change back that work in stores. They rely on the computer to tell them what to give back. God forbid if we are ever attacked and they do some sort of EMT Pulse Machine and wipe out all electrical what would these kids do? How about simple courtesy? Holding the door for someone, if you offer someone something in front of other people don’t you also offer it to the others in the room?

In my opinion the next generation coming into the workplace seems to be missing a number of skills.  I think many of them spent too much time in front of the “gaming console” killing off the zombies, running over people, hunting aliens, mastering their online martial arts skills! Unfortunalty those skills just aren’t too popular in the workplace these days. I don’t know, pulling out a 15 inch bowie knife out of the sheath and holding it up to a clients stretched out neck might get the client to sign the contract a little faster!

But then again whom am I to judge. I’m like many other typical baby boomers that grew up having a work ethic, learned common courtesy, I had a full time job since 2nd year of high school, I could entertain myself without the TV or internet (though that is a hard one), volunteer my time when its needed and basically care for my fellow man! Yet so many of  the baby boomers are out of work and our skills just aren’t enough any more. I better keep practicing killing those aliens, who knows when the next job offer might come along it might be important! I forgot what generation this is coming into the workplace. I know there was generation X, we must be on “Z” by now! In My Opinion, its time to start over anyway and the next generation should be “A” and maybe we will get it right this time?

BALTIMORE (June 2, 2010) — One of the best post-exercise recovery drinks could already be in your refrigerator, according to new research presented at the American College of Sports Medicine conference this week. In a series of four studies, researchers found that chocolate milk offered a recovery advantage to help repair and rebuild muscles, compared to specially designed carbohydrate sports drinks.

Experts agree that the two-hour window after exercise is an important, yet often neglected, part of a fitness routine. After strenuous exercise, this post-workout recovery period is critical for active people at all fitness levels — to help make the most of a workout and stay in top shape for the next workout.

The new research suggests that drinking fat free chocolate milk after exercise can help the body retain, replenish and rebuild muscle to help your body recover. Drinking lowfat chocolate milk after a strenuous workout could even help prep muscles to perform better in a subsequent bout of exercise.

So thats what that large mass is protruding on the front of my body… Muscle from all the Chocolate Milk I’ve been drinking all these years! Those Double Stuff Oreos were probably helpful also in building that muscle mass! If I only knew I was so athletic, I would have competed more when I was younger! Oh I can feel the burn.. I better get more Hershey’s!