Taylor update...

Well, officially Taylor has been in school now for two weeks. He has gotten up on a pole 3 days and he's loving it. Other than trying not to walk funny after climbing all day, he's learning alot and thinks he'll really enjoy the work. He has not only started to make new friends but has managed to connect with many old friends from the Moscow area that now live in Boise. He even ran into a buddy from way back at a random bar watching football. Good times catching up with his friend Dane. The instructors sound like good ol' down to earth fellas that say it how it is. The total class size is 101 dudes. They are broken up into 3 classes. As I have heard many times from Tay he is stuck in the smallest classroom that used to be the equipment room, but they are all managing. After a couple hours in the classroom they go into the yard where they either climb, play with trucks or learn about the ground workings of Electrical stuff. All I know is Taylor is in heaven because of all the new specialized tools he gets to use and learn about. The funniest term I've heard him use so far is "the elevator" This is when you are climbing an old, used up pole and you slide down an area that has nothing for you to find a purchase on with your boot gaffs. (sorry if i spelled gaffs wrong, Tay) I do find that quickly Taylor is talking over my head about all sorts of lineman terminolgy. Can't even come up with examples right now. Overall, I think he is really enjoying himself. As I get pic's from him I'll post em and give you all a better idea of all that he is doing. Thanks to quick technology and webcam's using Skype, I think we'll make it through this pretty quickly. Take care everyone and send Taylor good climbing vibes. :)