Wednesday, October 22, 2008

To Egypt or not to Egypt

I was all super pumped about buying a ticket to Cairo until i saw the prices. $1500 wouldn't be so bad if i was staying overseas for three or four months, but for just one month, i am pushing my budget. The plan now is to wait until mid December or so in hopes that the slumping economy will scare away travelers in turn lowing the price for me? It could happen?
My truck i still not fixed, but hopefully this week. Gas $2.99! i want to fill up.I think i am buying Silver tomorrow morning. My friend who is a financial adviser has advised me to do so. Back when i killed fish for a living, i had no problem killing fish. Now that i work in a field where i am helping fish i don't like killing them. I transported 25 Adult Coho Salmon from Wells Dam, where we trap them 45 minutes away to the Hatchery in Winthrop, WA. When i got there 10 were dead. Lack of oxygen. We carry them in a tank that has a constant flow of oxygen, but these fish were too big and packed in too tightly. I was told to carry 25, so it wasn't my fault, but you still feel bad. Eight females, so about 20,000 eggs or baby salmon that never had a chance. Science isn't an exact science so these things happen. My suggestion of carving them up and putting them in the smoker did not go over too well, just trying to make lemonade out of lemons

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