Summer is over here on Long Island. The air is filled with the high pitch sounds of leaf blowers form everywhere you turn. We will have to put up with the racket until the end of November.

We removed the air conditioners from the widows last month ans last week the room fans were cleaned and put away. Last night the storm windows were shut to ward off the cold.

Kind of strange. It is in the 50's right now and I dread it. But in the spring I cannot wait for the thermometer to hit 50 and keep climbing. For some reason there is a difference between 50 in the spring and 50 in the fall. The fall is colder.

This week will start the official change of summer clothing to winter clothing. A process I dread as much as house painting. I really hate having to go to winter wear with the bulk. But need to in order to protect myself from the impending cold weather that we are about to have.

Along with the change over comes the boots, gloves and scarves. All signs that we are going to face old man winter and the snow that he brings. I hate snow BTW.

The building we are in has no insulation at all. It is about 100 years old. We thought about tearing down the plaster walls and insulate or even have it blown in. But when we did the math there was no cost advantage. The break point would be ten years down the road. And I know for a fact that we will not be in this building for those 10 years. So where is the savings?

Now with the newest announcement in Newsday that the oil prices here are going to skyrocket makes the desire to head south for warmer climates all the more appealing. Even if we could switch over to gas heat the costs would be outrageous at best. LIPA is no bargain for they charge the highest utility rates in to country. Plus add to that the cost of converting from oil to gas is unthinkable. And once again there is the break point as to when, if ever would we see a savings with everything combined.

And let's not forget the job prospects here in New York are non-existent as well. I went to another job fair last week and like the others a total waste of time and effort. The way I look at it, all it takes is one 'yes' out of the crowd. So it is worth a gamble even though for the most part it is a waste. But I have to keep trying. So off to another, what I like to call, a "cattle call" today.

I did get a nibble from a recruiter in Miami on Thursday for a CTO position and it was an ideal match with one little exception. The prospective employer wanted some weird language that even the recruiter never heard of. So much for that but at least there was a glimmer of hope. I would have been one step closer to where I desire to live.

Anyway, it is time to get on the move.  And it is going to rain today with it being in the high 60's. And it is 82 at the Hog's Breath with clear skies.

'till next time