I was going to go to the mountains with my bandmate and his lady but I just backed out of the 10 day trip.
The real reason is, I can tell you, my bandmate is kind of a dead fish when it comes to hanging out with him.
He is kind of selfish with his personality and keeps everything inside, so being around him for 10 days sounds to me like a boring non adventure. I’ve tried to get him to open up but he is just too reserved and boring to be around so I’ll stay home. The local business where I live is open and I like to hang out there with the other heating reps and talk with them about the business and life itself. I think I learned something from my boring bandmate and I am pushing myself to open up to people more and not be boring myself. When I do HVAC repairs in someone’s house I try to be friendly and nice, but maybe now when I am working on a heater or a/c unit I will tell a joke or two so I’m not a dead fish like my bandmate. It’s too bad that I don’t want to go because this could be a great time to get away and hit the mountains, but not with someone who just flops around like a lifeless leaf in the wind. I’ve learned something from the HVAC tech who keeps himself bottled up like a genie, and that is to share your love like a furnace shares its heat. Open up and share yourself, because your sharing stops when you die.
