This past Friday Mike and I went north up I-75 to Covington to check on the status of a job that will ultimately be in Cincinnati. The company we have the proposal with is located on the banks of the Ohio in Covington , which like the Cincinnati Airport is located in Kentucky.Covington is a very unusual town which seems in doubt of its identity. On the one hand it is separated from its big city sister by the rolling Ohio, which today was very high and muddy from all the recent rains.On the other hand it is still full of Kentucky rednecks who daily pass over the bridge to take the higher wages from the more prosperous Ohio business community.Ironically there has been somewhat of a reversal with the migration as the Buckeyes are crossing the bridge southward to work for the Airport, Delta, Citi Corp, or Fed Ex.The one thing they seem to share is the love of drinking and pursuit of pleasure.Both have racetracks, sleazy bars, and "Gentlemens Clubs".Indiana down the river has the gambling boats.I believe there is ample opportunity for the visiting country boys to spend their hard earned cash, and I don't mean Florence Mall, Y'all.We still haven't found if we get the job, which is very large, probably a full years work.If we do there will be lots of meetings and trips northward , which really isn't far,just an hour and change for 80 miles. There is a KSP Post at Dry Ridge which adds spice to the trip.Your chances are greater today getting a ticket from the weight watchers as they sneak around in their nasty ,goldish Crown Vics with the blue stripes. These State Police Wannabees write a lot of tickets, mainly on automobile traffic. Work zones cost double, ask me. I know for a fact. I'm not so fond of going North;give me Knoxville any day. Speaking of Country Boys, Stanford now has a new radio station, WPBK-FM. We had WRSL for years and it was sold and left the area. We were dependent on Danville or Lexington for local news, but now the station is back in operation and with a very unusual format. It is a blend of talk radio with music, local announcements, and sports. Probably the most popular segment is the Swap And Shop where you can buy anything. The early segment is unique in that the DJ plays all genre of music. The other morning he played 16 tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford followed by George Thoroughgood stuttering out "BBBAAD to the Bone". One time he had George Jones and "He Stopped Loving her today" followed by AC-DC promoting "Rated X", the world champion wrestler owned by the DJ. I think Rated X lives in Geneva or New Salem. Oddly enough the music mix seems to work. Can't you just see some old Farmer up to his knees in cow manure singing some song about the Reaper from Blue Oyster Cult? They also have the sports director Captain Timmy giving weather reports from the WPBK helicopter on the days school is out. If there's school Timmy has to be calling subs for ailing teachers, and then going to teach social studies. He's a busy lad as he serves on the city council, as well as running for exercise. Last council meeting Timmy challenged the other 5 members to participate in a 5K race scheduled for sometime in June. Right, Timmy. I do believe that Timmy uses Crab Orchard's Cobra helicopter when he gives the traffic report on snow days. They probably use the batteries off the Amish Buggies to start the thing.Maybe other council members can use our big red caboose to report on something from .I do believe the radio station is doing a remarkably good job, and the community has missed it. The only glitch so far has been a play of Jimmy Buffet's classic"Why Don't WE Get Drunk and Screw". By mistake of course. I bet the old English Teachers lit up on that one..That would probably fly in Covington.So Barkeep pour another round of brew........ 102.9 on the FM dial
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