The roads of West Virginia are so windy, you could drive straight cutting all the corners.  If you want to go through a culture shock, drive to the Coal Mountain.  There are surprisingly many people living up in the mountains.  Either that or it just looks like that because there are endless amount of trailers along the mountain.  Even some of the churches are trailers and you’re only going to find Baptist churches in this state. 

I was told to show up to work today (Memorial Day) but I think they forgot to mention it was a holiday.  I just figured coal mining was a 24/7 operation.  I drove to the entrance of Dynamic Energy and read a sign, “only drivers that have been through training could drive on rugged roads.”  I thought I’d give a try, but decided to stop after ½ mile .  I thought it would be better if I ran up the hill instead of putting my car in danger.  The hill was steep as could be, but I kept on going.  4 miles later, I still haven’t run into anything.  I started to get impatient and decided to run back down the hill to my car.  I shouldn’t have watched that movie “Wrong Turn” because I was starting to get freaked out with all the wilderness around me.  Keep in mind there is no cell phone reception or internet access to be found.  I gave up and tried to look for something to eat.  I had to drive 40 miles down the hill for a snack, but I needed to make some phone calls, so I had to drive 30 more miles.  Ahhh this is going to be interesting.