I spent five years doing field service engineering for Babcock & Wilcox right out of school. A lot of that work was starting up new Black Liquor boilers and fixing same. Man, that was enough to last me a lifetime!
But I sure did enjoy working in Tacoma, Longview, Vancouver (WA), Anacortes, Port Angeles, Seattle and Wenatchee.
I discovered the laziest bastards on earth were the union electricians in the Longview area.
Very glad to hear business and hiring is picking up.
Spent 8 years working as an engineer in pulp & paper in Oregon. Glad to now be away from Oregon, and pulp & paper down here in TX.