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Why are you stuck at that hotel? Is it for work?

yep....that's 700 miles north of Greenville!

I hope you have a good winter coat, scarves, gloves, etc. It gets COLD in Albany--sometimes much colder than NYC, where I live. It can go down to minus 10 Fahrenheit (without the wind chill) very easily.

Do you actually live in the city--or the surrounding area?

Is the company paying for your lodging?

If you know the area, I'm in East Greenbush, just east of the Hudson, which is a stream here compared to NYC.

I am well aware of winter here. I have lived in Albany area off and on for 20 years (I went to college at RPI in Troy). I just really don't like it here. Getting forced to come here for work just feels like punishment.

In 2004, the last winter I really lived in this area, we went 2 weeks where the temperature never went above 10 deg F. I left and swore never to come back. And yet here I am...

But you know, maid this time. And it's only a few weeks, maybe a few months at most. At least it's the mildest winter ever.

If the weather gets nice, you should head up to Saratoga Springs for a day. Nice town.

East Greenbush isn't bad, either.

It's amazing: I don't think you've had snow yet (though you may have gotten some last night--but maybe an inch or so).

I wish I had an itinerant job like yours. I enjoy travelling. I like the fact you could get ice any time you want without having to make ice in the fridge. I'm just weird, I guess!

I have to keep myself on a very short leash when I'm travelling for work. If I let myself lose focus on the job, anxiety levels start increasing rapidly. If I'm having fun, I won't even notice at first. Then I start getting angry at the client, or drinking too much, or I will feel sick and start calling into work.

Plus, I got diagnosed with six different psychiatric disorders (ASD, ADHD, and a few anxiety-related disorders) on Monday, and it would have been really nice to get a chance to process that in a place I feel comfortable.

If the ponies were running in Saratoga, I would be there for sure.

You must be a really bright person to have graduated from RPI. What did you major in?

What about replacing the person you live with with a roommate? Then you could still have the bills paid, but hopefully not become emotionally entangled with the person.