[stumppy]

I feel your pain....well I did about 30 years ago. Back in the early 80's I lived about 300 yards from the Annisquam River up by Gloucester and worked outside welding rail for railroad contractor right next to the bay all damn winter long. That winter was brutal. I remember -40 windchill factors and going without power for almost two weeks in the summer cabin on the river I lived in. I remember days when I would set a hot steaming fresh cup of coffee down to start a weld and pick it up one minute later and the top of the coffee was iced over. The only thing that kept me there was the ridiculous amount of money I was getting paid to weld railroad tracks together.
There were a couple of killer restaurants in Gloucester that helped. The fresh seafood was awesome. I think one was named Captain Courageous, right next to the wharf, fresh lobster and crab, mmmmmm.