His son, J.D., travels with him whenever he is not in school. It is sometimes tough to juggle work and family being on the road so much, but the family is the main focus of his life. Early retirement is common in this business, and Feller has been planning ahead. He has a small construction business in Granbury. But he still believes retirement will be difficult.
Rodeo is a great life with lots of great people.
Bluff Dam will be getting a minor overhaul in the near future. In conjunction with the project the district hired Inshore Divers, Inc., to do the preliminary dive work and inspection of the damn. Inshore is a California company. Miller said that the divers inspected equipment, took measurements, and shot video footage. Of particular importance, the divers measured the intakes so that stoplogs could be constructed.