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Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg (Liberty)/Pope AAF, North Carolina

         This has been a very good week, the class has gone about how I envisioned it should/would.  It's been a little bit of a challenge since I haven't delivered this in over 10 years.  I know, you're wondering how it could possibly be an easy class to deliver.  Well, working on the course materials last week did help.  However, I deliver a very similar class, with the main differences being that the other one (Repeater Site, if you want more info, ask, I'll answer questions) connects to a central site called the Core.  The other difference is that this one has a computer loaded with a software program called Configuration Manager.  If you teach a class that deals with the Provisioning Manager (loaded on a Virtual Machine at the Core), it's a cut-down version of that.  I teach Fleet Mapping which covers the Provisioning Manager a lot.  So, I just lean on that knowledge to deliver this class.  The course materials were outdated, so that's what I did last week, heavily edited them.

         This area seems to be an area that is struggling a bit.  Now I haven't seen everything around here, but so far, everywhere I look I see properties badly in need of a facelift.  I would guess that the people in this area have never known how good it is to have extra money in their pocket, so their property needing work is no surprise.  I know how that can be!  In the last 3 years, we've put close to $30,000 (maybe a little more in our house!)

         Like I said, the class has gone well, at least in my opinion.  The students have learned a lot, I have maximized their hands-on exercise time (which they love), every one of them has learned something in class, even the most experienced technician.  The only draw-back is that only one person can log on to the Configuration Manager at a time, so the other five sit and watch.  I asked in an early email about remote access to this computer, and was told that wouldn't happen, but that the computer had a large screen which would make it easy for everyone to see.  Uh huh.  A 26" Screen might seem large, and it is.  Except when you're 5 feet or more away from it.  Still, we've made do;  I've had people cycle through so everyone was able to do a few things.

         Noteworthy Restaurants:

         Ruby Tuesday          https://www.rubytuesday.com/our-menu/          I mention this place because I will not dine there again.  It's not that the food wasn't wasn't tasty because it was.  It's not that the service was slow or poor in checking on diners.  The place was DARK, it needs a facelift, much like the surrounding area,  and the staff could use a training upgrade.  Everyone I saw seemed to 'walk-through their requirements.  I don't recall seeing one smile.

         Waffle House          https://order.wafflehouse.com/menu/waffle-house-1170          Go ahead, laugh at the idea of enjoying dining at a Waffle House.  No one smiled at Ruby Tuesday, everyone smiled here.  Was it spotlessly clean?  No.  But if you were to look around at the kitchen of the places you dine at, it would look very similar.  You just can't their kitchens, but you can at Waffle House.  Yes, the menu is limited in scope.  The food is good, the service excellent.  I'd rather dine here any day than dine at Ruby Tuesday's again.


         My Current Schedule


July 15:  Vacation (Staying home)

July 22:  Los Angeles

July 29:  Schaumburg

Aug 5:  Cavalier AFB

Aug 12:  Los Angeles

Aug 19:  International Travel

Aug 26:  Frankfurt, Germany

Sept 2:  International Travel

Sept 9:  Boston

Sept 16:  San Francisco

Sept 23:  Montana (Federal Customer who maintains Hungry Horse Dam)

Sept 30:  Vacation


         My Pizza invite for LA still stands, and will.  I've had no one contact me, so I'll plan this.  I will be at the Gra Pizza restaurant, 1524 Pizarro Street, HiFi, LA 90026 at 5 pm.  Join me if you will.  Please RSVP to this invite so I will know if I'm dining alone (getting one pizza), or will have friends joining me (more than 1 pizza).  This goes for July 22 week or the August 12 week.  Can't forget Boston, San Francisco, Kalispell Montana.  So is anyone game for Sunday? It can be a Friday night if you like....  It doesn't have to be pizza, that was something I thought would be better suited for families.


         That's it for now.  Until my next entry, write all you can, and love everyone, especially those special people who fill your life!

JimD