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Sleeping In Seattle

         Last week found me in one of the three cities I love, and would love to live in.  Unfortunately, Seattle doesn't love me as much as I love it.  What I mean is, pollens, allergy season.  Living in that city would be great if you ask me, but I am allergic to Pine Trees, and several other pollens that proliferate there.  When I lived there (1985-1995), allergy season for me ran from early March through late November, and returned with a vengeance during Christmas.

         It was an interesting class last week.  My customer was the Port Of Seattle, with the class being delivered at SeaTac airport.  Since we were in the airport itself, I had to be escorted once I was in the classroom.  The room was downstairs, you needed a badge to get through one door, then your badge, a keypad entry, and press your fingertip to a reader to get through a second door.  Once past the second door, we were in the secure side of the airport.  Needless to say, I didn't have a badge to get me in, hence the need for an escort.  I couldn't just walk around the concourse either, because I was someone without a badge, and no boarding pass; if I'd been stopped by someone and they found I had neither of those, I could have been arrested, and placed on the 'No-Fly' list.  Imagine trying to explain that to Motorola!  But my past life in the Navy had taught me a little about security, so I accepted it as a course of business.

         I had a good time there, as I always do.  On Friday I went to the Boeing Museum of Flight once class was done. I had a nice time wandering around the exhibits and enjoyed seeing the way some people react to certain things, or seeing certain planes.  For me, I have a love affair with the SR71 Blackbird.  That plane fascinates me for some reason, so getting up close to one is always fun.  I also really enjoyed the area devoted to WWI and WWII airplanes.  I have read quite a bit about battles in those wars, so seeing the planes flown then is a unique experience.  I look at the bi-planes used in WWI, and can't  believe some of the things men did while flying those.

         Well, that's about it for this trip.  Next week I will be in Fort Wayne Indiana; let's see what I find interesting there!  Till then, take care, and keep on writing.

Jim