Where In The World Is Sum1?

Circulating in Charlotte

         I left Spokane early Saturday morning, and spent the weekend working once I got home.  Had to work the restaurant both nights, as well as put in time at Motorola to get a few things done there.  My supervisor wasn't happy I worked Sunday, but hey, things have to get done you know.  (I'm salaried, so I don't get overtime for working weekends).

         I got a rental car on Monday, and left for Charlotte on Tuesday.  I drove this trip because of a special project, a special class I'll deliver while here.  Here's what went on to get me on this special class.  First, I'm delivering a scheduled class, or classes, to the city of Charlotte.  Radio programming, and radio maintenance.  However, a little while back we had two instructors deliver the same class in separate weeks in Schaumburg.  That's not unusual at all.  But, in this case, both instructors failed to have the class do one of the labs that week.  As it turns out, the same lab in both classes.  Not sure what happened after all that, but the end result is that we were (are) going to make up that class for them, and do it at their location.  Since I was already scheduled to be here, makes sense for me to do it, especially since I'm qualified that class also. But I drove because our department manager said we'd do it with our equipment.  The thing we're going to align in this hands on lab is worth about $15,000, and the piece of gear used to align it costs over $40,000!  I told him there was no way we were shipping that Fed Ex, and that I'd drive.  Just makes sense.

         I stopped in Lexington, Kentucky for a short rest, and to look up a University I knew was there.  Yep, there's an actual school named Transylvania University.  I was going to get a haircut also while there, but when the barber offered to cut slice shave my neck, I decided against it.  Come to think of it, he did have rather long teeth.

         After this, I will be home for a couple of weeks, before going to Toronto to deliver my last field class of the year.  Til then, stay warm, and keep writing!







Jim Dorrell