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Where In The World Is Sum1?

by Sum1's Home!

Rated: E · Book · Travel · #1779685

I travel the country on business, sometimes the world. Come see where I've been.

Talk about perks, my job has one of the best ones I can think of! I travel in the course of business, delivering classes for my employer. I am a Senior Training Specialist for Motorola Solutions, and teach classes on a wide variety of subjects centered around 2 way radio communications. I'm qualified to deliver approximately 30 different classes, but about half of those are 'Legacy' classes, and are not in demand anymore. My students are technicians, those who maintain, program, calibrate, and repair large 2-way radio systems. Some of these systems are statewide, and use TCP-IP networking to allow sites to communicate with others. Some are small, traditional type radio sites. The size doesn't matter, in each case the systems must be kept operational at all times, since many of them are Public Safety Systems. So I get to travel, sometimes frequently, 3-4 weeks in a row.... where am I this week?

This probably won't have daily entries, but I will make entries when I get to go somewhere, and keep an updated list of coming trips. My schedule changes faster than the weather, so don't be too surprised to see me list an upcoming class, only to remark later on that it is cancelled, or delayed. Delays are fine of course, but a later date might mean that someone else gets to go instead of me,,, Well, here we go with this, let's see where it takes us.

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🎄pwheeler joy to the world

Oct 24, 2024 at 9:08pm
In response to "Chattanooga, Tennessee"

If our health and schedules allow it, maybe we can get together when you're near here in December.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Oct 20, 2024 at 6:39pm
In response to "On Vacation?"

Ate a baked potato today. Have a buttercup and a hubbard squash to roast before winter.

Weather is holding. Today is beautiful.

Hopefully you managed to work around Helene. Chattanooga is close to many areas that were devastated.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Oct 20, 2024 at 6:39pm
In response to "On Vacation?"

Kåre เลียม Enga

Oct 20, 2024 at 6:32pm
In response to "Kalispell, Montana"

Nice meals. I'll skip the 'roller coaster' although... 'on my ass'

is better than suspended upside down in the 'void'.

Glad you ate well.

tracker

Oct 1, 2024 at 2:17pm
In response to "Kalispell, Montana"

Excellent entry! Love the picture. I think there are lots of fabulous places with so many good attributes that they would be a great place to retire. I have heard about their winters. Whew! They are hearty folks there to endure the bitter cold winters. You look too young to retire!

Kåre เลียม Enga

Sep 27, 2024 at 1:52am
In response to "South San Francisco"

Glad you enjoyed your garlic with ____.

Vacation... soon.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Sep 20, 2024 at 4:58pm
In response to "Boston, Massachusetts"

You've had see food seafood in how many cities over the last ten years?

Seafood is rarely served in this mountain town.

Today we had 'meat' and mushrooms. I did my usual meet and greet. I'm home now.

Glad to read that class went well.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Aug 29, 2024 at 10:22pm
In response to "Los Angeles, 11th time in 12 months"

Those tickets need to be purchased very soon. Going to Kalispel is okay if you are leaving from Chicago. Leaving from BMI is expensive... add about $200+.

MSO is 3+ hours away from Kalispel, and Whitefish and Hungry Horse are further. FCA is 7 miles from Whitefish. There's a train to Whitefish.

I'm in downtown Missoula but that's a local bus (free, but not frequent) or a shuttle or Uber. There's little to nothing available on Sept 21st as the Montana Griz host Western Carolina. The football team is away on the 28th.

My building is listed at Airbnb and at $58/night (++=$74) is as cheap as you can find. I don't think it's available on the 21st but maybe on the 22nd and the 26th but not the 27th.

If the company is picking up the tab then an expensive place (or one provided by your client) near your worksite, flying into FCA Whitefish/Kalispel, may be the only reasonable option.

Amtrak is 37-40 hours (Bloomington to Whitefish) and $220-$720. A train to SMT by Midway is fast <2hrs and cheap. GLN by ORD is still cheap but slower. Train/Plane may be best.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Aug 24, 2024 at 1:01pm
In response to "Arrival In Frankfurt"

When I went to Europe in 2013 I wanted to visit Luxembourg (why? because so few Americans do) and see Holland in the Spring. The flight came to Paris. Paris wasn't on my bucket list but I figured 4 days wouldn't kill me and I could relax. I was charmed.

One makes do...

Odd markets... in some older or crowded places they're wherever they fit it or wherever they have been for centuries. Even here... one barbershop that caters to old geezers is down a flight of stairs. People who need to know... know. On the 2013 trip I visited the fish store in Delft has been across from the Old Church since the 1300s. Got broodje paling.

Enjoy Frankfurt. Next year you can plan some pleasure trips.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Aug 16, 2024 at 9:49am
In response to "Space Force Station Cavalier North Dakota"

Yessss... once we were young!

Poets, writers, revolutionaries... many did their very best work when they were young.

And then there's me.

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#384. On Vacation?
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#369. This Is A Vacation?
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