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Rated: E · Book · Travel · #1779685

Being Retired now, I thought that it was time for a new name to this Blog

         Talk about perks, my career had one of the best I can think of! I traveled in the course of business, delivering classes for my employer. I was a Senior Training Specialist for Motorola Solutions, and taught classes on a wide variety of subjects centered around 2-way radio communications. I knew that when the time arrived that I would retire, and I have. I've always said that if you can't stand the heat in the kitchen, get out! I can't handle the heat anymore. I was qualified to deliver approximately 32 different classes, but about half of those were 'Legacy' classes, and were not in demand anymore. My students were technicians, those who maintained, programmed, calibrated, and repaired 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 traveled, sometimes frequently, 3-4 weeks in a row.... where have I been?

         Some of the places I've been (I can't list them all here, the list would be toio long) are pretty interesting.

         1. Hawaii - Four times, Oahu, Maui (twice), and the Big Island
         2. BangkokThailand, twice
         3. Frankfurt Germany, twice
         4. Algiers, Algeria
         5. Melbourne Australia
         6. Bismarck North Dakota, Summer & Winter
         7. Los Angeles, Too many times to count
         8. Washington DC, Too many times to count
         9. Seattle three or four times
         10. Texas, all over the state
         11. Florida, all over the state
         12. New Mexico, HOME! Several times


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July 16, 2025 at 8:54pm
July 16, 2025 at 8:54pm
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What A Day It's Been!


         How is your day/evening going? I hope this fine you well, with everything alright in your neighborhood. Not necessarily here. Let me explain.

         Let's start with thi morning. This morning I found a van, not a Class B Motorhome, but what's termed a Class B+ Van. I looked it over and fell in love, even though they're asking a little more than we want to pay.



         There was a link on the page that said, "View On Dealer's Website." So I did, and my day fell apart as far as this van goes. Why? Because on that page it said, "Sale Pending". All the air went out of me, I was completely devastated. Of course I got over it. Eventually.

         We had already planned to drive down to Springfield (Illinois) to Camping World, and did. We had been warned by Kathy's sister about Camping World. We weren't going there to buy one, we were going to 'Window Shop'. On the way, the sky looked very threatening, but she said, "No, it's not supposed to rain until this evening." Yeah, famous last words. It poured. I mean POURED. All thoughts of getting out of our van and seeing the rigs was gone. We weren't getting out, no way. Then we saw one we knew we couldn't afford it, probably. It was an older Class A. That didn't stop us from loving it. On the sides were decals of Zombies! On the back, at the top, a decal read Response Team 1. On the front, in the middle, below the Windshield was a decal of two mean looking eyes. On top, a decal read, "The Beast". We never asked anyone about its price, we just assumed we can't afford it, nor do we really want it. We just love it. And I can't find it on Camping Worlds website either., Oh well. After that, dinner, and a drive home, only to find that our neighbor (who's moving down St. Louis way), had a tree fall on his house during that storm.... And he's going to selling it soon. Any buyers?

         That was my day, I hope yours was infinitely better!








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