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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 too 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  Best Cultural And Regional Honorable Mention |
Signs, Signs, Everywhere's A Sign Yeah, I know it was a song long ago, this post is not about that song, nor anything close to it. You might remember that I enjoy driving, a lot more than some people. I've seen some signs that make you ask, "What?" Here's some examples 1. Slow Children Playing - I've mentioned this one before, so I'll keep this one short. Why do the towns/cities insist on picking on slow children? I've never seen a warning sign about Fast Children playing. Maybe they are so fast that your can't see them. 2. There are a lot of signs around right now about 'Uneven Lanes'. Hmmmm, Uneven huh. That means that they are 'Odd' lanes. The workers or whoever are just being nice to not call them Odd Lanes. That might hurt their feelings after all. Despite all this, I never see a reference to a lane number, like 1, 3, 5 or what. If Uneven Lanes are around, what about Even Lanes? Yeah, I never see signs for them, nor their numbers. What's going on? Why the preferential treatment for the Uneven Lanes? 3. I was dining in a restaurant one time when in the back I saw a sign for 'Sanitary Restrooms'. That really made me wonder if the place had Unsanitary Restrooms. I began to have second thoughts about dining there. 4. I once saw a semi-truck on a highway with a sign on the back that read, 'Inedible Animal Food'. That one really made my head spin for a few minutes. What could they be transporting then? Human food? 5. There there was a sign next to an air pump that read, 'Free Air, while supplies last'! I'm telling you, I'm not making this up! 6. Or a sign in NYC that read, 'Senior Citizen Crossing Ahead'! I wondered then, was that the only place that Senior Citizens could cross the street? I'm sure there are more out there. Maybe you've seen odd signs around... |
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I was very glad to see that they'll be picking you up at the airport. You can sit back and watch the fun as the dealership rep navigates the adventure back to Woodstock. I've rented a car at Hartsfield-Jackson and driven to my dad's house NE of Atlanta. As travel in and around ATL goes, it wasn't bad, but I was fortunate to be going the "right" way both times during rush hour traffic. Enjoy your new-ish van!
But, I always appreciate that you tried... 
