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 Being Retired now, I thought that it was time for a new name to this Blog |
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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 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  Best Cultural And Regional Honorable Mention |
A LONG Drive Today Wow, shades of 'Working For Motorola again'! We left this morning at 8:30, heading to Chicago, or really, to the Great Lakes Naval Station (Navy Exchange Pharmacy really). Why? We needed to get my wife's Diabetic Medication from the Pharmacy there, rather than pay what she paid in the past, about $300-$400 for a month's supply. We managed to pick up a 3-month supply and paid nothing money wise, but 20+ years of my life in actuality. However, we didn't get back home until almost 5pm! It was a nice trip (NOT!), though littered with road construction delays and the like. Plus, for some reason, I haven't slept well the last 2 nights and drove home in an almost Zombie like state. As a result, I almost immediately crashed for over 4 hours after getting home, and just woke about 30 minutes ago. We shouldn't have gone really, I was too tired, but the medication was definitely needed by the weekend, so I chose to make the drive/trip. My original idea was to see my best friend from Motorola, but you know how the 'Best Laid Plans Of Mice & Men' can go. We weren't back near Motorola until almost 2 and my friend Ariel was stuck in afternoon meetings. On a much more less important thought, the afternoon rush hour traffic would soon start, and with my fatigue being such an issue, it would be a good idea to avoid the traffic. And we did manage to get out of Dodge before traffic picked up. I had spoken with Ariel earlier, we knew we probably would not be able to meet, but still.... He's about the only person I go out of my way to see when I'm up there, so that's always a thought. Oh well, maybe next time. |
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