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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 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 |
Shaking My Head I'll start by saying I have one piece of advice for anyone who is contemplating purchasing a Recreational Vehicle of any kind. DON'T get it at Camping World! Now why would I say that? Well, we were warned by my Sister-In-Law. She had a bad experience with them when she was trying to get some Warranty work done on her camper. But the one we found happened to be at the Camping World in Woodstock. Georgia, not New York, for those of you who attended, or remember that outdoor concert in the 60's. It's on the Northern edge of Atlanta. We drove there to look at it (we already had a $1000 hold on it, giving us the 'right of first refusal' really, liked what we saw and decided to buy it. I flew there a week later, and on 9/11/25, I signed the papers for it. There was one piece of paper I didn't receive though. Something called 'The Title'? Yeah, they had sent it to the Georgia DMV and not received it back yet. Did they tell us (me) about it when I signed all those papers and gave them a bunch of money? Nope, that was glossed over. I called about the title a week later and essentially was given a run-around. They explained that they expected to receive it in a week or so, and that it would be sent over-night to me then. Well, that was the week I was in Albuquerque, and it didn't arrive. It took two more phone calls to get it straightened out. I should have the title Friday, maybe Saturday. How can I be so sure? I've been sent a copy of it in Text, front & back, signed over to me. I've seen the Fed-Ex Envelope and tracking number. So really, the check's in the mail. If you find yourself doing business with Camping World, make sure you are given good answers to any questions. Answers that contain the words 'Should', 'Might', etc, are not acceptable. Answers should contain 'Will', 'I have it and will mail it today'. Learn from my mistakes, don't repeat what I've been through. |
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I'd order it now, but I don't want to chance having it delivered while we're gone, so I'll wait. I did bookmark the page so I can get to it easily. Cross your fingers everyone!
Non-interchangeable parts - now there's a surprise. There are times you can't interchange parts for two editions of the exact same car that vary "only" by model year.