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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 am a Senior Training Specialist for Motorola Solutions, and teach classes on a wide variety of subjects centered around 2 way radio communications (for eight more weeks). I knew that when the time arrived that I would retire. That time is now. 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 are not in demand anymore. My students were/are 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? This probably won't have daily entries, but I will make entries to update you about my life before and during my employment with Motorola Solutions. I also intend to update you all about what I'm doing in retirement. Well, here we go with this new adventure, let's see where it takes us. |
Richmond, Va 3/20 - 3/30 I have to say, it's a lot more fun, with interesting things to do when you travel for fun vs Business Travel. I knew that already though. We left Richmond about 11 am Saturday after Faith (his breeder) finished showing him in the dog show. I wanted to leave by 10 am but that wasn't possible. Buddy was one confused dog, that I will say. He loves being with us, but he loves Faith and Nathan just as much, He was more active with them too, so I have to step it up a bit here and keep him going. That's fine, I need the exercise. Driving home we planned on visiting the Flight 93 Memorial near Shanksville, Pa. In case some of you have forgotten, Flight 93 left Newark Liberty International Airport on 9/11 heading to San Francisco. Terrorists took over the plane, the passengers revolted against them, the flight crashed near Shanksville. Visiting the site is a very somber experience, The two times we've visited my eyes have leaked some just being there. I do recommend visiting the Memorial, it helps us remember that day in reverence and understand a little more about our world. On our first visit there in 2018, the Tower Of Voices was not complete. We visited the site in May 2018, the tower was dedicated in September. I've added a couple of links you, should you want to know more about the tower. https://www.nps.gov/flni/planyourvisit/tower-of-voices.htm https://www.nps.gov/flni/planyourvisit/tower-of-voices.htm A photo I snapped yesterday. We spent the night in St. Clairsville Ohio again, this time though was quite different. Children in the adjoining room were until 11 pm screaming and shouting and in general being children.I called the front desk twice, once at 10:10, the second time about 10:45. The front desk was no help at all. At a little after 11, I did what you shouldn't do, and knocked angrily (Hard) on their door. A woman answered it, and I explained that the children were keeping us awake, making it impossible to sleep. There was more said, but you get the idea. I saw at least 4 women in the room, and possibly the same number of children. That room sleeps a maximum of 4 if I'm not mistaken. Believe it or not, 5 minutes later (maybe less) there wasn't any noise in that room! Afterwards I realized that if a man had answered the door, there may have been a physical altercation. Yeah, I would probably be on the losing end of that. I'll be calling the GM tomorrow to discuss what went on. If he doesn't supply satisfactory answers, I'll be filling a formal complaint with Hilton Honors. We arrived home today about 4:30 CDT. I am tired, I took my weekly Dexamethasone dose yesterday, not surprisingly I managed to get about 4 hours of sleep, then drove a little over 7 hours to get here. There was a slight delay at exit 4 of I-70 due to a Tornado warning. Then there was a closure of a portion of I-70 for some reason, likely storm related. But home we are, all 4 of us, Me, Kathy, Suzi {Schipperke), and Buddy (Akita) Til next time, Be good, treasure those you love, and Write! ![]() ![]() Jim Dorrell |