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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 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.  Best Cultural And Regional Honorable Mention |
| On my first boat (USS Theodore Roosevelt), one of the R12's (Yes, R12, they were never converted to newer cooling (R114?) systems while I was on board (Aug 74-Oct 78). There was a vertical pipe in front of it, about 8 inches from the cover. You get the picture. We needed all 5 R12's operating, else NavCenter overheated (>65F, maybe 70F) I think. It was a burned out main contactor, so we pulled the whole assembly while it was tagged out. We had to, you couldn't pull the main contactor with it installed. Everything was replaced satisfactory, but we had to do a rotation check on the main pump, so the cover was left off. Rotation check was good. I was ordered to put the cover back on, while it was still energized! I was warned not to allow the cover top portion to fall into the controller, since the 440VAC contacts at the top supplying power to it were exposed, and to keep my arms clear of those contacts. (I didn't get shocked at least) Yep, it was a very old assembly. Shades of OSHA! What would they have said? You can guess what happened next. The thing is, I have no idea how I teleported about 10 ft. back from the controller. I was told a Fireball flew out out the switchgear in ERUL (Engfine Room Upper Level) across the narrow passageway and over the floor of Maneuvering where it dissipated against the equipment there. Needless to say, it was briefly tagged out to get that cover installed. |
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