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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 |
Some Good (And Sort Of Bad) News About That Van Wednesday afternoon I called Camping World in Woodstock Georgia, looking to ask the guy (Mason) in Finance where the title for the Van was. He had said I'd have it Monday or Tuesday. With Monday being a holiday, I waited until Wednesday. Mason told the receptionist that he would call me back. I asked to speak to Mason's manager since Mason seemed to be dodging me. Instead, I spoke with the person who handles their titles and she apologized profusely for not sending it last Friday. Long and short of it? The title arrived yesterday! YAY... /that's the good news. When the tires were replaced Tuesday, the shop discovered that there are no tools in the van for changing a flat tire. No Jack, no lug nut wrench, and no tool to lower the spare from beneath the van. I guess it takes a special size lug-nut type wrench to crank it down, and they didn't have the right size. So we have no tools to remove a flat tire, and no tools to allow us access to the spare. I checked with the local Dodge dealership, they couldn't identify the tool either! Plus, they wanted over $200 for the jack alone! Something I can get at Wal-Mart for about $75. Shaking my head again over all that. Then, I went to Springfield Illinois to have an extended length running board installed on the passenger side. And of course, there was a snag, and it wasn't done. The dealership in Woodstock Georgia had ordered one that fit a 2018 RAM Promaster Van, not one designed for a 2018 RAM Promaster Campervan. Those are not interchangeable between those van models. So yeah, good news, and bad news. The Beat Goes On, doesn't it. We just priced a new Van, 2024 model. A little over $190,000 for it! Dang I'm glad we bought used, even with all the troubles we've experienced. |
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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.
