Hello from Sumner, WA
Friday Morning, April
17, 2015 (First post of this travelogue)
17, 2015 (First post of this travelogue)
First of all, I wanted to let folks know that I (we) are
still alive and kicking. This blog is
predominately a travelogue and we have not traveled since November of last
year. We are really anxious to get the
bus wheels turning and will do so next month.
still alive and kicking. This blog is
predominately a travelogue and we have not traveled since November of last
year. We are really anxious to get the
bus wheels turning and will do so next month.
This trip, I have traveled to Washington to teach Mechanical
Drives and Shaft Alignment classes at Boeing in Auburn WA. I am
staying at the Holiday Inn Express (map). From my hotel, I get a beautiful view of Mt.
Rainier (see photo). It is unbelievable
how majestic that mountain is!
Drives and Shaft Alignment classes at Boeing in Auburn WA. I am
staying at the Holiday Inn Express (map). From my hotel, I get a beautiful view of Mt.
Rainier (see photo). It is unbelievable
how majestic that mountain is!
These classes are debuting new hands-on training units. They are significant improvements over our
old equipment. That said, we anticipated
“teething problems” and we have encountered quite a few. The manager of my NTT group traveled with me
and we have worked together to resolve the mostly minor issues.
old equipment. That said, we anticipated
“teething problems” and we have encountered quite a few. The manager of my NTT group traveled with me
and we have worked together to resolve the mostly minor issues.
I am teaching the second shift (2:30 – 11:00). I rather enjoy that shift, as it gives me all
of the morning and part of the afternoon to catch up on some computer projects. Probably the only drawback is that I have to
travel home on Saturday.
of the morning and part of the afternoon to catch up on some computer projects. Probably the only drawback is that I have to
travel home on Saturday.
My assignments at NTT have been rather sparse in the past
year. That is a mixed bag. I have really enjoyed being home and working
on my car projects, but the hobby/travel fund has taken a big hit. I have been offered quite a few classes for
the second half of this year, but they are public classes, subject to
cancellation if they don’t get the minimum number of registrations. I was scheduled to do a few the first half of
this year and none of them met the minimum registration goal.
year. That is a mixed bag. I have really enjoyed being home and working
on my car projects, but the hobby/travel fund has taken a big hit. I have been offered quite a few classes for
the second half of this year, but they are public classes, subject to
cancellation if they don’t get the minimum number of registrations. I was scheduled to do a few the first half of
this year and none of them met the minimum registration goal.
As I write this, I have been communicating with Pat and we
have over 20 inches of snow at the house and it is still snowing hard (see photo). The weather here has been a bit chilly and
there has been some rain, but that is a whole lot better than what is happening
in Evergreen!
have over 20 inches of snow at the house and it is still snowing hard (see photo). The weather here has been a bit chilly and
there has been some rain, but that is a whole lot better than what is happening
in Evergreen!
That is all for this trip.