July 14, 2006

There were 2 posts published on July 14, 2006 (this is page 1 of 1).

Hurricane Party Warning

A look at the calendar shows that an important anniversary is approaching. September 5th, 1996 was the night Hurricane Fran slammed ashore at Wilmington and took I-40 straight through Raleigh. Many were without power for a week or longer. Among downed trees and powerless apartments, I invited friends over for a hurricane party. That night we grilled food and partied under one of the clearest, deepest night skies I’ve ever seen.

September marks ten years. Its time for another hurricane party! We’re hosting a party at our house the afternoon and evening of Saturday, September 9th, when we’ll recreate hurricane conditions. There’ll be grilling, drinks and fun, but no lights! We’ll make an exception for air conditioning and refrigeration (wouldn’t want any ham to go bad). Oh, wind, rain, and falling trees aren’t anticipated, either.

So mark your calendars! Look for more details when we get closer. The wind is building . . .

Taking A Breather Between Trips

I got back from Charlotte Wednesday evening after a successful training session. I was happy to see people so fired up. Orders were being placed even before the session ended! You gotta love it when that happens. The success I’ve had in doing product training makes me wonder if I should leave sales engineering behind and focus on that instead. It’s something I’ll have to ponder.

I’m working from home today mainly because my car has been due for regular maintenance for months now. K made an appointment for it and we’re finally getting it done. I’m also home because I’ve been traveling a bit lately and its nice to be at home a bit. This upcoming week has me going to Atlanta for an overnight trip. The following week I spend a night in NYC.

Travel, travel, travel . . . That’s one thing that being in training would help with. Sure, a trainer gets to travel: sessions are held all over the world. Its just that the frequency of travel isn’t as great. And when training I am doing something I feel is more productive than some of the recent SE trips I’ve made, some of which could have easily been handled by local SEs or field engineers. I seem to have a knack for training, so I’m gonna have to figure out if I should pursue it.

We’ve got an “open” weekend here at Chez Turner, a rarity lately. Summer is zooming by. I told K yesterday that there are only 10 weekends before its October. What’s sad is I still haven’t been sailing this season. We haven’t been up to Lake Gaston, either. Our summer vacation to Panama City is approaching soon, though, and we’re all looking forward to that. This morning I showed Travis the picture we took on the beach before he was here and told him he’ll join us in a new picture soon. Our last Florida vacation was two months before Travis arrived.

Then again, its nice just being here and taking it easy for a change.