ron2
Posted : 10/29/2008 8:21:08 PM
I was supposed to get dishes done but I got some info back on registering for my continuing ed for my state electrical license. I always get it with the IAEI Texas Chapter. IAEI = International Association of Electrical Inspectors. They have sponsors and hold it at a hotel with a catered lunch, coffee and rolls, etc. And I like learning what the inspectors think, as they decide on our jobs whether something passes inspection, or not. Plus it's a good network. I know about a quarter of the inspectors there from dealing with them on the job. For example, one of the nicest guys you'll meat is the chief inspector of Carrollton. Another one from Irving is a really good guy. And a really smart guy works for the City of McKinney.
So, anyway, I call up an old workmate who always goes to this with me so that I can get his info and send it in. It has to be in before Nov 10. They put on a good presentation and give away door prizes. I won a GPS and a coffee mug last year. Gave the GPS to my BIL and now the nephew has squirreled it away somewhere. Probably have to get another GPS to find it.
It's been a rough week for some co-workers. One lost his dog to malpractice at the vet. Another guy had a dog that was kicked by his mule and the dog died from internal injuries. And John's Sharpei, Gus, was attacked a few weeks ago by a loose dog. Another guy, who owns an Italian Greyhound, found him to have a black eye and they suspect the maintenance man may have caused it.
Interesting sighting today. I'm rounding the curve in a John Deere Gator ( an overgrown go-cart for carrying things around) and in one of the grass islands I see a loose Great Pyrenees eating a bit of food cast off by some worker.
I slowed and said "Hi, girl" and went on to deliver what I was bringing. I looked back and she was gone. Probably lives on one of the nearby palatial spreads.