“Further Training Required”
I used to strongly dislike putting that comment on an employee’s training documents. But sometimes it happened. Usually for something that was not an unachievable issue, but one of those critical points that just had to be met and was barely below standards.
Last weekend was not one of those times. And it started for several of us, in a manner that would not probably be placed in a training exercise. In hindsight, during my work years the same thing happened more often than not when a leadership group had been sent off to a location for a meeting of some sort a couple of counties away. But then, as now, we had a plan. Wade KF5AUD, Moe NT7C, Mark KF5UZW, and I had carpooled over to Paris for the MTC event. We had met early, enjoyed breakfast and arrived by 9, joining in the shopping fray that was a fun Ham event. Our plan was to leave about 10-ish and head back for the CERT cookout. We were enjoying some good ham camaraderie and looking forward to a good lunch. We were on schedule and on the road west when the texts started popping. Continue reading