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Posted by 45 Bravo
- October 31, 2012, 23:52:53 PMWell, while at work yesterday, i received a call from one of our "Affiliate" offices in Elizabethtown Ky. The News Enterprise.
Our papers are Owned by the same company.
They are looking for a graphic artist, but the IT Manager wanted to talk to me about a IT job instead.
Instead of a phone interview, I figured what the heck, I can take off wednesday, and it is only 6.5 hours ISH.
and i wanted to see their operation anyway.
Got off work, threw my dress clothes in a pack, put on my carharts (jacket & pants), my snow boots, balaclava, full face helmet, and heated gloves and off i went.
Left North Mississippi at about 5pm Tuesday, got to Etown about 1am ish my time(they are on eastern time, we are central).
Mostly interstate, 70mph (by the Etrex gps mounted on the handlebar clamp, i love the etrex series, over 20 hours of battery life on 2 AA batteries),
Mileage was 45.6mpg average.
My speedo is 3 mph fast at 70, but dead on at 55-60.
Crashed in a cheap motel, after a good nap, got cleaned up and went to the interview.
Left there about 2pm central time, pretty ride in the daytime, but hit Nashville about quitting time.
Luckily most of the traffic was headed north out of town.
Lots of commercial traffic, I don't normally ride interstates, I prefer the secondary roads, this just reminded me why, (i have the smallest canoe on the lake so to speak) , but it got better as the traffic tended to space themselves out more after dark.
Got home at 9pm tonight, still wired from the ride...
747 miles round trip 28 hours (including the nap), it won't get me the iron butt award, but i can tell you, right now it feels like 1000 miles...
And back to the "Salt Mine" so to speak tomorrow...
Next time, i think i will take the car and the wife...
Note on the interview, if they can afford me, I maybe moving to Etown/Louisville Ky. area..
as she said, I already make more than the person that left, but I have more qualifications to bring to the table...
Later gents..
45 Bravo