Some Random Notes

Life at Road Show Central has taken yet another unexpected turn. With school MMI now in full swing and the Wrench Wench and I now working, umm sort of, more on that later our time for travel adventures has been severely curtailed.

School at Motorcycle Mechanics Institute is truly brutal. Five hours in class every day with no absences or tardies tolerated, and every single minute of those hours ABSOLUTELY filled. Not that I am complaining mind you, it is just extremely intense. My part-time job at the small appliance store in the mornings is taking more than its toll on me. You would not believe the crap I have to pull out of some of those machines and it is pretty depressing.

The Next Day

Amazing how a twenty-four hour interval can alter ones perspective. Turns out my boss at Oreck was willing to work with me and let me work whatever hours I wanted, but, I got canned by corporate yesterday. My 2002 DUI conviction in California turned up on my background check and apparently vacuum cleaner techs with an old DUI on their record are a menace to society. Not that having a DUI on my record is something I am proud of, I deeply regret that action, but since 2002 I have not had as much as a single parking ticket, yet I remain a threat to society. FUN!

I took this issue up with my alleged counselor at Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and was painted a bleak picture about my future in the that industry as well. Which at least that makes sense, but what she failed to tell me was that it is possible to have these issues expunged from ones record if it was a one time thing. At least my instructor had the brains to tell me that. So I am now in the process of having my record expunged. Will keep you posted on how that goes.