One Step Closer to Workamping

For more than a month now I have been talking with a gas station/restaurant/souvenir shop in AZ and NM about a workamping position.  Yesterday, I had a telephone interview with the HR person .. who has since called 2 of my 3 supplied references -- and everything seems to be a 'go'.  I have Feb 20 now inked in my calendar as a date to leave FL for my 2,000 mile trip.  I'm ready!!

But there are a couple of things to do before I blast off.  Last night, I also completed the last training class for my Technician ham radio license.  I have also been studying online and think I'm ready for the test.  I need a 75% to pass and have been scoring in the 80s consistently lately in the online practice tests.  Saturday Feb 10 there is a for-real test being given nearby that I plan to attend.

Also on the same day -- Sat Feb 10 -- is the City of Seminole's Fire Department Open House.  I was involved last year through my CERT functions and had a blast.  So I volunteered again this year.

That means I can leave for AZ anytime after that.  I should be able to drive 2000 miles in 4 days but that leaves no time for sightseeing in-route.  That also does not allow much time for any 'issues' along the way.  So a tentative launch date is Feb 20 .. we'll see.

Speaking of launches .. I read where SpaceX has set Feb 6 as the date for the maiden launch of  Falcon Heavy -- the most powerful booster in the world.  I have seen a launch in Cape Canaveral from this side of the state before .. or at least the glow in the sky and a vapor trail.  But I'm thinking I may get closer this time to witness history!

Fox News13_ falcon_heavy_launch

This rocket has more than twice the power of the Saturn rockets of before.  Supposedly it has the power to lift a loaded 737 airliner into space.  But the neatest part (I think) is it's re-usability; they don't have to build a new one each time it's used.  The payload for this launch is an electric car -- one of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadsters -- which I think will be put into orbit.  What a waste!!  Mr. Musk is also taking reservations for future space travelers.  His first planned mission is allegedly a trip around the moon and back.

So the next couple of weeks will be spent getting ready for my first Workamping Road Trip .. after a 2-day side trip to Cape G to watch history being made.