Figured it out

I got my issue figured out with the timing system, well actually did Ali sort of.  I set up the timing equipment again last night to try to do my test race.  Once again I was getting whacked out times as I passed chips over the line.  I told Ali “WTF, the numbers coming across make no sense, how can the time be over 60 hours??”  Ali just threw out the idea that maybe it was counting time from prior days.  Immediately I dismissed that idea as not correct.  However as I was eating dinner I thought about it some more. I realized that the test race I was running was set to by held on April 18th, 3 days ago.  I went in and changed the race to the current day, reran the tests and bingo, it all worked perfectly. Thank you Ali.

I was productive last night.  Besides figuring out my timing issue I also dug up a sprinkler in the front yard that had blown it’s top off and was geysering.  Replacing sprinkler heads is extremely easy since I attached them all with the flexible tubing.  The job took all of 5 minutes.

Nicki and Sadie really are becoming good buddies.   Last night I left them out and Sadie immediately flushed out a rabbit which she chased around the shed.  The rabbit ran under the shed and Sadie without hesitation crawled under the shed after it.  Nicki didn’t want to be left out of the fun and managed to squeeze most of her body under the shed as well. At one point there were two dog rear ends poking out from under the shed side by side, it looked funny.

Next week I am taking a training class on Exchange 2007.  This is going to be a different training experience as it is a “remote classroom”  Basically they send you the books and course materials and then you take the case remotely from your home or office on your pc.  They use remote meeting software that is very popular today.  In theory it is a win/win.  The trainer gets to save a lot of costs by not having to tie up lots of resources.  They can literally train people from around the world with a few clicks of the mouse.  From the student perspective I don’t have to worry about the burdens of travel arrangements, the inconvenience of being out of the area and the costs for meals and other ancillary expenses.  I am still a bit skeptical of the effectiveness of this sort of environment versus a conventional classroom experience but I am willing to give it a try.