Getting the RV out of Storage

Even though I love my home, we have always been short on space. The lot that our house sits on is really small, and we only have a little driveway. This has been a big stumbling block for us because we own a large RV and have never had the room to park it at our house.

Years ago I used to leave it on my buddy’s farm, but he has since passed away and that is no longer an option. When I was forced to figure out a new place to store the RV, I turned to the Yellow pages at the time and looked for Phoenix storage facilities.

I was able to find a couple that would meet my needs, but in the end, I went with a self storage company that had all the space I needed at a price that I could afford.

Now, five years later, I am still with the same company that I started out with, and they continue to impress me with their customer service and competitive pricing. In fact, they just phoned me to remind me to come get my RV out of storage since this weekend is supposed to be really nice.

Training for a Job in Boat Parts Sales

After losing my job just two months ago, I took a little break. It was nice to sit back and reflect on life and take some time for myself. You see, I had been working the same job for the past ten years, and though I liked it, I really never had the chance to take a holiday.

After my siesta was finished, I knew that I just couldn’t survive forever without a job. I did have some savings set aside, but there wasn’t going to be enough to live the rest of my life without working, so I found myself out job hunting for the first time in ten years. It was rather scary.

But, after dropping off resumes and getting a few callbacks, I went for three interviews and was offered jobs at two businesses. I decided to take the job where I would sell boat accessories and parts as it sounded very interesting.

Sadly, the truth of the matter is that I had no experience with boat parts, so I will be in intensive training for the next week to learn the ropes. It is interesting, but there is a lot to cover, so I hope I can remember anything.

I have a great feeling about this job and I can’t wait to get out on the sales floor – it will be so nice to do something different for a change.

Does Your Security System have a Weak Spot?

Whether you have ADT Security in your home or a more high tech surveillance system in your place of business, it is important to make sure that your security system doesn't have any weak spots — and if it does, to resolve them as quickly as possible.

For instance, I used to hang out at a gas station where a friend of a friend worked. He knew that there was a blind spot in the camera surveillance, so he would always go over there when he wanted to do something he wasn't supposed to — such as open soda or candy he hadn't paid for.

As another example, one family I used to babysit for had a cheap-o security system with little devices that detected when any of the doors were open — but they didn't have any of those devices on the windows, so what good was the system, really?

Of course, there are the other extremes, such as another family I babysat for, who had every single one of their screens on their windows wired so that the alarm would go off if someone cut the screen. It was actually kind of scary how high tech that house was, and you probably don't need to go quite to that extreme, either for your house or your business — but somewhere between the two extremes would be good!