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By George Rose, IT managerInformation Systems

Going to go a little off topic again for part of this issue, vacations will tend to do that to me and I just returned from a week in Seattle. I went to the NHRA drags at Pacific Raceway in Seattle. I sat beside a very nice couple, Dan and Chris, both from Washington State. It turns out that Dan is a firefighter for the State of Washington and is very familiar with our Martin Mars aircraft. He really wanted the Mars hat I was wearing so I traded him for his dew rag. He said the guys on his crew were going to be in awe of his new hat. The word down south with the firefighters is if you see the Martin Mars you pray it is coming your way, because if it does, your day is going to get a whole lot better, real fast. It was really great to hear that kind of praise for our very own Martin Mars.

My new friends and I after the races

Wondering about a career change?

Getting back on track, things held together well while I was away, I only had to connect to the system once to reset a password. It’s nice to know I can get away for a few days and not worry too much. I finally have things were I want them after the move and unless there is a mechanical failure of some kind things pretty well carry on without me. This type of setup does make for a more complicated system overall however, as it has to have the intelligence to automatically make changes when required.

I also have the pleasure to introduce Aaron Clausen. Aaron is currently working for the Alberni Valley Employment Centre 4 days a week and has signed on with us 1 day a week. I have had the pleasure of working on the EMS database with Aaron in the evenings over the last few months and look forward to his assistance with more of my larger projects. While assisting me with these projects Aaron will, over time, gain the knowledge required to cover for me when I am away.

Aaron in his office at AVEC

I went for a 15 minute ride in this Biplane over Seattle

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