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The trip up was not bad. Traffic wasn't too bad and I made good time. I even had a brief flirt with 3,300 rpm power setting.
Since I was traveling between 1700 and 2000, I listened to Sean Hannity on the radio.
Today has been a little frustrating. I went to a client site to do an install on a new station. It was a half hour drive to get there. I arrived in the morning and asked for their CD. They didn't have it. I had to drive half an hour back to the office to get the CD and then half an hour back again.
I inserted the CD and it came up asking me to install eEnterprise, not Dynamics. Didn't I grab the wrong CD at my office.? I should have read the label very closely. The graphics on the two CD are identical. I just sat there for about 60 seconds. I will admit to an urge to become violent for a brief moment. But logic won out. I thought for a moment and then realized that I would be going virtually right past this client on my way to north Jersey.
I left early tonight and stopped by on the way to do the install. The install only took a few minutes.
I was just feeling rather stressed as this is typically a very busy time of the year. Clients need a little extra support for their year-end procedures. I'm not giving people the kind of service I like to give and tend to feel like I'm screwing up.
At times like this, my brain goes into what I describe as “Combat Mode.” I feel like an NCO in a combat situation. I loose my veneer of human social graces. I tend to talk in abbreviated sentences and bark orders. I get a little frustrated by other people that seem to be in a light-hearted mood. My brain can’t figure out why people would be in such a mood when the enemy is threatening to destroy us. It is not the time for chitchat. It is the time to aim your weapon and return fire.
Well, now that I’m at the hotel and there is nothing more I can do. I'm now getting ready to sleep on a hotel room bed that I swear the floor is softer.
Tomorrow will likely be a busy but profitable day.
Posted by Ted at January 8, 2004 8:19 PM