Convention Time

Right up front, I'm going to tell you that I'm stealing the title of this blog from my friend, Sherry, who has her on blog and wrote about attending a floral design convention in Louisville.

Similarly, I've been on the land surveyors convention circuit lately.

It started here in Indianapolis with the convention of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors where I was sworn in as the new president. The week started with a Board of Directors dinner on Tuesday night and ended on Friday afternoon. To say the least, I was worn out by the time our convention was over.

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the convention of the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio. It started on Thursday and finished Saturday but I came home Friday evening. Being the frugal person that I am, I thought I'd get up and out the door Thursday morning at 4:30 a.m. to arrive in Columbus at 7:30. And it worked well. I was, indeed, there by 7:30 and enjoyed my two days there. I felt a little bit like a fish out of water as I didn't know anyone there but enjoyed some great seminars.

This past week, I was invited to the Kentucky Association of Professional Surveyors in Lexington. Same setup - Thursday through Saturday but again I came home Friday night. I really enjoyed my time there, was able to meet a few of the presidents from adjoining states and several surveyors from Indiana were there as well. The seminars were good - the food was great! The trip there didn't quite work out as well as I had planned. Leaving at 4:30 a.m. again, the roads were snow-covered and slower than normal. At about 5:35 a semi jacknifed in front of me, leaving his cab in the median and his trailer across both lanes of traffic. I was at a dead stop for about an hour and 20 minutes waiting for the tow truck to move him. Needless to say, I missed the opening sessions on Thursday.

Certainly it's great to be back home with the convention season over so I can concentrate more on home and work.

And to get some rest!