{"id":1849,"date":"2010-06-15T21:19:14","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T01:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2010-06-15T21:21:48","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T01:21:48","slug":"ian-mission-recon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=1849","title":{"rendered":"Ian!  Mission Recon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jesse and I met up with Ian for lunch then went on an extensive dry run of the missions in preparation for the teams coming next week.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Service-Projects\/Shallowford-Pines-Clean-Up\/IMG0869\/902711476_tkUEY-S.jpg\" alt=\"i\" \/><br \/>\nWe pretended we were a Greyhound sized bus and made all the twists and turns to see if the logistics I set up are ok.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bus-Routes\/IMG0868\/902710738_LBcY9-S-1.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><br \/>\nNo matter how much thought you put into something like that, the only way to REALLY see if it&#8217;ll work is to physically go in a car and drive the route.  Sometimes multiple times, just to make sure.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Service-Projects\/Shallowford-Pines-Clean-Up\/IMG0876\/902711298_2QTAk-S.jpg\" alt=\"f\" \/><br \/>\nThere are some difficult parameters to deal with, primarily that big buses don&#8217;t make right turns well&#8211;they need lots of space.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Service-Projects\/Shallowford-Pines-Clean-Up\/IMG0877\/902711947_NYRDm-S.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\nI think we should be good to go now.<\/p>\n<p>Ian feels comfortable with being able to drive with the team leaders and the bus driver so they can get to their locations safely.<\/p>\n<p>J and I also went over the third bus with another five teams that I&#8217;ll be working with.  So we covered 18 locations today.<\/p>\n<p>I had some great conversation with the managers.  It&#8217;s always good to physically go and shake hands with people and look them in the eye.  I try to use the phone most of the time just because logistically it&#8217;s hard to go there.<\/p>\n<p>It was another super hot day. My car thermometer said over 100 again.  We pray for clouds!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Service-Projects\/Shallowford-Pines-Clean-Up\/IMG0878\/902710009_tEihR-S.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also went over to meet with a manager about a huge service project my team from Salado, Texas is going to work on.  Holy Moley what a job that&#8217;s going to be!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Service-Projects\/Shallowford-Pines-Clean-Up\/IMG0870\/902709648_ucKgq-S.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Service-Projects\/Shallowford-Pines-Clean-Up\/IMG0871\/902710418_d4KQt-S.jpg\" alt=\"tr\" \/><\/p>\n<p> These guys are real go getters so I&#8217;m expecting the best from them.<\/p>\n<p>This evening I&#8217;ve been working on my financial report.  Just about got that all done.<\/p>\n<p>Also been setting up my iPhone and iPad to make sure it syncs correctly with &#8220;the cloud&#8221; of computers where all my contacts and calendars are stored.<\/p>\n<p>I have precious few days left with Jesse to be able to come and work on this stuff for me.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty good with computers.  I think of myself as a technogeek.  But compared with my son, I feel like a retard.  Thank God for the beta version of myself!<\/p>\n<p>J will be heading to New Hampshire on Friday morning.  Sad.  But I&#8217;m happy for him! <\/p>\n<p>I thought this was funny.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Service-Projects\/Shallowford-Pines-Clean-Up\/IMG0867\/902710124_yD4zc-S.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesse and I met up with Ian for lunch then went on an extensive dry run of the missions in preparation for the teams coming next week. We pretended we were a Greyhound sized bus and made all the twists and turns to see if the logistics I set up are ok. 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