Re: Hit the road

Subject: Re: Hit the road
From: kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 08:57:11 -0600



> We gets to thinking...why not combine the two. Sell everything and buy one
> of those big-mutha mobile homes and go in pursuit of those 30 day to 3 month
> gigs that keep popping up around the country. In the summer, head north or
> west, in the winter, head south..grab those small contracts to pay expenses
> and make some money, when the contract is over, move on....anywhere...
> Alaska? Sure, why not!

> So, my question...what's to stop me from doing this. I'd like to hear
> offline from anyone who hires contractors, assuming the skills were a good
> fit, and assuming the rate was acceptable, would this arrangement preclude
> you from considering a candidate who's house just happens to have wheels on
> it?

Very interesting idea. I think you'd need to "package" your concept, and
be ready to pitch it. Not just anybody could pull that off, but I think
you could, based on your sales background. I would wrap your "portability"
into your sales pitch. Sounds like fun! My primary concern would be
high-speed Internet connectivity - are there good mobile solutions to
ensure coverage as you travel?

A word of caution: rent one of these things before you buy one. In my
heavy metal years I lived and toured in a variety of these, and while they
are nice, it seems like none of them has ever succeeded in conquering one
basic challenge - the bathroom.

Ask anybody - even the world's biggest rock star - what the Cardinal Rule
of the Tour Bus is, and you'll get the same answer: don't poop on the bus.
We can put a man on the moon, but apparently we can't ventilate a rolling
commode. Some odors just won't go away.

Maybe they're getting better at this, but I suggest that you ask your RV
salesman some tough questions about that particular aspect of RV life.



Caveat Proboscis,
Keith Cronin

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