Pilot's Log

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I still have the lingering crud in my throat and bronchi, so that limits things. But it isn't my last day on Earth anyway. When I worked for a hotel in Sevier County, I took Jesus' reservation for his Second Coming. He told me He couldn't make it before 2184, but keep His room ready as long as possible.

Driving a bulldozer into this unfortunately blighted and notorious Motel in Hudson FL. The full story can be found at www.tampabay.com.

PS: Set your GoogleEarth coordinates to 7806 Maryland Avenue, Hudson, FL.

My dad, once again, liberated a TV set on its way to the recycler. This one is a 1991 RCA model built for HOTEL use. Two remotes, with various degrees of functionality. So Dad wanted me to figure out how to reset it so it would work with a converter box.

At first I thought I would need a master remote control like the ones I used as a Night Auditor in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Then I Googled the model number and found a techie fix: there is a little hole on the front and if you stick a long, thin, metal instrument there, you could toggle the Setup functions of the built-in control buttons. So I did that, erased all the channels but #3, and now it's converter box-ready.

I guess Google and me almost add up to a competant technician.