I feel all official
Joe
position: Public Information Officer (PIO)
organization: Central Virginia Storm Trackers and Public Safety (CVST-PS or just CVST)
salary: nada
Old news, actually. I've had this position since I was unanimously elected back in December over my long-time nemesis Write In:______. But I went to PIO training with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. I felt kind of weird being around a bunch of people who were getting paid to be there. They were great, though. Liked everyone, got their contact info, and will hopefully be working with some of them again in a CVST/emergency service partnership for the public's well-being.
First day of that training was on Valentine's Day (or VD, as Ariel regretably calls it). Last year on Valentine's Day, I was attending my first day of training for being a flight attendant. Must be a good day to train.
So, alot of us are single and spring's just around the corner. Recipe for disaster. I know. A certain other friend of mine may remember.
Anyway, back to CVST: I was helping my chief move to his new apartment. It's a nice place in north Chesterfield. He moved from south Richmond. This new place has less gunfire. One time, I was hanging out at his place in south Richmond, and we heard popping noises. My chief said, "Oh, somebody has an automatic weapon. Don't worry, though. It's over at the other side of the apartment complex."
Me and south Richmond have a history. A year or so ago, I was driving an acquaintance Mary Scherer (and I could care less for her anonymity) to see some "friends" in south Richmond. She told me to turn of the lights, because it might wake people up. Then she got out, saying it would only take a few minutes. Now, I'm the kind of guy who likes new people now and then, so I figured why not meet these friends of hers. After getting out of the car, her "friend" and his tall sidekick Rock made a fuss. Rock stood closer than any stranger has before, successfully attempting to intimidate me. I had interrupted a drug deal between the "friend" and Mary. I managed to pacify the situation before anyone pulled out a gat and pointed it at me sideways like they do for some reason on TV (as if that's really a practical way to aim a gun). So, folks, be careful who you drive into the crappiest part of a city. And try to buy your drugs from your good friends in the suburbs. It's safer and possibly cheaper.
But anyway, CVST has a website, which I finally got access to. I worked off of what was already there, but I think I improved the look with my rather meager HTML knowledge. If you'd like to see it, go to:
http://www.cvstpublicsafety.org
By the way, it's through Angelfire, which I don't like, but I'm going to tolerate until I have a job and don't need to worry about putting up a few dollars for our own website. Global Internet Solutions has some very good deals, which I'll likely be using when that day comes.
position: Public Information Officer (PIO)
organization: Central Virginia Storm Trackers and Public Safety (CVST-PS or just CVST)
salary: nada
Old news, actually. I've had this position since I was unanimously elected back in December over my long-time nemesis Write In:______. But I went to PIO training with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. I felt kind of weird being around a bunch of people who were getting paid to be there. They were great, though. Liked everyone, got their contact info, and will hopefully be working with some of them again in a CVST/emergency service partnership for the public's well-being.
First day of that training was on Valentine's Day (or VD, as Ariel regretably calls it). Last year on Valentine's Day, I was attending my first day of training for being a flight attendant. Must be a good day to train.
So, alot of us are single and spring's just around the corner. Recipe for disaster. I know. A certain other friend of mine may remember.
Anyway, back to CVST: I was helping my chief move to his new apartment. It's a nice place in north Chesterfield. He moved from south Richmond. This new place has less gunfire. One time, I was hanging out at his place in south Richmond, and we heard popping noises. My chief said, "Oh, somebody has an automatic weapon. Don't worry, though. It's over at the other side of the apartment complex."
Me and south Richmond have a history. A year or so ago, I was driving an acquaintance Mary Scherer (and I could care less for her anonymity) to see some "friends" in south Richmond. She told me to turn of the lights, because it might wake people up. Then she got out, saying it would only take a few minutes. Now, I'm the kind of guy who likes new people now and then, so I figured why not meet these friends of hers. After getting out of the car, her "friend" and his tall sidekick Rock made a fuss. Rock stood closer than any stranger has before, successfully attempting to intimidate me. I had interrupted a drug deal between the "friend" and Mary. I managed to pacify the situation before anyone pulled out a gat and pointed it at me sideways like they do for some reason on TV (as if that's really a practical way to aim a gun). So, folks, be careful who you drive into the crappiest part of a city. And try to buy your drugs from your good friends in the suburbs. It's safer and possibly cheaper.
But anyway, CVST has a website, which I finally got access to. I worked off of what was already there, but I think I improved the look with my rather meager HTML knowledge. If you'd like to see it, go to:
http://www.cvstpublicsafety.org
By the way, it's through Angelfire, which I don't like, but I'm going to tolerate until I have a job and don't need to worry about putting up a few dollars for our own website. Global Internet Solutions has some very good deals, which I'll likely be using when that day comes.