Road Trip and Bike Ride

Yesterday, Marcia, Matt, and I went on a road trip... to Milwaukee. Yes, we left at 6:00 AM from Bremen and went off on our merry way to Milwaukee. After a bit of detour, we ended up the conference center in Milwaukee and went to the wire processing technology show. Actually, the show surpassed my expectations. We learned about how our customers process our wire. Some of the processes included cutting, stripping, terminating, heat-shrink tubing, and ultrasonic welding. It was pretty cool to be in a low stress environment learning about these processes. This knowledge will help us to be more effective communicators with our customers. We were actually back in Bremen just before 6:00 PM so this trip was a whirlwind with quite a bit of driving. Yet, it was a great day with good conversation in the car and learning opportunities at the show.

Tonight, Trent, Ben, and I headed out for a bike ride just over 30 miles. However, tonight's ride was different from any ride in the past. Trent and I had our saddlebags (with school books). We're hoping to do a couple overnight bike trips and maybe a little longer trip this summer. So tonight was the first foray into carrying the packs on the bikes. Two hours later we were back at the house and pretty tired. However, this was a great ride. As sick as it sounds, I really enjoyed the extra work needed to keep the bike moving!

Take care,

Todd