Driving down into Cleveland for the Republican National Convention?
Here’s the map of downtown road closures so consider avoiding these areas.
As always, try to be patient – we have guests in town.
Public Viewing Areas (Republican National Convention Complex)
*** As a reminder, items such as backpacks and coolers are not allowed to be brought into public viewing areas, pursuant to the City of Cleveland’s prohibited items list for the Event Zone.***
Sharing a little history I learned this morning.
In 1924, the Republicans nominated then President Calvin Coolidge.
Then in 1936, the Republicans nominated Alf Landon to run against Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Photo Cred: Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer
So third time RNC should be a breeze in hosting a large event like this one right?
RNC in t-minus five days…
So far, this is making me feel guilty for abandoning my Second Life personna and my Tomagochi I got as a gift.
Pokemon Go is a free-to-play, GPS based augmented reality mobile game developed by Niantic for iOS and Android devices. It was initially released in July 2016. The game allows players to capture, battle, and train virtual Pokemon who appear throughout the real world. Although the game is free-to-play, it supports in-app purchases. (Wikipedia)
Keep in mind, I did not grow up with Pokémon so I don’t think I have quite the attraction/ nostalgia to this game compared to others in the Nintendo targeted 19-34 age bracket.
However, this does show an interesting market shift as virtual reality aka augmented reality starts to integrate into our digital platforms seamlessly through social media. Oh yeah, the geolocation piece of this #gamification is total icing on the cake too.
Be safe and don’t get “lured” into something bad.
Well, I guess I can try it out…
Aside from Meerkat, Periscope, FacebookLive, I now have access to YouTubeLive.
Ahhh, the joys of live broadcast social media…
Seriously, I am going to need a bigger helmet.
It’s been a great run – heck, it’s been an outstanding run!
Congrats to all these Emergency Medicine Physicians!
One thing that bothers me is idiots who park in front of a hydrant.
Not like 30-seconds, but more like hours and hours and hours.
THIS IS A BLATANT DISREGARD FOR SAFETY!
So I called my friends at Chicago Fire Engine-35, Truck-28, Ambulance-62, Battalion-17 who advised that I call Chicago Police and inform them.
So I did. Chicago Police promptly showed up and ticketed the car. #booya
Hey Jagoff – enjoy your $150 ticket #0964100A (Within 15′ of fire hydrant).
Then a tow truck (hook) showed up and made my night because….
…I now have full hydrant access again.
Hey Jagoff! Now enjoy your $150 charge for towing your vehicle and $20 storage fee.
Expensive night out for your blatant disregard of public safety. Hope it was worth it.
Friendly reminder to anyone: Don’t park in front of fire hydrants. Ever.
We talk a ton about people who carelessly retweet, share, and re-purpose information. Whether mis-informed or attention seeking whores, it is likely that people need a bit more digital responsibility on line esp w/ social media.
Part of me thinks that min-informed people don’t believe in the power of social media.
Seasoned PIOs know the potential of social media.
However, check out the tweet from Mountain View Police Department’s Capt Chris Hsiung re: Dallas Police Department.
Well said Capt Hsiung.
I encourage many in my classes to be good stewards of information and not to skew truth as it can only delay the root cause from others. We will not be led astray or swayed by sensational tweets, posts, etc…We must rely on straight facts and truth.
Got a chance to spend a few with the Blue Angels.
And yes, Fat Albert was there.
As you may already know, the Blue Angels are my favorite performance team.
The do a great job in highlighting and promoting other team members like all the ground support staff and technicians.
Photo cred: USN Blue Angels
And of course Fat Albert too.
Note: Absent in the class seven aircraft lineup is Blue Angel #6 (opposing solo) – RIP Capt Kuss.
They had some issues with the afterburners in #7 so they were doing some extra testing on the ramp. Check out the video:
Super loud huh? #awesome
Glad to see so many out there supporting the best aerial jet performance team.
Where is @rusnivek? 