In nice hotel - Yr 1, Day 355

Columbia, SC

The drive down here to the test site was long but easy, and somewhat enjoyable in a fast car as opposed to the truck, and especially pulling the rig!

It's amazing what a difference there is between the cheap hotels we tend to stay at and the one the company put us up in!  And it's not even the high end either (Country Inn & Suites -- not Hyatt, but not Super 8!).

Of course, this has to be another one of those days where my clients are making major demands.  This hotel has a nice indoor pool and spa.  It was interesting to bring my laptop to the pool area and work in between laps -- with one of the clients calling me every 5 minutes!

Wishing Mitch success on his first exam tomorrow, then heading back to Raleigh to drop off this huge gas tank he now needs to carry with him (plus to the test).  Won't have room for all our stuff from the locker with the tank in the trunk so need to make a pit stop to drop it off at the rig.  It's about an hour out of the way, but you gotta do what you gotta do.  No clue when we'll hit the road for NJ, but that's a worry for another day.  Anyway, back to work.....