Technological Absurdities

This was Roger's vehicle. The 'Chief's truck' - look for them in the city where you live. Roger was the Incident Commander when he was on shift and on a call. He was the one who had the bird's eye view of the scene, knew the location of every firefighter, and guided them in getting the job done safely. (I guess that I knew this, but it was really interesting hearing a young firefighter explain it to us.) 

Notice the big ole cord hanging from the SUV.  That charged up all of the electronic equipment in that vehicle. And there was A LOT of equipment in that vehicle...this is NASA, remember. 

So here is the absurdity of it all...
Roger was close to the least-techy person I have ever known. In. My. Life. 
Recall that he used a pager for 10 years after they quit making them. He was offered a smart phone at work, but he chose to use his go-phone. 
We learned that he called for help to re-open his email numerous times daily, but he loved the intercom button! 
He knew about 6 computer related terms and used them often, but not necessarily in the proper context.

And yet he lived in a world of cutting edge technology when he was at KSC. 
He could command an operation that often saved millions, if not billions of dollars in high tech equipment. Wrap your brain around that one! 

This lesson is really clear to me.  
Surround yourself with people who are really good at things you don't want to do and empower them to do them....then you can continue to enjoy the simple life. — at Kennedy Space Center Fire Station #2.