Switzerland Invades Liechtenstein!!

Have you heard about the little military foray of the Swiss into their neighboring country, Liechtenstein? Apparently, a couple of hundred reserve troops were on a training exercise, fully armed and equipped for battle, and accidentally invaded the tiny country of 34,000 residents.

The word is that they got lost on a night navigation training mission, which obviously exposed some opportunities for improvement.

No one was hurt, and there will be no major "Cold War" situation between the two peaceful and friendly nations. In fact, no one even noticed the presence of the soldiers. Liechtenstein has no military, and it seems to work just fine for them.

Snowstorm in Duluth, MN Pics

We got a quite a bit of snow recently, and a friend of mine sent me some pictures he took in Duluth, MN. There hasn't been much snowfall this year, so the latest dumping caught people off guard.

Along with the snow, we got a lot of wind, which makes for some "interesting" snowdrifts.


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Old Joe The Maintenance Guy Talks About Communication

Our friend, Old Joe recorded his insight into how communication has changed over the years with respect to maintenance. It appears that things have changed quite a bit, and expectations are different these days.

Take a minute to listen in on Joe's thoughts. We think he puts the whole topic into perspective quite nicely.

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