Bryan Coe

So, I made it back to across the big lake. Now it is off to work. It had a bit of a surprise when I got home. My car isn’t working. For smoe reason it keeps overheating. I’m getting the thermostat changed, but no one is positive this will solve the problem. Plus, there is a lot of labor involved just to get to it. So, if this doesn’t solve the problem I may just trade it in for something new. That would be cool anyway.
The first day in the office here was a bit of a struggle. Let me just say that organization is not the key with this company. It started out as a mess so we’ll see how it goes from her.
I just picked up a new cell phone on Sunday, so I have a new number. I don’t want to put it on my blog, so I am going to send out a mass message. If for some reason I missed anyone, email me and let me know…

Meanwhile in the rest of the world …

United States Temperature hits 48.8C in South Dakota, 46C inCalifornia. Hundreds of thousands are left without power asair-conditioners overload the electricity grid. At least 10 suspected heat-related deaths are reported.

Canada Temperature tops 34C in Toronto. Extreme health alert issued;city officials believe there is a 90% chance of heat-related deaths.Municipal swimming pools are kept open late into the night.

France Temperature tops 38C in Bordeaux and 39C in Paris. France’smain electricity provider has to buy power from abroad as the nationalgrid strains in the heat. Production curtailed at nuclear power plants because of a shortage of cold water used in cooling. Four gianthumidifiers are placed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower to spray watervapour on passersby. At least 40 believed dead, including a15-month-old baby.

Germany Temperature reaches 39C in Berlin. The Unterweser nuclearplant reduces output by 30% due to a lack of cold water. Two deathsdue to suspected heat-related causes.

Spain Temperature reaches 40C. Two new victims of the heatwave reported last week, including a Barcelona sunbather and a man workingin a greenhouse on the south coast. Six dead from the heatwave so far.

Netherlands Temperature tops 37C. A four-day walking event iscancelled in Nijmegen after two participants die in the heat and 30 are hospitalised.

Poland Temperatures up to 35C. Members of the ruling Conservativeparty prepare to pray for rain.

Czech Republic Temperature over 35C in Prague. The famous medievalclock in the centre of the city is running slow because of the heat, officials announce.

Denmark Temperature hits 33.5C. Police report a spate of thefts,prompted by house owners leaving doors and windows open to cope withthe heat. There is an increase in complaints about public sex on beaches.

Austria Temperature reaches 36C. Barbecues are banned from publicareas to prevent forest fires. A German truck driver dies fromheat-related causes.

Italy Temperature reaches 39C in Florence. Italy’s largest river, the Po, shrinks to its lowest level sincerecords began. Emergency workers in Rome hand out water to peoplestanding in queues outside museums and galleries or waiting in the sunto catch their bus. One worker in Sardinia collapses and dies of heat-related causes.

Bosnia Temperature reaches 41C. A series of fires break out, promptingfirefighters to ask the army for helicopter assistance.

I’m not flying back on Wed. instead it will be Friday. I’m not sure why they didn’t book the Wed. flight, but now I’m flying from Dusseldorf to JFK. Then I’ve been told that the flight from JFK to Philly is too expensive so they are trying to book me a Limo(more likely a van) service to Philly. Great ending to my trip. I’ll be arriving in NYC just in time for Friday night rush hour traffic. So, it would be something like 4 hours to Philly, then another hour to Lancaster. Thank goodness I have a friend, Roland in NYC. I’m going to stay at his place until Saturday and then take the Amtrak to Lancaster. That should be much better.

Everyone is also asking if I am coming back alone or if Mel will be coming with me. No, she will not be coming. Unfortunately, I jumped the gun before with the Green Card. It was only the first stage that was completed. It will probably be another 3 months or something….

So it looks like I will be heading back to the States side of the pond next week. I don’t actually have a confirmation on the flight yet, but it looks like it will be on Wednessday, July 26. The flight is for 2pm(German time) and will get into Philly around 7pm(Philly) time.

I’m looking to forward to seeing everybody. See you soon!!

I guess there has been a bit of a panic about when I am coming back to the states. First let me say that becoming a software consultant for an ERP software company is not simple task. Most of the people that train here are here for something like a year so the amount of time they want me to be here is pretty short. The software is made up of some 2,000 different programs. So it is not something you just learn over night.
With that said. There is a good chance that I will be coming back on the 24th of July. No flight has been book yet, but my boss said that he needs me to come back then because there is so much work in the US. But as I said there has been no flight booked yet so it could still change. Before they were saying they wanted me to stay until the end of August/September. Either way, I’m not going to miss Gen’s wedding. People just need to relax about that. I thought I already made it clear that I would not miss that. So, just relax.