Alas, I didn't get to wear a hard hat...

Today as a part of coverage for my local political blog I attended the groundbreaking ceremony of our new arena. Unfortunately since I'm just a blogger I didn't get to wear one of the hard hats when it came to the official dirt throwing part of it. I did however get a chance to get watch the backhoes at work and see first hand how Heavy Equipment Operator Training can come in handy. I spoke to "Bob" who was taking a break so the dignitaries could do their speech moments for a few moments to ask him where he got his training. He learned to operate heavy machinery while he was in the Army and Bob felt it had been a very rewarding career for him both financially and personally. He gave the example of being involved in building the arena and had been involved in building our local baseball stadium. Bob shared there was a huge feeling of accomplishment driving by these places and knowing he had a part in it's construction.

What I found really interesting about ATS that's new is they are going to be offering a free online training course that will teach you the basics about heavy equipment and if you successfully complete the program you will get a free ATS tee-shirt, sweatshirt, or hard hat...so I might yet get my hard hat...

:-)