Part Time work in Denver

Since I am not independently wealthy, I must find work for the little things.  Like food, diesel, propane and other luxury items.  This isn't always the easiest task.  I don't know many people who enjoy looking for a job.  A few months back I found a little part time gig with some added bonuses.
The company is Big Sky outdoor advertising.  What they do is provide advertising on the bus benches around town.  My specific job is to maintain those benches.  Today, for example, I had to go around and remove the snow from on and around the bench.  One of the added perks is that they provide me with a company vehicle to drive around and do this.  I drive a mid 90's Ford f450 diesel flatbed truck.  I only use it when working but it does let me get to know the Denver and surrounding streets.  I get paid to learn my way around Denver is the way I like to look at it.   In addition, I can park my bus at work.  Not many places have convenient bus parking. Also I have internet access (which is where I am right now).
Sometimes my maintenance entails picking up trash from some of the stops, building new benches, changing out the advertising on the benches and what ever else needs to be done.  It isn't glamorous work, but I enjoy it.
Here are a couple of pictures from today.
I get an epic view of the Rocky Mountain front range.  My camera doesn't have a wide angle lens to do it justice.

Here is snow from the other day stacked up a foot high on the bench.  Shovel to one side, work truck in the background.

This is paying my meager bills for the time being.

Winter Storm update

I am sitting at my place of work where I have my bus parked outside.  I plan on staying here for the next couple of days, waiting out the storm.  The forecast yesterday was for up to 3 inches of snow.  That has been changed to 12 inches of snow accumulation predicted.  I am excited.
Right now it is raining.  I know this because I can hear it hitting the roof of the shop and running down the gutter by the front door.  This is expected to change to heavy snow starting at 9pm MDT.  By midnight it should be really coming down, at the rate of 1-2 inches per hour.
I look forward to posting pictures of this introduction to Denver winter weather.

Here comes winter

I have been enjoying a rather warm, very comfortable fall here in Denver.  That looks to be changing tomorrow night.  There is a winter weather alert for a snow storm heading our way.  Forecast yesterday was 70% chance, today it is 90%.   Here in the front range area of Denver, we are to expect up to 3 inches of accumulation.  Exciting stuff, since my arrival into Colorado in Mid February, I have only witnessed a few dustings of snow.
It is time to get my bus geared up for a western winter.  It looks like I will be staying in the Denver area until at least spring or early summer.
I have been experiencing city living and having an assortment of people and activities to enjoy.  I am an paradoxical blend of loner and people person.  Being in Denver gives me a chance to exercise my social butterfly.  I also have been working part time that allows me to enjoy going out and playing.  I will probably curtail this activity somewhat over the winter season in order to continue my travels this spring.
I have this strong desire to head down towards Central or South America.   I will write more about this at another time.
I haven't been posting as faithfully as I would like.  Part of the reason is that I post most of my latest activities on facebook.  I have been doing 'normal' stuff in the past couple of months.  For example, I attended a costume party this past Saturday.  I play volleyball occasionally.  I visit with new friends.  Not really the adventurous material that I post here.   Besides living on a bus, my life is pretty normalized.  I do love looking out from various locations and seeing the Rockies cover the entire horizon.  I am not kidding when I say every sunrise and sunset is the absolute best I have ever seen.  In just a couple of days the mountains will be covered in white again.
I look forward to the change in weather.

Steve Jobs was one of my kind

As anyone with a computer, hence anybody reading this, already knows, Steve Jobs passed away two days ago.  I have spent a good amount of time reading up on his life these last couple of days.  Even in his death he continues to inspire me.   The following clip is from Apple's 1997 'Think Different' campaign.   It is my life mantra.

Radiator Problem Solved

Finally, the radiator issue I have been having since my drive back from Eastern Colorado is now no more.  I had removed the radiator fan and mounting brackets two months ago in an effort to find a mechanic who could help me.  Not an easy task.  So for the past two months I have been limited to about a 5 mile drive before the engine would start to overheat.
That is all behind me now.  Repair has been completed for the bargain price of $400.  So the first thing I do after I get my healed up bus is take it on the road.  I drove right out of Denver and up to Boulder.  A 45 minute drive that gave me a chance to stretch the legs of my once hobbled bus.  It felt so good to drive for more than 5 minutes without having to stop.  I kept a nervous eye on the temperature gauge just in case there was a problem.  There were none.
I am sitting in a laundromat right now, giving my comforters a thorough washing.  Note to self, laundromats in Boulder are the most expensive I've come across.  But, they do have wi-fi.  And I am in Boulder.  I LOVE this place and I love that my bus is road trip worthy again!