Little Fun, Little Sun, Little Job Searchin’
Oct 28 2009
We had a great stay on Coronado Island for the MOAA Career Fair. Not only did we taste the exquisite cuisine and shop the wonderful shops of North Island NAS, we were only paying $12 a night for the view pictured here. We stayed at Coronado Naval Base’s Fiddler’s Cove RV Park, which is located at their marina (we’ve noticed that the Air Force calls their RV Parks FamCamps while the Navy likes to use RV Park or RV Resort).
We had a little problem with our sewage holding tank though. Our toilet has a sensor for when the tank is full, and a light turns red when this occurs. The light turned red on the way to Fiddler’s Cove, and would flash on and off during our stay. Yet, we knew the tank was empty. The resulting problem was that when the red light was on, it stopped the toilet from being flushed. While the kids were crossing their legs and hopping around, I did find out that we could override the toilet sensor and force a flush. Thus, there was joy in RV-ville. Now we just have to get the tank’s sensor checked or cleaned – this seems like an episode for the “Dirty Jobs” television show.
The MOAA Career Fair was a very good event: great location, well set up; and, a good group of vendors/employers. We all went and I parked myself at a table and waited for the employers to stop by. Before long I realized though that I had to walk around and visit the employers. This really opened things up for me.
The Fair provided good access to employers and useful insights from them on how to explore job opportunities. In addition, MOAA offered seminars on job-search related issues. If you have an opportunity to attend a future MOAA Career Fair, I highly recommend doing so.
I really need to write down all these great RV parks that you have stayed at during your travels. Wow 12 dollars a night with a view! So any jobs offers at the MOAA job fair? It really surprised me that you did not have people lining up to take your resume did that know that you were the head of the “Wandering Wahls?”
Hey did you get the CD’s we sent on the National Parks?
We had similar problems with the tank in our RV. Seems to be a sensor that is “dirty” or blocked somehow. Our solution was one of those attachments they sell at most RV stores allowing you to hook up a hose and blast fresh water into the tank until it is cleaned out. Worked great for us.
Glad to hear you liked San Diego. I’d live there if I could, mainly for the near perfect climate year round.
Cheers!
@Pat, no offers yet, but some ideas. I’m still looking at online teaching/training jobs and writing gigs.
@Rod, thanks, we’ll try it!
I’m surprised the employers weren’t lining up to offer you a job. They must not have realized it was you.
I’ll have to look into that MOAA Career Fair as I may be looking for a job soon.
Happy Trails
@Laura – Great to hear from you! You know, there is an email from us in your Inbox.
There are more Career Fairs and MOAA has one in DC. These are worth the visit.