The Ten Codes

I was reading this morning and a phrase brought me back to my days working at Clarklift.  I was in my 20s, and I was the service department dispatcher.  I always joked it was the best job ever ....  that I told 10 men where to go and what to do all day long!!

In reality, I just scheduled them from place to place to repair forklifts.  We used a Motorola radio system to do this, using the Ten Codes.  A guy would radio 10-24, 10-30 which meant he was done at the current job and was ready for the next assignment.  We would 10-4 after the exchange, and if it was the end of the day, it was 10-19, return to base. 

While this was 40 years ago, I worked there 20 years, started right out of high school.  It was memorable, and I looked forward to going to work every day!

It didn't compare with the 20 yrs I worked for Walmart. Many mornings on the way to that job, the radio station would play AC/DCs Highway to Hell --- somewhat appropriate, and made me giggle while turning the volume full blast!! 

The oddest things pop into my mind when I least expect it!!  And maybe thats the point of all this .... our memories are pieces of what makes us the person we are today. We shouldn't forget them!