Winter Escape to the Lone Star State

My days of being excited for snow are over! After the conclusion of school and college, snow really isn’t exciting anymore.  If you don’t have the possibility of school or class being canceled, the only options you have to look forward to are:

• Your pipes freezing
• Getting stuck in your driveway
• Traffic jams
• The bottom of your pants being wet
• Having to clean off your car/windshield

Unfortunately, I experienced all of the above, and some more than once, this winter.  I have never looked forward to spring so much in my life!

As you can imagine, I was more than willing, even thrilled, when my supervisor suggested I take a trip to Dallas, Texas!  It is always warm and sunny in Dallas, right? Wrong…

However, despite the colder than anticipated temperatures and a day and half of pouring down rain, I did have an enjoyable trip.

The purpose of my journey:

1. Scout locations for the 50^th Anniversary RoadShow
2. Visit some of our Commercial customers
3. Continue my education and training

I was able to spend a half day with each of our Dallas Area Managers:  Mike Kittrell and Bob Penrod. I enjoyed meeting and learning from them – both have been in the industry for 20 + years!  They did a fantastic job of showing me around the area and introducing me to their customers.

As you already know, or should know (check out our Facebook fan page), this is CarterEnergy’s 50^th anniversary.  To celebrate we have launched a What Will Fuel the Future campaign (WhatWillFuelTheFuture.com).  We want to engage kids about their future in America – after all, they hold the largest stake in fueling the future.  We have a 34-foot, eye-catching trailer that is filled with fun, educational, and interactive exhibits.  We will be taking the RoadShow to several big venues, as well as to many customer locations and schools

I am very excited to be involved in our 50^th anniversary celebration as the retail site coordinator: getting to know the customers, learning how they operate their stores and how they will promote the RoadShow to their customers; interacting with kids, and learning things like: 

• The University of Warwick in Britain is testing a Formula 2 race car that runs on 30% biodiesel made from chocolate waste that comes from a nearby Cadbury plant.
• The car’s steering wheel is made from carrots, and the mirrors and front wing were made with potato starch and flax fiber. (http://www.vegparadise.com/news86.html) 

Want to know more fun facts about What Will Fuel the Future?  You’ll just have to attend one of our RoadShow visits. Our first stop – The Dallas Auto Show, March 3-7.  Then it rolls into our first round of customer visits in Plano and Frisco, Texas.

Estimated weather in Kansas:  42 degrees

Estimated weather in Dallas:   60 degrees

Bye Bye Winter………Hello Dallas!