I have plans on upgrading the remainder of the analog phones in the trucks this winter. There are around 35 that haven’t been switched yet. The hands free kits that everyone asks about are very expensive, not to mention very time consuming to install. Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day! Please have patience. When we have people available to install them, they will be doing so.

Always remember, cell phone use while driving is very dangerous. Make sure you pull over to answer your phone or wait until you can get to a safe area. We have voice mail for these situations.

Phone usage has increased a great deal this year. With no more work than we have going on, the usage should be a lot lower. You need to be using your radios more often.

On the radio front, there are several things happening. First, keep in mind these radios are not cheap. At $900.00 a radio, they need to be taken care of out in the field.

Next, there has been some confusion on radio frequencies. To make it simple, if your radio goes to channel 7, then you will use it as the old channel 1. In these radios, channel 1 is a different frequency that picks up less static and skip. Not all radios have the frequency in them yet. Channel 7 is old channel 1. Also, Ada Marie has created a new radio sheet which lists all the base and radio numbers. If you would like a copy, please call the Brooklyn office to request one.

Lastly, keep in mind when switching out radios we have several hundred of them. Each radio has a serial number that is recorded and assigned a unit number. If you change out a radio please let me know. This will help keep our database current.

In your every day adventures, always think SAFETY before reacting.