JohnMarcson
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how could youNice, John. I'd almost forgotten about Whelen's Austin line.
North Carolina authorizes amber/clear for public works and construction vehicles. I'm starting to see construction vehicles here in Virginia switch from amber to amber/clear. Blue is still reserved for law enforcement only.Well, around here most of the Austin lights were amber, being used by Public Works or some of the paving contractors or TXDOT. Now we're seeing blue/amber.
That blue issue has come up on another thread. Another TX member is trying to say that blue is reserved for l.e. and EMS. Not so, though. As I said, my fire chief got it in writing from DPS Austin that blue is o.k. and that there are no restrictions. Only restriction on blue is that by itself it's not an emergency color. If you were running blue only on your POV,for example and ended up in an MVA, you could be held at fault. With red/blue combination you'd be fine.Virginia is, or at least was, a very conservative state and change happened slowly. Amber is used as a caution light, for construction vehicles, tow vehicles, and highway vehicles. It has only been in the past 5 years or so that clear combined with amber is acceptable. Fire and EMS used to be red only, but in the mid-1980's clear combined with red became acceptable. Police used to be red too, but that changed in the 1970's when blue was authorized for and reserved for law enforcement.
Well, what are you waiting for? The economy here is awesome right now, and here in the Permian Basin with the "boom" still going on, you could find work right away.I need to talk my wife into moving to Texas... for many reasons.
I understand the difficulty. What field are you in? If you're a medic or EMT, Texas does reprocity with almost all other states. You might want to check that out.Licensing for a medical professional can be difficult when moving from one state to another, that's a big impedence to moving. My mother wants us to move to the North Myrtle Beach, SC, area, where the economy is also booming. Again, moving my license is difficult.
Dentistry. Moving my license involves state boards of health and either taking board exams again, which is time consuming and expensive, or licensure by credentials, which is very expensive and the requirements vary wildly from state to state. It is obvious that the boards intend for doctors to stay put once licensed.I understand the difficulty. What field are you in? If you're a medic or EMT, Texas does reprocity with almost all other states. You might want to check that out.
Wow! Didn't know you were a dentist! I can see where that would be a problem. So many of the people on here are EMTs and Medics: I never gave it a thought. Is there that much difference in licensing from state to state to really discourage a move? I'd hate for you to be down in the mouth over it.Dentistry. Moving my license involves state boards of health and either taking board exams again, which is time consuming and expensive, or licensure by credentials, which is very expensive and the requirements vary wildly from state to state. It is obvious that the boards intend for doctors to stay put once licensed.
Well, South Carolina would be a much closer move for you. Texas is really business-friendly right now, too, and with the oil boom going on, the money is here, too!Because I live in Virginia, I took the SRTA board exam. States that accept and participate with the SRTA exam are Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentuky, Arkansas, Mississippi, and now South Carolina. Most other states recognize this board exam, but require additional work and some even require additional examinations in order to move my license.
South Carolina... hmmmmm... mom has been after us to move there and SC has become a really business friendly state.
I have rescanned all of these I just don't have the space here to upload them. In fact I have scanned tens of thousands of pages of Whelen and Austin catalogs and literature now, I just need to get the site itself downsized and the storage to post the archive upsized.Is there anyway to get these photos to work again?
The strobe beacon style advantage bar I’m looking forI have rescanned all of these I just don't have the space here to upload them. In fact I have scanned tens of thousands of pages of Whelen and Austin catalogs and literature now, I just need to get the site itself downsized and the storage to post the archive upsized.
Do you have a specific one you are looking for? I can upload a few as jpgs, it just takes a while.