Camel Eats a Camelback Backpack - Say That 3x Fast

"Camelback backpack? You think that's funny? I'll show you what's funny."

Most people choose to escape the Arizona summer heat by vacationing to a cooler climate but at Nexus 21, we do everything differently. Heather Sanders, Nexus 21’s Business Development Manager, spent her vacation traveling in a different desert -Israel. After 12 hours on a plane she arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel-Aviv and told her travel mates, “I left the Sonoran only to end up in the Negev!”

Heather Sanders in Israel

We all know Nicole McClain has gained some notoriety from her Nexus 21 TV lift “rides.” Heather, hoping to gain her own Nexus 21 blog celebrity status, rode a camel while in Israel.

Jeff assured Nicole that her lift ride would be completely safe. Heather, on the other hand, did not receive the same reassurance. Seconds before climbing onto a camel with huge teeth, the camel owner told her, “Do not pet the camel. He is not your friend. He does not like you.” Heather rode the camel safely for an hour with only one mishap — the camel behind her was trying to eat her Camelback backpack (a form of retaliation on his part to defend the camel name and kingdom). In the end, Heather learned that camels, like the Nexus 21 TV Lift Systems, also have incredible lifting capacity and they too are safe. The moral of the story? Sometimes you have to travel to the Middle East to "out do" a co-worker’s infamous lift riding!

To view more information on the Nexus 21 TV lift capacity click here.

To buy a Nexus 21 Lift System click here.

To buy a camel click here.

Nexus 21 Playing Hard Ball

Work is tough and time consuming. But every now and then we each have a chance to check out a few fun details of the cities we live in or travel to across the country. While Nicole McClain, Nexus 21's Business Development and IT Marketing Manager was in Phoenix, she caught some hot seats at the Diamondbacks game.

Nicole McClain at the Diamondbacks game in Phoenix, Arizona

Even though the Diamondbacks didn't bring home a winner, the seats were unbeatable and so were the pitches caught on film (Gills missed this pitch by the way)!

Diamondbacks fast pitch caught on film!

Black and Colbert talking about the Nexus 21 TV lifts.

Jeff Meskan, CEO of Nexus 21, and Nicole McClain, also flew out to Viva Las Vegas to attend the AWFS show. AWFS is combined the largest exhibition of woodworking hardware and machinery, board and panel products, upholstery material, wood components, supplies, services and new technologies in North America with unmatched networking opportunities and the finest professional educational conference in the industry.

Jeff Meskan at AWFS in Las Vegas.

As a strong supporter of education for the industry, AWFS sponsors the Fresh Wood competition to spotlight outstanding student works being produced at some of the best high school and post-secondary woodworking programs in North America. Nicole McClain picked out her favorite piece, "She's a Brick House." "This is an absolute must have! Can I have all of my bedroom furniture designed with a woman in mind?" said Nicole of the lingerie armoire shaped like a woman's body.