Flat Stanley-Whitman joined our "audit" team that was sent from the World Headquarters of Otis Elevator, which is located here in Farmington, Conn. Otis is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation. Otis Elevator Company is the world's leading manufacturer, installer and maintainer of elevators, escalators and moving walkways. Elisha Otis invented the elevator more than 150 years ago, which allowed for buildings to be built going up, as in skyscrapers, and gave rise to our modern citites. Otis Elevator Compnay currently is located in over 200 countries and employs more than 61,000 people. 
The audit team from Farmington consisted of 5 individuals (and Flat Stanley-Whitman). We traveled from Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. and flew to Minneapolis, Minnesota. This flight took 2-1/2 hours. We expected the next flight to be shorter but our knowlede of the location in Calgary was faulty, and we had another 2-1/2 hour flilght from Minneapolis to Calgary!
Calgary is a city of 1 million residents and is located in the high plains of Canada. From the city center you can see the snow-capped Canadian Rocky Mountains, which are located about 80 miles to the west. In 1988, Calgary hosted the Winter Olympics and the ski competitions took place on these beautiful mountains and ski slopes.
The major industry in Calgary is the oil and gas business. They are also proud of their hockey team--the Calgary Flames! We went to see a game and the stadium was a sea of red Flames' jerseys. Here's a picture of the players on the ice.
Michael J. Clark
Otis Elevator World Headquarters
