GraveYard Shift BS

I used to tell my people (and still do the one's who'll listen) "When you think you've got everything covered, keep looking and checking, because something is fixin' to bite you in the ass."

 

Thanks! I appreciate it! I'll let you guys know how it goes!

 

Felt good to sleep in till 11pm. An extra hour. lol.

 

How's your night Rich?

Slow here tonight. Easy Money

 

The final stretch. These last 2.5 hours are the worst.

 

Yep.

 

Morning gentlemen, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend...

Even if you're working, LIKE ME.

As I've said before I hate changing #2 engines on MD11s & DC/MD10s, I would like to use this space to also say I officially hate changing flaps and working f'ing fuel drain shrouds...

I'm glad this night is over! Work is starting to cut into my time normally spent surfing the www.

 

I head back in tonight for some mandatory overtime. Then back on day shift Monday. Right now is coffee and headed to the gym in a bit.

 

Chris going from midnights to day shift sucks man. I feel for ya. We rarely get mandatory overtime but, it does happen. Usually it's a holiday (last Christmas) and done in the fairest way possable. At least ours has always been on shift.

Be safe man working while out of you normal clock time is rough on a guy.

 

Sorry your shift was a pain Joe.

x2

Sat night into Mon dayshift is a nasty turn. Stay safe indeed.

 

meh. been up for about 13 hrs. Thinking maybe it's nap time. lol.

 

Yeah, it ruins the weekend off, being a night shift in the middle of the weekend. I'll be on here tonight if the plant is running well. See you guys in a few.

 

Done with all the load plans. Killing time for 3.5 more hours.

 

Saturday was a big day here. The world's largest, most efficient gas turbine arrived from France.
Shipped, trucked and railed right into the building.
It's name? HArriet. A 9ha gas turbine. I believe Built in France. 900,000 lbs.
Going down in.a bit to see if I can get a glimpse of it.

I believe we are going to do a year long test of it. Lines for gas and electrical from duke energy have been run. Will be run in are state of the art test facility just behind the build I'm.at.

 

Evening Rich. That turbine sounds very cool. Any chance of getting a pic to share? Or is it like classified?

 

It's classified. Not sure if its still on the train.
My ops leader is sending some texts out to find out if its already at test stand.
Hopefully they might let us snap a pic.

Headed there in 10 mins or so.

You off tonight Rob?

 

Also if you google "HArriet 9FA", a couple YouTube vids will come up. Following the journey of HArriet from savannah, ga. And maybe one from France. Posted a day or 2 ago.
Stupid phone won't let me link the url.

 

yep, tonight and Monday night. Great day with the kids and grand kids today. Halibut Weaver and Plank Grilled Salmon for Easter Dinner.

Very Cool!

 

Well. Looks like test stand is about a mile from where I'm at. We walked about 3/4 of the ways into a bunch of construction. Withought knowing precicely where it is, I may never find it.
Found one on a rail car that looks like it maybe. Covered in white shrink wrap with the g.e. logo like the one in the video. Not sure.
Going to try again at lunch, maybe ill grab one of the golf cars and go recon.

 

So not ready for this shift tonight. All fattened up from easter dinner. Gonna have to find a dark corner somewhere!