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wwkirk

Divine
Today was quite an experience and turned into a 14 hour day, I knew it was going to be a long one too, I was estimating it would be 10 pm before I left the Plant but at 8 pm I was heading to the car...By the end of the day parts of me were either saturated with hydraulic fluid or grease or a mixture, but my overalls and the rag wrapped around my head were quite clean when I first went up on the scissor lift at 10 after 6 am...Carl, the engineer from Arkansas, was going up the lift with me, talking to me about the coronavirus lol...We got up on the framework of this machinery my first time up on top of it since I started working in this building, its a massive press indeed over 30 feet up to be able to climb 10 feet back down into it to reach the massive hydraulic cylinders...We can only get to 2 of them at a time, each pair divided by a 3 inch thick solid steel wall, we have to climb down between these walls with all our tools and stand on top of the hydraulic cylinders in order to replace the seals we were tasked to do, after completing 2 of them we climb back up to the top with all our tools and go over a dividing wall and climb back down to reach the next pair of cylinders...

Well, the engineer estimated a time of about 2 hours per cylinder for us to complete the job, the first 2 cylinders took us 8 hours...Unforeseen problems arose early on, damaged supports were discovered we had to fix, and the lifting mechanism he brought with him for lifting some of the piping did not fit correctly on the machine we have, so we spent an hour in our fabrication shop cutting up so steel and welding together a different lifting frame to fit and help lift the piping of the cylinders...The second pair of cylinders took us 5 hours to finish and we called it a day after that, I was very tired and my head is sore, lifting my head too fast and busted it on a hydraulic valve above me, kept bleeding slightly for a couple hours and have a big knot on the top of my head now...The fellow working with me was just as dirty and oily as me, we worked together great today, I followed his lead, he's quite a smart guy and was not shy to work and get dirty...We had 3 guys down at the base of the machinery waiting our instructions, getting us tools we needed and worked the hydraulic pumps draining down the cylinders...We must have pumped over a 900 gallons of hydraulic fluid out of the machine and into clean steel drums to reuse and re-pump back into it when our work is done...I'm glad I have tomorrow off work to sleep in, and I am need of some rest...The owner of the company didn't want to pay our helpers double time on Sunday to continue doing this repair work and we only finished 4 out of 14 today, so we will be resuming this task on Monday early in the morning about 4 or 5 am...I'm salary pay not hourly so I don't get paid for overtime...

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So, you work 6 days a week? Or is it 7?
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Would wearing rain gear and a hardhat help?

Too hot for a raincoat inside it and no chance of wearing a hard hat, there isn't enough room where we have to work it would fall off all the time, it would be impossible to do this repair if a hard hat was required...

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nivek

As Above So Below
So, you work 6 days a week? Or is it 7?

I work 5 days a week, rarely do I work on a weekend but in this case we had to work a Saturday to help minimize production losses...

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The shadow

The shadow knows!
61-58.. Memorial girls basketball season came to a close..a close hard fought game..Kate did her best..
we are very proud of her.. and looking to what the future holds!
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Today was quite an experience and turned into a 14 hour day, I knew it was going to be a long one too, I was estimating it would be 10 pm before I left the Plant but at 8 pm I was heading to the car...By the end of the day parts of me were either saturated with hydraulic fluid or grease or a mixture, but my overalls and the rag wrapped around my head were quite clean when I first went up on the scissor lift at 10 after 6 am...Carl, the engineer from Arkansas, was going up the lift with me, talking to me about the coronavirus lol...We got up on the framework of this machinery my first time up on top of it since I started working in this building, its a massive press indeed over 30 feet up to be able to climb 10 feet back down into it to reach the massive hydraulic cylinders...We can only get to 2 of them at a time, each pair divided by a 3 inch thick solid steel wall, we have to climb down between these walls with all our tools and stand on top of the hydraulic cylinders in order to replace the seals we were tasked to do, after completing 2 of them we climb back up to the top with all our tools and go over a dividing wall and climb back down to reach the next pair of cylinders...

Well, the engineer estimated a time of about 2 hours per cylinder for us to complete the job, the first 2 cylinders took us 8 hours...Unforeseen problems arose early on, damaged supports were discovered we had to fix, and the lifting mechanism he brought with him for lifting some of the piping did not fit correctly on the machine we have, so we spent an hour in our fabrication shop cutting up so steel and welding together a different lifting frame to fit and help lift the piping of the cylinders...The second pair of cylinders took us 5 hours to finish and we called it a day after that, I was very tired and my head is sore, lifting my head too fast and busted it on a hydraulic valve above me, kept bleeding slightly for a couple hours and have a big knot on the top of my head now...The fellow working with me was just as dirty and oily as me, we worked together great today, I followed his lead, he's quite a smart guy and was not shy to work and get dirty...We had 3 guys down at the base of the machinery waiting our instructions, getting us tools we needed and worked the hydraulic pumps draining down the cylinders...We must have pumped over a 900 gallons of hydraulic fluid out of the machine and into clean steel drums to reuse and re-pump back into it when our work is done...I'm glad I have tomorrow off work to sleep in, and I am need of some rest...The owner of the company didn't want to pay our helpers double time on Sunday to continue doing this repair work and we only finished 4 out of 14 today, so we will be resuming this task on Monday early in the morning about 4 or 5 am...I'm salary pay not hourly so I don't get paid for overtime...

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Monday turned into a 18 hours day, no lunch or dinner, I was deep inside that machine for most of the time replacing the rest of the hydraulic seals, but the work is done now...I got home about 30 minutes ago, not going in to work tomorrow until about noon or so, eating some dinner now at 11:40 pm...Kobi waiting patiently at home, he is also eating his dinner now...

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The shadow

The shadow knows!
Monday turned into a 18 hours day, no lunch or dinner, I was deep inside that machine for most of the time replacing the rest of the hydraulic seals, but the work is done now...I got home about 30 minutes ago, not going in to work tomorrow until about noon or so, eating some dinner now at 11:40 pm...Kobi waiting patiently at home, he is also eating his dinner now...

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time to take some time off my friend..
maybe soon you should take a "me" day..
I do at least once a month. keeps me sane.
 

Standingstones

Celestial
Wish me well today. I am going in for surgery to remove an implant that hasn’t been working for me since they placed it last July 2019. This implant was supposed to reduce my spine pain. Instead I got an infection that has never cleared up.

I hate operations (and I have had quite a few). When you are in your late 60s everyone of these is a crap shoot. The surgeon seems to think that this will go smoothly. I hate when they tell you that! Hopefully I will be home in a few days when they are sure the incision is healing properly.
 

The shadow

The shadow knows!
Wish me well today. I am going in for surgery to remove an implant that hasn’t been working for me since they placed it last July 2019. This implant was supposed to reduce my spine pain. Instead I got an infection that has never cleared up.

I hate operations (and I have had quite a few). When you are in your late 60s everyone of these is a crap shoot. The surgeon seems to think that this will go smoothly. I hate when they tell you that! Hopefully I will be home in a few days when they are sure the incision is healing properly.

I will have my wife channel white energy for you.
Best wishes
Bob
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Wish me well today. I am going in for surgery to remove an implant that hasn’t been working for me since they placed it last July 2019. This implant was supposed to reduce my spine pain. Instead I got an infection that has never cleared up.

I hate operations (and I have had quite a few). When you are in your late 60s everyone of these is a crap shoot. The surgeon seems to think that this will go smoothly. I hate when they tell you that! Hopefully I will be home in a few days when they are sure the incision is healing properly.

Hey hope that goes well today, wish you all the best in recovery...

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The shadow

The shadow knows!
what started as a discussion about how much money my oldest boy is spending on magic cards. ended with him giving me one of his decks and him teaching me how to play the game. the twins know the game so this could turn into a competitive family fun event.
I even gave Ian money to enter a magic tournament..
I am getting soft.. lol
 

Toroid

Founding Member
I have this star's name running around in my head for some reason. It's one of the stars on Orion's belt.
Mintaka - Wikipedia
Mintaka /ˈmɪntəkə/,[13] designation Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori), is a multiple star system some 1,200 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Orion. Together with Alnitak (Zeta Orionis) and Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis), the three stars form Orion's Belt, known by many names among ancient cultures. When Orion is near the meridian, Mintaka is the right-most of the Belt's stars when viewed from the Northern Hemisphere facing south.
 
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Toroid

Founding Member
I finally had to download Firefox browser because YouTube was just a blank screen. They had a warning message up for over a month stating they would no longer support IE. I really like it because it's modern, quick and easy to use. You have to agree to them using cookies in order to use it.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
I finally had to download Firefox browser because YouTube was just a blank screen. They had a warning message up for over a month stating they would no longer support IE. I really like it because it's modern, quick and easy to use. You have to agree to them using cookies in order to use it.

Firefox is a better browser, you'll like it more after using it regular...Funny thing is I use Firefox on my laptop but on my tablet I use Microsoft Edge lol...

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pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Wish me well today. I am going in for surgery to remove an implant that hasn’t been working for me since they placed it last July 2019. This implant was supposed to reduce my spine pain. Instead I got an infection that has never cleared up.

I hate operations (and I have had quite a few). When you are in your late 60s everyone of these is a crap shoot. The surgeon seems to think that this will go smoothly. I hate when they tell you that! Hopefully I will be home in a few days when they are sure the incision is healing properly.

a bit late but good luck today
 

Standingstones

Celestial
The operation went successfully (so far.) I need to stay in the hospital a few more days to make sure the infections were found and cleared up. Needless to say, the hospital is the last place I wish to stay. I got zero sleep last night. I won’t even discuss the food. There is a round the clock group of people checking up on you. Getting home looks awfully inviting.
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Season 4 Episode 1.

Been busy over the winter. Repaired a laundry list of things and stuff. Just took it for a spin to get the flat spots out of the tires and this thing's running smoooooth. Right now I'm reeking of gas and oil and loving it (to quote Agent 86). Couldn't find any anti-coronavirus sanitizer at the store? Try 93 octane.

Just have to adjust the parking brake. Very importantly, I set the clock so the season is officially started
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pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Just wanted to take my dog out to conduct her business this morning. Big raccoon up in a tree giving us the finger driving her nuts. Interrupted her concentration necessitating a second trip once it gets a bit lighter.

And then the coyotes vocalizing. Always heard them but this morning they were numerous and very close. Not worried about being attacked really - no history of any of that around here as long as I can remember. Concerned at the unusual proximity. I do wonder what they were ON about this morning. Short list; fighting, f*****g, food.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
I've been working since 1 a.m. I got called into work from third shift because of a machinery problem...

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