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Great. Now we have a hurricane headed our way. Swell.
Now that I work at a power plant, this means a whole world of fun and exciting things for me. We're regulated by the Texas Public Utilities Commission who apparently sends us an email every time the weather does something weird saying that we must do everything within our power to keep the megawatts flowing. Well duh! We don't make money if we don't generate electricity! So we already have management telling us the same thing.
What I'm told is that when a hurricane hits nearby, we (the instrument shop) have to maintain a presence at the plant until the danger has past. This, in itself, isn't such a bad thing, but it means staying at work for a few days if neccessary. Sheet metal blows all over the place and if you happen to be in the way of a piece, off goes whatever limb happens to be in the way.
Good thing they pay well.
Not a whole lot else going on. They killed a 4 ft rattlesnake in the parking lot yesterday. It was under someone's van. Today you could see everyone looking cautiously under their cars before stepping up to unlock them. Not that I blame them.
I do have more to write, but I can't right now. Later on, perhaps.
Now that I work at a power plant, this means a whole world of fun and exciting things for me. We're regulated by the Texas Public Utilities Commission who apparently sends us an email every time the weather does something weird saying that we must do everything within our power to keep the megawatts flowing. Well duh! We don't make money if we don't generate electricity! So we already have management telling us the same thing.
What I'm told is that when a hurricane hits nearby, we (the instrument shop) have to maintain a presence at the plant until the danger has past. This, in itself, isn't such a bad thing, but it means staying at work for a few days if neccessary. Sheet metal blows all over the place and if you happen to be in the way of a piece, off goes whatever limb happens to be in the way.
Good thing they pay well.
Not a whole lot else going on. They killed a 4 ft rattlesnake in the parking lot yesterday. It was under someone's van. Today you could see everyone looking cautiously under their cars before stepping up to unlock them. Not that I blame them.
I do have more to write, but I can't right now. Later on, perhaps.