I am so happy to have control of my own #offgrid utilities and #FOSS software. Privacy, security, reliability, control, peace of mind. Life is good at home.
Yesterday when I arrived at work and started doing inspections, I would see the most horrifying things. What made it worse was that many LICENSED people on other shifts throughout the weekend did not notice or care. A pump was installed backwards on the steam system by a contractor. What is the very first thing we check when we install a motor or pump? Rotation. And super obvious, was the entire freaking pump installed in the correct direction? Oh, no, this seems to be a regular occurrence. Valves installed backwards. What happens? Bad events, very bad events. High pressure steam in operator spaces you do not want like I saw yesterday. People can be in a hospital for months or dead, unrecognizable bodies...
In my 30 year career in motive power, I have never seen this problem. Is this from several years of covid? I have worked in red states where everyone is highly educated and do not let these things pass.
