I thought the job was gonna be this Thursday. Seems this guy’s company sold some equipment to this little industrial facility some hundred and fifty miles away. Part of the equipment was four 400-horsepower electric motors. Trouble is, every one of them has burned up a set of contacts in in its starter, some more than once. A new set of contacts is $2300. They usually last YEARS! I was supposed to traipse over there on Thursday and run a few tests and see if I can pinpoint a problem.

Except he called today and asked if I could come over and talk with them and come up with a plan onsite. He called at 11:30 this morning and I immediately hit the road. The drill was to grab a burger on the way to Interstate 10 and just drive. I did. Two and a half hours. Then I watched the obligatory site orientation video, and then we looked at the problem equipment and talked about what’s been done and looked at, and I got out of their gate at 5:45, and drove for another two and a half hours, and I’m home. and tired…

And Thursday I get to leave here at 0530 to be there at 0800. I’m looking forward to the job, but the drive is a bit of a hassle.