Archive for the ‘ Fun ’ Category
I apologize for missing weekend reading last week and for a lack of substantive updates.
A bug with a plug-in prevented me from making updates, so only previously-scheduled updates were occurring.
I still have to re-install some plug-ins, so you might temporarily notice some missing features. However, we should be back into the groove shortly.
Quoted in Making Common Sense Common Practice: Models for Manufacturing Excellence
Predestruction Authorization
I, (insert name), do hereby authorize premature destruction of the equipment being repaired under Work Order No. (insert number), because I have not allowed adequate time for the performance of certain maintenance and/or startup and commissioning tasks (insert task numbers). I understand that not doing these tasks is likely to reduce the life of this equipment and result in its premature failure. I also understand that it may also increase the overall maintenance costs and reduce the quality of the product being produced.
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Signature___________________
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In my opinion, the inclusion of the words “likely to” and “may” make this authorization too soft and squishy. However, it is a problem easily remedied for application in your facility.
Nevertheless, the creation and use of this form is rather ingenious. I can’t think of many operations supervisors who would sign.
Sung to the tune of Party in the U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus:
He got a degree from MIT
And landed in Wyoming
Welcome to the land of oil and rock (whoa)
Is he gonna make it?Went to the plant
There he is for the first time
Looks to his side and he sees a vibrating pipe
Now he’s getting uneasy
Everything looks so depletedThe turbine’s shakin’ and the temperatures are too high
Hydraulic pressure makes him nervous
That’s when an operator keyed his radio
And the engineer was on
And the engineer was on
And the engineer was on[CHORUS]
So he puts his gloves on
To check the problem
‘Cause safety is his first concern
Noddin’ his head like yeah
Checkin’ his calcs like yeah
And he puts his boots on
The ones with steel toes
You know his feet will be okay
Yeah, the engineer is on his way
Yeah, the engineer is on his wayGot to his desk, found a thermal well
With half the end broken off
Like, “it’s been doing that for 30 years
Once or twice every month”So hard with his books not around him
It’s definitely not a college classroom
‘Cause all he sees is erosion
They must have used the wrong coatingThe beam is buckling and the bottom is corroded
Too much sagging makes us nervous
When the engineer said “install a brace”
And it’s stiffness was restored
And it’s stiffness was restored
And it’s stiffness was restored[CHORUS]
Wearin’ a face shield tonight (shield tonight)
‘Cause acid leaks don’t feel right (don’t feel right)
And alignment and balance (and balance)
On rotten bases can be a challenge![CHORUS]