Oklahoma and Texas Again

This last week was a repeat of 2 weeks ago but I met some interesting people. The first guy was the maintenance guy at the customer's building. I get there to install a machine that requires an Air Supply. I had asked if Air was already run to the room, answer is......sure. Well I get there and yes there is air supplied to the room and that is all. The pipe comes in and has a shut-off and that is it. Nothing to hook the equipment to. So here comes "Gary" (name changed to protect the innocent). Gary is the plant maintenance guy. To make a long story short, Gary took 2 hrs. to put a connection on the end of the line. First he measured what was needed and then left. for 30 minutes. Unscrews a bracket and then leaves for another 30 minutes. Comes back and reinstalls the bracket closer to the machine and then leaves. At this time I have started a game of Sudako on the computer I am so bored. When he returns he starts to finish. I thought for a minute to ask him if he was a member of the union but decided not to. So now that he has all his stuff he begins to strike up a conversation with me and it was a very interesting and entertaining. I know all about his Brother-in-law's dog named "6th grader". I kind of like that name for a dog. Then he starts telling me about the best deer scents to use. Man the time flew and 2 hrs. later he is done and I can get started.

The next morning I had to ship some equipment back to Chicago so I stop by Fedex. I walk in with the equipment in a box that is tattering and they say oh you have to get a new box. Well first this is a sales gimmick. The box I have, even though it is tattered is like a 1/4 in thick. The replacement box is much more flimsy but hey it looks pretty. But instead of arguing I say sure. Fold a box and stuff some foam what 5 minutes. I had the paperwork filled out and it still took 45 minutes. So the lesson learned if you go to Houston is don't be in a hurry because it runs at a different pace. The only place slower I have found in my travels is Atlanta GA. Til next week.