Keeping It Going.

Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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I’ve mentioned before that the PlantI’m presently working in is over Ninety Years Oldand the present Manufacturinghas been there since 1993. If a plant is properly maintained which I heard it was for over Fifteen Yearsit will run flawlessly. The other day Paul told me that I was slowly bringing it all back to life and for me to ignore what a certain Supervisorwould say.

Last week we repaired the Alkaline Tankand it hasn’t lost a drop of water since. We removed the Leaky Water Coolersand the floor is now dry. We repaired the Burnerson the Tanksand they run so well they only need to be run at Half Temperature. The Fan Coversthat we’ve cleaned out the Motorsare now drawing less power.

There is always things that don’t work exactly the way they should. When Paul had us Linkthe Manifoldsin Section 7 & 8together he didn’t think ahead where all the Waterwould end up. I came up with the idea of the Balancing Tube which worked so well they opened the Valveson the Pumpsto full volume but that meant the Tubecould no longer handle the volume. A new larger Balancing Tubeis ready to install to fix that problem.

Weldsare used for fusing metals together and good Weldsthemselves will never break. Some people will say that they have seen it but if they look really close what you see is the Weldis still intact but the Metalexactly next to it was what broke. That is true with other things such as Piping. This weekend Ivan and I replaced the Reverse Osmosis Manifoldto the Pumps. This morning doing my usual follow up the Pipeconnected to the second Pumpwas dripping but not the Manifold. The parts have been ordered and the best part is that section of Piping can be assembled in the Compoundtheninstalled after theGluesets only having to shut the Systemdown for Five Minutes.

I spent time on the phone with Windsor Factory Supplyand Prax-Air Welding Supplymaking certain we won’t be running out ofsupplies. I started cleaning more Valvesto make room in the shop and to be ready for the next repair job while keeping the costs down.

Kharen brought me over to a Building Columnthat had Five Electrical Boxesmounted on it. Only the one I repaired Two Monthsago was straight while the others were all bent. An Electricianis scheduled to replace them tomorrow and Kharenwants me to build Guardingaround the new Boxesso the Forklifts don’t hit them with their loads. With no proper materials to do so Paul told me to tell him what is needed and he’ll order it.

Last week Paul purchased some Sheet Metalthat he wants me to cut, paint and install on the outside of the building so that it doesn’t look like the ~~Ghettos~~. When Kharen learned what the Metalwas for he said to justpunch a hole into it so he could paint it on the Line. Then he expectssomeone else to lower the Metalfrom the roof while I magically lined it up from inside the building and use Ready-Rodto hold it in place. That will definitely look Ghetto. Think I’ll have to talk with Paul so he can deal with this.

Kathy had a good day running a couple of errands but when she returned the Wind Gustswere so strong they nearly blew her over. When I left for work early this morning the temperature was 45 F(7 C). When I came home after work the temperature was 34 F(1 C) with Snow and the Wind was still rattling the Balcony Railing.

For supper while I examined the inside of my eyelids Kathy made us a feast. We had Grilled Pacific Salmon Filletswith Mixed Vegetables and Grilled Potatoesfor sides. She topped it off with German Chocolate Cake for dessert and Carbonated Juice(Fake Wine) for our beverage.

On the 6 o’clock Local Newsthey reported187New Coronavirus Casesbringing the Active Casesto 518for the Windsor/Essex Region. With rising numbers fromthe Omicron Variantthere have already beenRestrictionsput in place forPublic Buildingsand Family Gatherings.