Keeping Ahead Of The Supervisor.

 Our Location today is at Windsor, Ontario.

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If you read Last Friday’s Blog I mentioned about being shown the Rest of my Duties not typical of the Welding Fabricator field. This morning as soon as I was punched in I took off with my Note Pad, Pen, Flashlight and Banister Brush. I followed the same path that we walked on Friday making certain to note everything I was told to watch for even marking down missing Safety Guards and a Broken Door Handle.

When I completed that walk I collected the Carriers in need of repair taking Two at a time to the Compound. Using the Vise made the job so much easier and they were back on the line within Ten Minutes and I repeated the process twice before returning to the Compound.
One thing that can have an Explosive Effect is mixing Oxygen and Oil. The first day there I noticed the tray on the Oxy-Acetylene Cart coated with Oil and Dirt. I took everything out and actually scraped the gunk into a dustpan before wiping it dry with old rags. About that time a Fork-Lift Driver came to me asking if I could straighten a horseshoe shaped piece of metal that was meant to be a lead on a Floor Drain.

That’s when Kharin the Supervisor showed up. He was mad at the Driver for bringing it to my attention. Then in a huff he asked if I worked Extra Hours yesterday. I responded that Paul the Owner had been with me. Then I showed him the list of concerns I’d made on my walk. When he said you have to do the Carriers. I responded all Six were back on the line.
Searching all the Metal Storage Areas there was no Metal the size I needed so using the Torch and a Hammer within Ten Minutes that Horseshoe was as straight as the day it was cut from stock.

It was past 11:00 when the Supervisor returned saying he needed Five more Proto-Type Carriers and Twenty Modified Carriers. I said I still hadn’t gotten the Pieces he wanted me to use. That’s when he realized they were on the Shipping Dock since last Friday. He brings in this massive Bin with the Forklift with only enough Pieces to cover the bottom Two Inches. I quickly transferred them to Two Smaller Bins regaining lots of floor space.

Since I had cut Materials for the Proto-Types Two Weeks ago I had half the Carriers assembled by 1:00 when I stopped for lunch.

Kathy and I spoke briefly but had to cut it short as it was starting to Rain outside. Getting comfortable I looked outside before returning to the job and the pavement was dry as a bone.

The Five Proto-Types were finished by 2:30 and I had One of the Modified Carriers half finished when the Supervisor looked in. He even complimented me. (I must have been hearing things.) He expects I should have the rest done by the end of the week.

Back at the Apartment Kathy made Chicken Fajitas for supper using the recipe. They were great for me but a little too spicy for her.

On the 6 o’clock Local News the Windsor/Essex Region had 19 New Coronavirus Cases bringing the Active Cases to 168 of which they said about half were Variants.

With the Humidex outside it felt like 95 F (35 C) but it should be warmer with Rain starting tomorrow.

I had Two Jobs that I applied for on the Weekend to respond to tonight.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

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