OMG! If ever there was a 'rest day' built into a work day - this was it.
Leadership had 1 task for us to complete tonight (our section is down), to switch out all of the fiber packages way down in the Coater lab.
We call that the Baby Beamer. The entire thing is roughly 1/3 the size of what we usually work on. 1 competent person working alone could change out the whole thing in about 3 hrs..... we had 2 that were certified & 1 in training.
We get down there & I suggest that, IF the trainee wanted...., this would be a fantastic opportunity for her to learn splicing in a completely stress-free, unhurried way. Trainee eagerly agreed. The other certified person said that sounded great to him (and went to find a quiet corner out of camera view to nap in). I show the trainee how to use the splicer. Watch her carefully as she makes a few attempts. Correct here & there.... then spend the next 5hrs rolling around in an office chair handing her fiber rolls, DJ'ing the music for the night, 'supervising' her 'training & practice time', and generally having the easiest night I've had in MONTHS.
She is now confident using the splicer in both left & right handed setups & is eager for us to get back to our regular work so she can practice with the Big fiber packages.
And I haven't had to do a darn thing all night.
.... gotta go find the other guy now & make sure he's awake for shift change in an hour or so.
But I do like my pastures green, so I complain about the inconvenience of this every day stuff we are currently getting. Not the actual rain. That said, we're getting more than our share this summer!
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