Zachs Blog: Labor Day

This labor day was spent in Houston, TX...and by myself. I am currently on an assignment for a new unit that we shipped and failed within 25 hours of runtime (the units are supposed to run for 26000 hours before maintenance. First I had to go to our Dresser-Rand location in Houston to supervise the machinists and mechanics that had to fix the part. In 6 days I worked 108 hours. A bit much, but It will help pay the winter heating bill. Next I will have to go to BP in Texas City to supervise installation and startup. BP has a lot of requirements to get into the refinery to work, but I have them almost completed. You need a government background check, a local background check, a drug test, an alcohol test, a hair follicle drug test, and 11 hours of training. Right now I am waiting for the results from my drug tests before I can take the final 3 hours of training.

So I got work here done on saturday, So i had Sunday and Monday to myself.

On Sunday, I hung out with my friend David. It was a good time catching up with him.

On Monday, I decided to go to the beach in Galveston...about an hour south of houston. The beach is on the Gulf of Mexico. I had talked to someone earlier this week and they said the water is starting to get too cold to swim in this year much longer. When I went, the water temperature was about 70 and felt warm compared to the water in Cayuga lake that I'm used to swimming in. It wasn't a bad way to spend the holiday, but I'd rather spend it with Loralee and Lincoln.

This is the view out of the Elmira airport waiting for my flight to board.