Most sales people are derps.

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These weren't sales people really, just calling to get warm bodies to walk through the door to talk to the sales people. The sales people probably aren't much brighter.

good morning from San Jose. I think its warmer outside than inside the work trailer. So far this is one cluster monkey. I was told to be here at 7am so I flew in last night. The guys I work for flew in this am and I sat in security for 2 hours. Now I finished the work they gave me and poof nothing left for me to do right now so here I sit again. All for the price of 2k plane, car and hotel.

David, don't you do your work electronically? What is so important that you had to be there? (If I might ask)

Dang GM parts. The OEM 30 year old 348,000 mile turn signal relay gave up the ability to function. Recently I noticed it was blinking really fast. I figured I has a blown bulb but all the bulbs were working. I did not care if it blinked fast so I figured all is well.

Today on the way to work the turn signals quit flashing the bulbs entirely. I found a new on on Amazon but I saw no reason to wait a few days to get it. NAPA had many different models. From $12 to $30. I have no idea how a 30 dollar relay could be better. I went for the cheaper one. It is of course made in China so if it lasts 5 years I will be surprised.

Oh well, the fun part is swapping it out. It is on a panel next to the light switch. I will have to lay on my back with my head up against the pedals and peer up into the dash panel and swap it out. It should be fun.

I'm not sure at this point. In fact if the week pans out like I think it will I won't be back at all.

don't hurt yourself.

So what is there to do in SJ while you wait. And wait...

not a thing. I'm stuck in the trailer today cause I can't walk around without a trained team project member.

I was upside down with my head up the passenger foot-well when I was building the Cobra when the phone rang. I did the phone interview from that position as I didn't want to try to wriggle out while they were waiting since it is a major ordeal, even in my 20s. Also did some impromptu troubleshooting for the person on the phone (probably what got me the job).

FIFY. Same thing, right?

today being 10/31 that might not be a bad idea.

Oooh, I had one of those once. Although I'm sure it's not the same but I had to send background checks for me, my guys or any employee that MAY one day set foot across their precious threshold.

I had everything in place and paperwork in order for the installation of the equipment. We showed up and had to sit for several hours because the ONE dude that was our liason was running late that day. Man, was I pi$$ed beyond belief!!

Stopped by the local hydraulics Shop today. They said that they can either replicate or repair the line assembly, rather cheaply, depending on how bad I mangle it getting it out. Another option is to just make the assembly almost entirely flex line. They said price on that would be more, but not unreasonable.

We get paperwork all the time from the large companies that insist we fill out paperwork for doing a job. They require we wear cotton clothes, a hardhat, and steel toe boots when working on their site. We have to call and finally find a human to explain our pilot will not be wearing a hardhat as he flies over their work-site. And when i do the computer work on the job, I will not put on a hard-hat and steel toed boots to sit at my computer here at the office.

They want copies of our car insurance as well. One company insisted we send proof of automotive insurance. We explained we don't have a company vehicle except the airplane and we always try hard to NOT land anywhere except at the airport.

Joe, that sounds like a reasonable way to do it.

When I did commercial flooring there were a few jobs we were told we had to wear hard hats. It was fine while unloading and such, not so much for welding floors up under cabinets and such in the position Glen was in changing the relay. I guess if something bounced up off the floor they could help.

yawn. here till 6 and yet nothing to do.

Yea, it is just funny how "the rules" for some companies are set in stone and common sense is not very common. We never set foot on the property in any way. Flying over at 120 MPH and several thousand feet up is something we can do with or without their permission whenever we want. Only the FAA has any jurisdiction whatsoever, and only in controlled space. If the site is outside controlled space we could take off and never say one thing to anyone, fly the job and put the airplane in the hangar and never have to ask for permission of any sort. Every single day aircraft fly over a site. No one cares.

Hey at least you have the internet and Pelican to keep you entertained.

true. I know my boss back home is pissed.