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Originally Posted by Jim Richards View Post
Despite all his character flaws, Sammy should earn sainthood for this.

Bring on the diesels!!!
LOL, I was one of many who worked to increase our diesel producing capacity by around 280,000 gallons a day.
About two weeks after given the mandate, I walked into the senior production manager's office with a P&ID (process and instrument diagram, basically a process blueprint).
I pointed to a valve and told him that if we install a .130" diameter orifice in this warm-up line instead of leaving it wide open, we'll increase our diesel production by 28 gallons a minute without any control downside.

Doesn't sound like much but that's 14,700,000 gallons a year. The total cost for the modification was about 1500 bucks.
In return I was given an atta-boy plaque and a gas card worth $50

The paychecks ain't bad tho.
Old 10-23-2008, 10:55 AM
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