[RKDinOKC]

You are there so you can take care of it if something hiccups, burps, or passes gas unexpectedly.

Friend of mine in HS spent his summers in Alaska in a remote shack watching gauges on the pipeline.
Said he never had it register anything he had to get on the radio and report.
He and one other guy took turns watching the gauges.
Said it was really really boring.
Got paid out the wazzo for it though. 2 summers basically paid for his college.
Bet a computer does that job now.