tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post2181701378037464160..comments2024-03-29T00:43:16.976-04:00Comments on The Feral Irishman: Next Time Your Day Sucks....Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-91256993459591291612014-06-05T13:13:24.476-04:002014-06-05T13:13:24.476-04:00Yeah, me too.
However.......knowing Lockheed, the...Yeah, me too.<br /><br />However.......knowing Lockheed, these guys were on the top of everybody's hit list, and were probably transferred out to some department where they got the axe the next time layoffs came around!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-77434515916038899272014-06-05T08:48:00.009-04:002014-06-05T08:48:00.009-04:00I cant believe all that was handed out were wrist ...I cant believe all that was handed out were wrist slaps. unreal.Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-6017864912138633032014-06-04T22:55:15.407-04:002014-06-04T22:55:15.407-04:00No, but Lockheed Missiles and Space sure took a ba...No, but Lockheed Missiles and Space sure took a bath on it!<br /><br />They refunded all of their profit, and fixed it for free.<br /><br />It cost something like $135 million to make it ready for launch.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-9638365254336654832014-06-04T22:40:21.762-04:002014-06-04T22:40:21.762-04:00So my taxes went up? ;-). So my taxes went up? ;-). Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-60496479613200019832014-06-04T20:49:32.205-04:002014-06-04T20:49:32.205-04:00Yep, BIG time!
I was working for Boeing at the ti...Yep, BIG time!<br /><br />I was working for Boeing at the time, and we couldn't believe that they dropped the ball that badly on following <b><i>WRITTEN</i></b> procedures that had to be signed off at each step.<br /><br />None of the people involved got more than a slap on the wrist because they were union.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-4519587170179581472014-06-04T19:54:09.325-04:002014-06-04T19:54:09.325-04:00That must've totally sucked!That must've totally sucked!Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-56684066742064882152014-06-04T19:17:01.224-04:002014-06-04T19:17:01.224-04:00It was 100% a union screw-up.
The first shift had...It was 100% a union screw-up.<br /><br />The first shift had taken out about half the bolts holding it to the fixture, and never documented it.<br /><br />They also never told second shift what they'd been doing, out-of-sequence, so when second shift came in and went to tip it over (without checking the bolts!), it tore itself loose from the fixture, and wound up on the floor.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-64277410058270744052014-06-04T16:04:57.048-04:002014-06-04T16:04:57.048-04:005 Second Rule. Pick it and launch it into space. ...5 Second Rule. Pick it and launch it into space. Then blame any failures on space being dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com