Good morning! Are you up yet? What's your plans for today?

[Jshooter71]

Good Morning GTA! Up at 0330 CST. I have a freezer to fix today... well, a cooler that thinks it’s a freezer. It’s not supposed to be freezing. I let the dogs out & I’m having coffee. The snap-in weaver/pic adapter should be here tonight. I’m very much so looking forward to seeing the chiropractor tomorrow morning. I bought a floor roller this past week that I’ve been using, it’s helped keep my back pretty good. Only thing that really bothers me I can’t change is between my shoulder blades, shoulders & neck.

[Lt. Dan]

Good Morning GTA! Up at 0500 CST.  Yep, I slept in.  It's 36° right now but oh what a great day it will be.
Yesterday I put a different set of rings on my R9 and also cleaned and polished the barrel. I hope and plan to shoot alot today. I have to tweak the zero at 30 yds, I got it close yesterday but it was windy.

[avator]

Mornin...
A week or so ago there was an accident at work. A forklift driver backed right out a dock door. He was not injured other than a sore neck from landing backwards on the ground below.... he rode it out. (Lucky guy, except for the fact that he failed the mandatory drug screen  ). The forklift caught fire and burned to a crisp. I have seen a video of the actual accident because we have cameras everywhere... real scary video. I also have pictures of the burned out forklift.
Anyways... the smoke came inside the dock area and there was alot of discoloring to many parts staged on racks to run on the production line and shipped to the customer (Hyundai). These parts all had to be inspected, cleaned and approved by the customer. The parts affected were the complete under dash and firewall (if you will) assembly. 21 racks of 12 large parts. Each part had to be unracked, cleaned, inspected/approved and reracked. I had the pleasure of supervising the task  lucky me, huh? Then I had to monitor the parts through the production to insure they were tagged and kept separate from the non affected assemblies.
I've spent the past 2 full days with 3 temporary workers (me on the forklift) completing the job.
Today things should be back to normal

[Firewalker]

Good Morning GTA! Up at 0500 CST.  Yep, I slept in.  It's 36° right now but oh what a great day it will be.
Yesterday I put a different set of rings on my R9 and also cleaned and polished the barrel. I hope and plan to shoot alot today. I have to tweak the zero at 30 yds, I got it close yesterday but it was windy.

Looks great, Dan! I had such a great day with no wind yesterday, I hope you experience the same today! Good luck and Godspeed!

[Firewalker]

Mornin...
A week or so ago there was an accident at work. A forklift driver backed right out a dock door. He was not injured other than a sore neck from landing backwards on the ground below.... he rode it out. (Lucky guy, except for the fact that he failed the mandatory drug screen  ). The forklift caught fire and burned to a crisp. I have seen a video of the actual accident because we have cameras everywhere... real scary video. I also have pictures of the burned out forklift.
Anyways... the smoke came inside the dock area and there was alot of discoloring to many parts staged on racks to run on the production line and shipped to the customer (Hyundai). These parts all had to be inspected, cleaned and approved by the customer. The parts affected were the complete under dash and firewall (if you will) assembly. 21 racks of 12 large parts. Each part had to be unracked, cleaned, inspected/approved and reracked. I had the pleasure of supervising the task  lucky me, huh? Then I had to monitor the parts through the production to insure they were tagged and kept separate from the non affected assemblies.
I've spent the past 2 full days with 3 temporary workers (me on the forklift) completing the job.
Today things should be back to normal

Ugh! I'm glad nobody was killed.  Hope you catch your breath today.

[bReTt]

Yikes Bill!  Glad it wasn’t worse for the fellow riding the forklift to the ground.  Those 4’ drops can be a doozy!

Looking forward to your shooting results today Dan.  I’m sure they are going to be fantastic.  Those R9/HW95s are the BOMB!

Today’s plans are to get whatever work throws my way complete with all my fingers and toes in tact, drop off that bum scope at UPS for return/refund, make the hour+ commute home to my peoples.  The plan is to play some games, eat some grub, enjoy the blessings that have been bestowed upon me and try not to take the comfort and ease for granted but enjoy it at the same time.  Maybe end the evening with some hot herbal tea and surfing before sleep 💤. 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Wow Bill, scary stuff.
So the Forklift hit on its counter-balance weight?
LP or Electric?
Were the forks still on the dock?

Now with you being the Materials Mngr, was he a Material Handler that reported to you?

Something tells me your head-aches ain't over on this one once the Safety Committee gets done.
 
 

[avator]

Wow Bill, scary stuff.
So the Forklift hit on its counter-balance weight?
LP or Electric?
Were the forks still on the dock?

Now with you being the Materials Mngr, was he a Material Handler that reported to you?

Something tells me your head-aches ain't over on this one once the Safety Committee gets done.
 
 

Yes, landed on the counter-balance weight.
LP, hence the fire.
No, the forks were not on the dock, the truck went completely off the dock and he wasn't carrying a load.
No, he did not work for me, the truck was not assigned to me.
My headaches come from the condition of the inventory which, I assume, is now behind me.
I don't have any more info on the driver... my guess is that it will be kept somewhat quiet.
The video is like a clip you would see on Ridiculousness. I mean, he backed right straight out the door as if he aimed for it. Perfect center of the opening.
I don't think it would be in my best interest to post the video here... never know who may be looking.

[avator]

I will give you this though....

[Tater]

Scary pics Bill. Not much to salvage from that lift.

[Bicycleman]

T O A S T !

[Lt. Dan]

I will give you this though....

Glad the propane bottle did rupture, that would have been deadly.

[avator]

The hose burned off first allowing it to become a flame thrower. Probably what saved it from building enough pressure to explode.
Like I said... I don't have all the tiny details. I have the short video showing the lift exiting the door, the sudden flash of the fire and the aftermath. It was after dark which made that flash look really scary. Beyond that, the lift landed out of camera view.

[avator]

I will give you this though....

Glad the propane bottle did rupture, that would have been deadly.

Yes, that would have been quite the fireball.

[Sqrl Klr]

Thanks, all the dryers I have worked on are super easy to fix. What kind of noise are you hearing? rattling, rubbing, thumping, squeaking, ...?

Loud drone like semi tires on a freeway or like mower spindles with dry bearings when the washer motor is turning the load fast during rinse cycle. Otherwise all other cycles sound normal.

Bill that could have hurt or killed several people. I hope that dope got fired for it. No excuse for that. Thankfully their not paying attention only costed a lot of aggravation instead of lives.

[avator]

Thanks, all the dryers I have worked on are super easy to fix. What kind of noise are you hearing? rattling, rubbing, thumping, squeaking, ...?

Loud drone like semi tires on a freeway or like mower spindles with dry bearings when the washer motor is turning the load fast during rinse cycle. Otherwise all other cycles sound normal.

Bill that could have hurt or killed several people. I hope that dope got fired for it. No excuse for that. Thankfully their not paying attention only costed a lot of aggravation instead of lives.

You got that right.... at the end of the day I'm just thankful that nobody get hurt... not even the driver.
I now understand there was a just outside the dock door, saw him coming and got clear.

[lefteyeshot]

Take 6 old scopes I think are broke and put them on a gun I know is a tac driver, One of my old Crosman Storms, and see which of those scopes are good or bad.

[Matchstickshooter]

I will give you this though....

Dang!   I drove a Clark that size for a bit.  That LP tank on the back holds a lot. Glad no one's hurt.

[Chris USA]

Glad no one was hurt. I am a bit of a fork lift master,... if I do say so.   

The "rocker" pedals (forward/reverse) can some folks a fit. Aside from that, that guy had no situational awareness.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Dang Bill... That is Crazy reality.
I have drove a "few" in my time and have the deepest respect for the power.
This was a 15,000 lb'er I loaded a machine onto a flatbed off the dock.
Talk about concentration to get it straight without the skates!
  Back then "both" of my 1st shift Maintenance guys said it couldn't be done. When it was over I said "Take a pic"...
Little did they know I had drove up to a 30,000 lb'er before and had rigging skills in a previous employer.