DAILY CHRONICLE #2 VOL 13

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 2 VOL13

AUGUST 2^ND 2008

WEATHER; HOT, HIGH HUMIDITY, 76/104 DEGREES

 

NOT MUCH GOING ON TODAY! IT’S STILL TO HOT TO GO OUT AND DO ANYTHING IN THE YARD OR ON THE CAR SO I’M WORKING ON THE “CHRONICLE“, THIS WAY I CAN WORK ON MY NEW BOOK AT NIGHT!

 

MOM HAD TO GO DOWN AND BABY SET HALEY JO WHILE GLENDA WENT FOR A DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT!.

AFTER SHE GOT HOME WE BOTH WERE WORKING ON OUR COMPUTERS, ME ON THE CHRONICLE AND SHE ON A LETTER TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THE SITUATION WITH HOYTE DODGE. I GAVE THEM TILL THE 31^ST OF JULY TO ANSWER MY LETTER BUT THEY DIDN’T SEE FIT TO DO IT SO, WE’RE SENDING A LETTER TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS! I’WONDER IF THEY’LL ANSWER ANY LETTERS FROM CHRYSLER?

 

ENOUGH OF THAT!

 

WE HEARD FROM KERRY TODAY, MOM HAD TO TALK TO HIM, I COULDN’T HEAR HIM ON THE HOUSE PHONE BUT, HE TOLD MOM IT WAS HIS PHONE AND HE HAD TO GO OUTSIDE TO GET A GOOD SIGNAL! HIS 6 WEEKS ARE UP ON THE 18^TH OF AUGUST THEN HE AND DEBI ARE GOING TO FLORIDA FOR A WHILE TO RELAX! HE SAID THERE IS A POSSIBILITY HE’LL BE MOVING HIS OFFICE TO HOUSTON AND GET ON A REGULAR SCHEDUAL WHICH WILL BE BETTER FOR THE COMPANY AND HIM! WHEN HE GETS HIS 3 WEEKS OFF HE IS OFF AND THEY DON’T SEE OR HEAR FROM HIMFOR 3 WEEKS UNLESS THERE’S AN EMERGENCY LIKE WHEN THEY WERE UP HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THE MAN IN MEXICO HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE HIS FATHER DIED AND THE TWO THE COMPANY SENT TO REPLACE HIM GOT STRANDED IN A FLASH FLOOD OR SOMETHING! THE COMPANY CALLED KERRY AND ASKED HIM TO GO TO MEXICO AND I HEARD HIM TELL THEM TO HAVE HIS PLANE TICKET AT DFW, HE’D HAVE DEBI DROP HIM OFF ON HER WAY HOME! NOW THAT’S A COMPANY MAN AND THEY KNOW THEY CAN DEPEND ON HIM! SO I DON’T SEE HIM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS MOVE TO HOUSTON, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS WORK OUT THE PARTICULARS1

 

KIND OF LIKE MIKE AND REEDRILL! BEFORE HE STANDARDIZED THE WIRING HARNESSES FOR THE MACHINES THEY SENT HIM ALL OVER TO REPAIR BURNED WIRING IN MACHINES! NOW, HE GETS THE SERIAL NUMBER AND PICKS OUT THE HARNESS AND SHIPS IT TO THE JOB SITE WITH COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS BYE NEXT DAY AIR AND THE MACHINE CAN BE BACK ON THE JOB WITHIN A SHORT TIME BECAUSE THEY’VE CUT OUT HIS TRAVEL TIME!

 

TIM’S THE SAME WAY. IF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM ANYWHERE IN THE SYSTEM TIM CAN GET ON THE PHONE AND USUALLY WALK/TALK THE TECHNICIAN THROUGH THE FIXING PROCESS! IF NECESSARY HE CAN SEND WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS OR SCHEMATICS BY FAX OR E-MAIL BUT THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS; HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF DOWN TIME!

 

IF ANY OF YOU WATCH; “ICE ROAD TRUCKERS” ON TV! IT’S THE DOWN TIME BECAUSE OF A TRUCK FALLING THROUGH OR SKIDDING OFF THE ICE ROAD SURFACE OR SOME DRIVER TRYING TO DRIVE PAST HIS REST PERIOD THAT IS THE USUAL CAUSE OF DOWN TIME! AND BELIEVE ME, UNPLANNED DOWN TIME HAS BROKE MANY A TRUCKER OR A SMALL COMPANY!

 

I HAD AN INCIDENT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS STATIONED AT MOODY AFB IN VALDOSTA, GA.

I HAD TWO BLACK FRIENDS THAT HANDLED ALL THE TIRE WORK IN THE MOTOR POOL! THEY WERE BOTH AIRMAN 1^ST CLASS AND WORKED OUT IN THE GYM, THEY BOTH DID A LITTLE BOXING AND I WAS TRYING TO GET THEM TO BOX IN THE SQUADRON “SMOKER!” I DROVE MY JEEP INTO THE MOTOR POOL ONE DAY TO GET A FLAT FIXED, I’D HAD TO CHANGE IT OUT ON THE AMMO DUMP ROAD COMING BACK FROM CHECKING THE A.D GUARD POST! THE N.C.O.I.C TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK AND HAVE AIRMAN JEROME FIX IT, JEROME WAS ONE OF MY FRIENDS! AS I PULLED UP TO WITHIN ABOUT 30 FEET OF THEM I COULD SEE THEY WERE KNEELING ON A BIG TRUCK TIRE AND BECAUSE THE COMPRESSOR WAS RUNNING THEY WERE LEANING TOWARDS EACH OTHER OVER THE SAFETY RIM TALKING! JEROME HAD THE AIR CHUCK ON THE TUBE VALVE STEM THAT WAS INSIDE THE RIM, I STARTED TO YELL FOR THEM TO GET THE HELL OFF THAT TIRE AND PUT IT IN THE CAGE FOR INFLATING TIRES! IT WAS ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THEM WHEN THE SAFTY RING POP OFF WITH A BANG AS LOUD AS A 50 CALIBER ROUND GOING OFF! IT CAUGHT BOTH OF THEM UNDER THE CHIN AND TOOK THEIR FACES OFF! I TURNED AWAY AND LEANED ON THE HORN BUTTON OF THE JEEP AND LOST MY BREAKFAST ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD I HAD FOLDED DOWN AND THE HOOD OF THE JEEP! THE MASTER SGT WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE MOTOR POOL CAME RUNNING AND STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS WHEN HE SAW THEM LYING FACE DOWN OVER THE CENTER OF THE RIM AND BLOOD RUNNING TOWARDS THE SEWER DRAIN! HE PUT HIS HANDS ON HIS KNEES AND DID THE SAME THING I HAD DONE! ANOTHER AIRMAN WHO WAS WAITING FOR THE TIRE THEY HAD FIXED TO BE PUT BACK ON HIS TRUCK (A DUCE AND A HALF)( 2 ½ TON) RAN INTO THE OFFICE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. AND THE MEDICS! HE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT HE FIGURED ALL THE COMOTION MEANT IT WAS SOMETHING BAD!

I HAD TO GO BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION BOARD AND TELL THEM HOW IT HAPPENED AND THEY RULED IT, HUMAN ERROR AND NEGLANCE ON THE PART OF THE N.C.O.I.C. FOR NOT TRAINING HIS MEN ON THE SAFE WAY TO INFLATE A BUD WHEEL WITH A SAFETY RING AFTER REPAIRING THE TUBE!

FROM WHAT I COULD FIND OUT THE GUYS FAMILIES GOT THE INSURANCE! IF THE BOARD WOULD HAVE RULED NEGLEANCE ON THE PART OF THE TWO AIRMAN FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE RIGHT PROCEEDURE THE FAMILIES WOULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN ANY COMPENSATION! THE MASTER SGT GOT FINED AND BUSTED TO STAFF SGT AND TRANSFERRED OUT! I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE!

 

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

 

HOWARD