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That one Friday where I had three blown turbo lines before noon
Honestly, last month I had a day that made me question if I was cursed. Three separate trucks rolled in with blown turbo lines before lunch, all different makes and all leaking in different spots. The worst part was the third one, a 2015 Freightliner, where the line was hidden behind the manifold and took me an extra hour just to get a wrench on it. By 2 PM I was covered in soot and ready to call it quits. What's the most ridiculous repeating issue you've seen in a single shift?
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bailey.xena24d ago
Is it just me or do these things always happen in threes and always right when you're trying to coast through a slow Friday? I had a day last spring where I swear every other truck that came in had a blown seal on the high pressure oil rail, all different brands, all leaking in that one exact spot that makes you question your life choices. My arms were so greased up by lunch I looked like I fell into a fryer, and the fourth one made me wonder if I should just tape a sign to my toolbox that says "I quit." Honestly, I think the truck gods just like to watch us suffer on the one day we think we might actually get out early.
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Hate when the truck gods line up their punches like that. Had a similar stretch where every third job was an EGR cooler on a CAT, and by the fourth one I was ready to throw my tools through the window. Really makes you think someone up there has a twisted sense of humor about the one day you planned to leave early.
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...and right when you think you're home free, that's when they really get you. I swear, the truck gods must have a dartboard with my name on it, and they only throw darts on the day I pack a lunch instead of buying it. Had an EGR cooler fight me so bad last month I ended up sitting on the shop floor for a solid five minutes just staring at my own toolbox... the thing practically jumped out of my hands when I finally got it off. Guess my plan to leave early was just a funny joke to the universe, and I was the punchline.
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