well....thats one way to get a day off

"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe) 06/23/2020 at 09:30 • Filed to: None

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i sorta kinda fainted......lol

something supercharged me hayfever this morning so i already had some trouble breathing...deciding to then go work on our non airconditioned shopfloor wich is a goddamn heattrap and was already at around 30c when we started was maybe not a very smart plan.....

anyhoo....i should maybe go see a doctor if that happens again (kind of a pain in the arse getting an appointment atmo)

CalzoneGolem > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 09:41

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Get off of here and enjoy some time off!

pip bip - choose Corrour > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 09:43

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stay safe!

WilliamsSW > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 09:46

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Yikes!  Get some rest and hydrate!  Take care!

TheRealBicycleBuck > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 09:46

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You didn’t hurt yourself on the way down, did you? A friend of mine wasn’t feeling well, so he stepped into a restroom to splash some water on his face. He passed out while standing at the sink and the sink left a nasty gash on his forehead on the way down to the floor. The girl working with him at the time heard the crash and decided to check on him. She found him lying in a pool of blood and thought he’d managed to kill himself. It didn’t take too many stitches to fix him up, but I’d guess the poor girl needed therapy for PTSD. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TheRealBicycleBuck 06/23/2020 at 09:51

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i didnt hurt meself...just made a mess as i knocked over a couple boxes of nuts n bolts lol

did manage to do it right infront of the boss tho....thats always great

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > CalzoneGolem 06/23/2020 at 09:52

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lol...already spent most of the day lying about now i can breath normally again its time for.....chores

yaaaaaaaay!

Just Jeepin' > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 09:54

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Passing out from dehydration when I had the flu in March was quite the experience. I can definitely sympathize.

Hope you feel better soon.

someassemblyrequired > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 09:55

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Enjoy the day off, and stay vertical??

TheRealBicycleBuck > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:00

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That’s great! It could ha ve been much worse!

If your coworkers are anything like mine were when I worked at the plant, you’ll never hear the end of this. Let me get you started....

I heard that Farscythe is looking for a new pet.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TheRealBicycleBuck 06/23/2020 at 10:04

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lol yeah...gonna be a long day tomorow :p

only gonna get hotter this week too......stupid chinese hoax...im not really suited to hot weather

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Just Jeepin' 06/23/2020 at 10:06

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feeling better now tbh....whatever set me off cleared up in the afternoon

has me a little worried for tomorow morning...but only one way to find out

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > someassemblyrequired 06/23/2020 at 10:06

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roger wilco...i hope

facw > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:06

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Get some rest! And yeah, randomly fainting isn’t normal, you shouldn’t feel bad about going to the hospital to get checked out if you can’t get an appointment.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > facw 06/23/2020 at 10:10

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well...it wasnt exactly randomly....it was more me ignoring my trouble breathing and getting increasingly hot whilst trying to keep working till i got lightheaded enough to go down...

i probably should have just told me team lead i need fresh air

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:12

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Be more careful! You (hopefully and probably) won't get fired or berated for taking a minute or two outside to help clear your head. Sounds like that warehouse must have been built out of old ovens. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/23/2020 at 10:15

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old 60s factory of the build it quick and put the windows in the goddamn roof design.....not a great design when its sunny (wich admittedly used to be rarer here)

the welders and cnc mills and shit dont help keeping the place cool either

facw > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:18

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Still could be worth getting checked out. You could have been seriously injured if you fell in the wrong place.

Good news is that if you tell your boss you need to get some air in the future they are much more likely to think it’s true rather than thinking that you are just slacking off.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:19

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Oof, sounds like a sweaty grimy pit of discomfort.

I once played a game of basketball with my team in a building called the hotbox. No air conditioning isn't too bad but it wasn't even ventilated in the slightest. People were always falling over because sweat was just streaming off you into the floor at all times. What a miserable place. Oh, and the court and goals were as janky as could be.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > facw 06/23/2020 at 10:25

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lol...i like the good news

ill see what happens tomorow morning...but probably should get checked out anyway... hayfever seems to be getting much worse these last couple years

TheRealBicycleBuck > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:26

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I hear you. Our plant and warehouse were open to the elements and didn’t have insulation. With all the buildings made of steel, we would just bake in the Texas summer heat.

T he worst was when we had to fill 55-gallon drums with product. To get it to flow, the product (nonylphenols) had to be heated to 450°F. To protect us from the chemicals, we had to wear a full slicker suit, rubber gloves, respirator, and face shield. The barrels were filled by a machine, but had to be moved by hand down the conveyor. I’ve never been hotter in my life. It was like being in an oven. At least they supplied us with all the ice-cold gatorade and water we could drink.

After many complaints and a few near fainting episodes, they bought us a cooling vest. The vest was worn under the slicker suit and it had a reservoir which held cold water. A battery-powered pump would circulate the water through tubes all over the vest. The first time we tried it, we threw in a few handfuls of ice just to be sure that we could get cool enough.

That was a mistake.

Everyone was already sweaty from being in the plant. The first guy to put on the vest was no exception. He threw it on, donned his slicker suit, then stepped up to the drumming machine. Despite the building being over 100° and the heat pouring off the filled drums, it wasn’t long before the poor guy was shivering and his lips were turning blue. We normally filled 50 to 100 drums before swapping operators (one guy to keep the drum racks filled with empty drums; one guy to fill, cap, and move the drums; one guy to clear the filled drums from the line with a forklift). This guy was ready to swap after maybe 20 drums.

We learned that ice water in the vest was a bad idea. Few operators would use the vest after trying it once, even with just tap water. It was just too efficient at cooling us down. Wearing it was like stepping from an oven into a walk-in freezer. We just learned to deal with the heat by drinking plenty of water.

CalzoneGolem > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:30

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I wish I was doing chores instead of sitting here monitoring automation. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/23/2020 at 10:31

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lol yeah...the hotbox kinda sounds like my shopfloor....only ventilation is pretty much the loading dock doors

should be getting some bigly fans in a week or two...wich is to say...after this heatwave...

pretty sure management waited for a heatwave to be absolutely definitely confirmed before trying to rent the fans again

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:34

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Rent? You gotta have at least one on hand at all times, even if just to blow air from a nearby door to the managers’ offices.

The hotbox had all the doors propped open, a few small portable fans, and a small hole in the wall to get the faintest amount of breeze in the heavy hot still air. The other part of the building, ironically, seemed to be an indoor junkyard for air conditioning units. Never have I seen such a fire hazard. Units stacked to the ceiling and greasy parts all over the floor. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/23/2020 at 10:37

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ah well... funnily enough... management lives upstairs in the fancy part of the building that recieves guests and shareholders...they have climate control

we just have heaters for winter and water dispensers for summer lol

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:40

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You should get some fainting couches hehe.

Stay safe man. Can’t the unions get you proper air flow? Or maybe regular water breaks? 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/23/2020 at 10:47

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fainting couch sounds good

we have water breaks whenever we want possibly thanks to the unions..i dont know

airflow seems to be one of those things thats forever on hold.....tho...it doesnt help theres a few coworkers who will imediately complain about it being too cold soon as a fan gets placed....they work sitting

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:49

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Hmmm that is an issue I suppose. Though you can wear a coat sitting down and some people are just always cold. I think passing out from heat is more important. At the very least keep up your water intake. Stay safe.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > CalzoneGolem 06/23/2020 at 10:51

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monitoring automation?....as in making sure the robot doesnt go off the rails?

i mean...i kinda used to enjoy doing that....but thats mostly coz betsy the wondercow ancient welding bot was constantly finding new and wonderfull ways to break

CalzoneGolem > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 10:56

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There’s no robot it’s all software automation. Some of it is called a bot but it’s all software. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > CalzoneGolem 06/23/2020 at 11:05

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aaaah righto

thats not a field i know much about...its my brother that got into coding and whatnot....and he mostly tells me i wouldnt understand...go hit something with a hammer :p

CalzoneGolem > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/23/2020 at 11:12

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I imagine there’s a lot of crossover between monitoring robotic automation and monitoring software automation. I do end up doing a lot of the trouble shooting before I pass off issues to the devs.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > CalzoneGolem 06/23/2020 at 11:19

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there is crossover... but im mostly not allowed to touch the software

i pretty much just had to keep an eye on the screen to make sure everything stayed at temps it should be...and keep an eye and ear out for anything wierd...like knocks or waterleaks or welds not being where they are supposed to be

wich...in betsys case was a fulltime job

but yeah anything i couldnt sort out with a wrench i had to call tech support for