hows everyones "quarantine" going?

[cbxer55]

Yeah, liberal leave. I will go in tomorrow, see what's going on. And make a determination if I want to stay or take another two weeks. I usually work on the Navy E-6 aircraft. But we don't have one right now, so I'll likely be working on E-3s. I'd rather work on E-6s. They're not as dirty since they're not as old. LOL!!

I don't have much annual time, only about a week and a half. But now around 320 hours of sick time. I've been there a bit over 10 years now.

 

[JoshT]

I hear ya on the dirty aircraft. I worked F-15s most of the last 15 years. Work has temporarily dried up on that aircraft due to airframe wear and waiting on parts. I volunteered for a temporary move to C-130s last August so stay busy, boy are they filthy in comparison. The C-130 seems easier to work on, but I kinda can't wait to get back to my 15s.

Areas I work in keep running out of work and it's hard to stay at work with nothing to do, so leave gets burned. On the plus side I'm making 8 annual per pay period now, so if I can break my leave burning habits it should build up quick.

 

[cbxer55]

Yeah, right on breaking the leave burning part. I'm 58, I don't want to end up like people I've known recently who retired, and in their last year had 700 + hours of sick time to burn. I don't plan on retiring til I'm 68 and have 20 years. But we'll see how that works out. I'm fit and healthy, work out every day. May happen, if the economy doesn't burn to the ground first. We get C-130s at Tinker for paint and a few other things. I've only worked the E-3, E-6 and B-1bs though.

The Navy is stingy at times with giving us an E-6 for maintenance. There are only 16 of them. One of them is tied up with a broke back. Got ran into a building on a move, the top of the vertical hit the top of the hangar and did some major internal damage behind the aft pressure bulkhead. The bulkhead itself is destroyed. All the skin on top where the vertical mounts is all ripped up. Boeing is supposed to come and fix it, end of April. Somehow, I doubt that will happen now.

We are always having to replace spars on the leading and trailing edges, due to lack of sealant when they were built. They corrode badly, then crack. Then we have to rip it apart and replace them, usually on a moments notice.

 

[Dirtman]

Im going dark. God bless... see you on the other side

 

[Warren]

No significant change for my family, really.

I was working in Retail Sourcing until January. My employer wanted all their manufacturing done in China so my day-to-day was in Zhejiang and Guandong. Kept hearing whispers of a "severe pneumonia" spreading back in December and early January but didn't really pay much mind. Then suppliers in Hubei (where Wuhan is) began warning that they'd stay shut down after Chinese New Year celebrations for some time. That wasn't normal. Toward the end of CNY, the harder quarantines of Hubei began in earnest... which then spread outside Hubei into other provinces. Stuff got scary real fast. I was already dissatisfied with my employer due to other reasons so this was the last straw - I put in my resignation and took a different job in Millwork Sourcing.

My new employer prefers European suppliers. Much easier to deal with but I didn't expect the virus to spread to Europe at all. Given the EU though... can't say I'm surprised. The state government here in Georgia considers Millwork essential so my job is safe for now. The wife works in a law firm and folks still need lawyers, so she's okay for now, too.

I had been preparing since the end of January - just in case. So we're good on essentials.

Mostly... I'm enjoying the absence of traffic. I get to spend more time with my boys. Have them repeating the mantra, "Wash your hands! Don't lick things! Do your part!" everyday. The neighborhood has come alive again. I've seen my neighbors more in the past 2 weeks than in the past 5 years. The elderly put lists of needs on their doors for the younger of us to get while we're out. Kids play in their yards again. Houses are getting cleaned. Cars washed. Folks smiling. It ain't bad, really.

Now the wife is talking about homeschooling the boys next year, which I am VERY happy about. My folks are out in the country already so they're fine. Meh. This is frightening but my pop always told me:

"Success is always on the other side of fear. Push through the fear and you'll find everything you ever wanted."

I think that's where we're all at right now. Just gotta push through.

 

[Snoranger]

In honor of all the people who refuse to listen to the “stay at home” orders in their state, county, town, etc...

 

[wildbill23c]

In honor of all the people who refuse to listen to the “stay at home” orders in their state, county, town, etc...

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Unfortunately part of the problem is the government as usual picked certain businesses to stay open claiming they are "essential". Sorry but liquor stores, fast food restaurants, and I swear every other business out there is deemed essential, none of which are. The only way to help would be close everything down completely....allowing fast food & other restaurants to remain open simply by having a drive-thru and/or carry out service isn't keeping anyone safe at all, its just as if they didn't close the dining room, still have to deal with the sick population, then the employees bring it back into the store and spread it around.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Didn't you just say something about the truckers needing food?

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Didn't you just say something about the truckers needing food?

MREs, duh.

I'm all out of advice. Have a pleasant quarantine.

 

[Jim Oaks]

 

[Jim Oaks]

The strippers are out there working for you guys in Oregon:

 

[Shran]

I'm "working" from home. Been doing online training and stuff that I need to catch up on by August, this is a perfect time for that. Working out way more than I normally do. Also just about done with an 8.8 swap in the stepside truck. I want to have that thing driveable by the time this virus business is gone, that's my goal.

 

[pjtoledo]

I'm suddenly hungry, really hungry



edit:

yes dear, nothing dear, no really dear,, I'll never do,,, OK, you'll never again,, your mothers?? but there's no heat in the garage

 

[JoshT]

Yeah, right on breaking the leave burning part. I'm 58, I don't want to end up like people I've known recently who retired, and in their last year had 700 + hours of sick time to burn. I don't plan on retiring til I'm 68 and have 20 years. But we'll see how that works out. I'm fit and healthy, work out every day. May happen, if the economy doesn't burn to the ground first. We get C-130s at Tinker for paint and a few other things. I've only worked the E-3, E-6 and B-1bs though.

The Navy is stingy at times with giving us an E-6 for maintenance. There are only 16 of them. One of them is tied up with a broke back. Got ran into a building on a move, the top of the vertical hit the top of the hangar and did some major internal damage behind the aft pressure bulkhead. The bulkhead itself is destroyed. All the skin on top where the vertical mounts is all ripped up. Boeing is supposed to come and fix it, end of April. Somehow, I doubt that will happen now.

We are always having to replace spars on the leading and trailing edges, due to lack of sealant when they were built. They corrode badly, then crack. Then we have to rip it apart and replace them, usually on a moments notice.

34 here and 15 working on 16 years. IIRC my MRA is 57, so 23 years left to meet MRA. Not sure I can go that long and keep my sanity, I know I can't if I keep turning a wrench. Working on other options, so we'll just have to see what happens in the next few years.

C-130s get painted more than any other plane I've seen. We're all the time getting them in here for mid-cycle paint. The F-15 only got painted when it came in for depot maintenance. We also have that problem with the Navy C-130s, not that the base hasn't messed up enough in their own right.

Good luck with Boeing. We've got 15+ grounded fighters due to cracked longerons. Most have been grounded since 2018, Boeing was supposed to have the parts to us a year ago. Last I heard we are still waiting.

The strippers are out there working for you guys in Oregon:

Might have to drop a suggestion at the local club. I've never actually set foot in the place and considering what I see in the wild around here I'm not sure that I want to. It does seem like a good idea to keep people working and support the virus response efforts.

 

[cbxer55]

I'm 58 and still working on the planes. I'm Sheet Metal though. I am not having any problems doing it, but, I work out every day, and anytime something needs doing that requires strength, for some reason, all eyes turn to me. Also very healthy, haven't had a cold or the flu since I divorced in 2012. My wife's daughter lived at home and has a son, so things came home from school. I no longer have that so have been super healthy these last eight years. I do sit-ups with a 50 pound dumbbell behind my head. Pull-up, push-ups, crunchies, can curl a 60 pound dumbell 20 times. Yeah, I'm doing good. I like working sheet metal. And that transfers to home, where I sometimes make parts for others. A friend has a Lightning, as I do. The original owner cut the fog light brackets off to put some cheesy chineese lights on. He bought some factory lights but had no idea how to put them on. I looked at mine, and made duplicates out of aluminum, in my garage. He has factory fog lights on his truck now.