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December 23, 2006
Drawing Pipe Lines
Today I went into work, even though I had the day off and it's a holiday weekend. I worked about four hours, mainly because I wanted to accomplish something and when I did I went home. I would have stayed late on Friday night but we had a family party to go. The deal is this...I felt like I was under a lot of pressure to get this pipe design into the computer and plotted on a plan and profile sheet so the Engineer I'm working with can analyze it and revise. There is a tight project deadline on this one and I couldn't remember exactly how to get this information in there to look the way I wanted it to. I felt like I left things hanging on Friday when I left.
Today when I went to work I focused on getting it done. I ended up recreating the pipe network twice because for some reason it was still following the old alignment and didn't have the right number of maintenance holes on it. So it was confused. I ended up deleting the old alignment and redefining a new pipe network from the new alignment. That worked. Then I overlayed the geologic information from the soil borings and sent it to the printer. Now on Tuesday I will be able to hand it over and show some progress. And I now remember how that portion of the software works so if there are changes to the slopes or structures, I can do it. As part of the design team, I don't want it to be me to hold up the progress. There are already many other obstacles to design that pop up, like tree roots breaking through pipes and obscuring the televising cameras' view of the inside of the pipe. Or finding a power pole planted on top of the existing pipeline. Anyway, I do not want to be the one holding up a team effort. This is motivation for me. I want to contribute to the success of the whole project and the team and feel a sense of responsibility to help design a good pipe line. So far my part in the team effort is small, but with today's success, I have gained just that much more experience and value to the team. I have something to contribute. That is also motivating! Now I just have to go in really, really early on Tuesday morning.
Merry Christmas! Good health, happiness and peace to you.
Posted by carl1236 at December 23, 2006 08:52 PM