Danik Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I am at work trying to make time go by quicklier! (whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I'm leaving in a minute to drive to Tualatin to pick up my son from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Just checking the board & e mail before heading out to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Just checking the board & e mail before heading out to work. i hate working nights but always tell my self "it's good to be employed so i can support my hobby" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Doing the same thing you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 CA2OR, why u still at work? not a single wind turbine is spinning(laugh) right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Oh...you would be amazed. I currently am monitoring about 11000 turbines around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I believe we have over 20k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Oh...you would be amazed. I currently am monitoring about 11000 turbines around the world. Oh, i can only talk for all the ones in Oregon and Washington, and they are producing about 11mw right now with a capacity of 2800mw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 how do you know that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 how do you know that? i control all the generation in the NW, meaning that their output has to be ok with the generation dispatcher (me)DOH! so it meets the the North West load plus all of the interchanges with different balancing authorities on the west side of the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 ah....what company do you work for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 ah....what company do you work for? the big Bonneville Power Administration (not the DAM). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 ah....I just spoke to one of your counterparts I believe. Yeah you guys have quite a few turbines from us...as does EDPR, PGE, and a few others out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 so what do you do with the wind? don't you do some type of security work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 right now I do field support. I am moving into IT very shortly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 i hate working nights but always tell my self "it's good to be employed so i can support my hobby" This is a very true statement. I am on the other side of this statement and it is very frustrating in many many ways... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 i hate working nights but always tell my self "it's good to be employed so i can support my hobby" For us this is day shift.(nutty) 2:30am to 2:30pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 how do you like working 12's? We are talking about switching to 12's at my work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 I would love to work 12h shifts, I am stuck on 8h now, and it seems like Iam at work all the time. Some time I work 40days in a row, it gets to be insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I like the overtime, but 29 years of 60hr weeks is getting old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 you work 4 12's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 60 hr weeks comes out to five 12 hour days each week. That would get old pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I hear that. We are probably going to be doing a 3 on 4 off, 4 on 3 off type thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Oh...you would be amazed. I currently am monitoring about 11000 turbines around the world. Did you see the video clip of the turbine that exploded when the speed governer quit working? Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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