October 06, 2006

Spending Time

In order to understanding process, I find it necessary to carry out each step of the process individually, in order to get a feel for the facets and foibles of the operating system. In order to get back into labwork, i had to get into the lab and start doing labwork - beginning with the simple tasks of reproducing the same results with the same materials within the satisfaction of the error requirements. In other words - i had to walk through the this hose is worn or this setting is too hot or where do i place this hot liquid. Once the small components have all been accomplished, then sequencing the functions so that the material handling is minimized and the time spent on doing the job is a value rather than a consumptive item. You cannot know what you are talking about, if you haven't spent the time doing what you are talking about doing. So many people control other people based on secondary or tertiary information streams that are not vetted and do not work as theorized.
If i have never taken apart an engine, how do i know if the time spent waiting for parts is time that could have been saved if the situation had been assessed properly initially. If you can't answer - you trust your mechanic. If i can answer - it is because i have had the experience of not having any wrench to fix the gas chromatograph because the unit was neither metric nor english. Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don't upset us, especially when said wrench can only be ordered from said foreign manufacturer. However, i also know my mechanical limitations and would never again attempt to fix an instrument or a car, when other people with more talent could spend their time more profitably.
Thanks for putting up with the morning ramble - gotta run.

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