It never ends....

I missed some real "go boom" action last week. DECO finally energized their new transformer about ten minutes after I, Gordon, and the guys left the station. Ten minutes after that, the thing failed.

Big explosion. Big, big, explosion. The transformer lifted clear off the concrete mat. Fortunately, none of the eight guys who were standing around it were hurt.

Chirpy sez they were lucky it was only a primary explosion, and that the transformer didn't fail a second time. Primary failures are loud. Secondary explosions send parts flying.

Anyway, the new transformer is shot, and the new cable they spent weeks laying may be ruined as well. I'm glad it's not our stuff. We didn't have a transformer repair budget to begin with!

Tempers are getting frayed over on the DECO side of the fence. About five guys had a hell of a spat today over regulatory issues-- the operators and the PERT guys were at each others' throats and both were bashing the Underground. All paperwork-related stuff, regarding who signs in on whose crew, but its an indication of bad times in general.

Hey, maybe we can lure some people over to our company after this! Join the dark side, fellas...