Worked a 28 hour day including outdoor shots in January in Central Wisconsin.
Sounds like a state of emergency.
40 years ago, I spent 27 hours straight making a part for the landing gear of a C-5A Galaxy at Altus AFB, OK. OMS brought the damaged part in, asking if we could make it, otherwise the aircraft would be grounded for up to a week. The Section Chief said no but I said I could do it. There was basically nothing to lose and everything to gain, so to speak, so they let me try.
I didn't even realize it had taken so long until I saw the same coworkers come and go and come in again without me leaving. The work was so involved and challenging that I lost track of time.
I can't believe they trusted me with it. It was originally a forged part that I had to machine cut out of a solid block. The Shop Chief left the afternoon before, after simply asking me if I would be all right alone until I was finished. I don't think they expected it to be usable.
I got a letter of commendation from the Wing Commander which was an unexpected surprise. Some of the other guys (and one gal) actually got mildly jealous over that. Come to think of it, one of our more ambitious fellas got a bit ruffled. I was just having a good time doing my job. And I got a day off—kinda.
Good times. Seems like the sun shined so much brighter back then. It was probably just the desert sky - lol.
What was this thread about, again?
Oh, yeah, I probably had a western omelet at the chow hall on the way back to the barracks. They could really make 'em good there. Good diced hashbrowns, too. I even remember what the grill cook looked like. He could really operate a spatula.
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