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Hit 10,000 flight hours as a mechanic last week and it hit different
I was just checking my logbook after signing off a 737 landing gear swap and realized I crossed 10,000 flight hours. That's like 416 days of work in the air or something. It made me think about all the little cracks I caught that could have been big problems. Anyone else stop and look back at their hours total and get surprised by how far you've come?
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ryan7939d ago
Funny how the little stuff adds up into something huge without you even noticing.
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davis.olivia9d ago
@ryan793 You're right that little things can pile up, but I gotta be honest, I'm not sure it's always this big deal people make it out to be. Like sure, a few extra crumbs in the carpet every day adds up, but does it really "add up into something huge" or is that just dramatic talk? I think most of the time we just sweep it under the rug and move on... literally sometimes. Maybe the huge thing is just life being life and we're overthinking it.
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kai_burns739d ago
Ngl @davis.olivia you make a solid point about sweeping stuff under the rug literally, but I think you're missing something. @ryan793 is onto something because those crumbs don't just vanish, they get ground into the carpet and attract bugs or smell after a while. Over months of not caring, the carpet gets ruined and you gotta replace it, that's the huge thing. So is it dramatic to say a few crumbs add up, or is it just basic math that ignoring small messes costs you way more later? I'd ask you this: how many times have you overlooked a tiny leak or a loose screw and then had to pay for big repairs? That's the difference between living in the moment and actually dealing with stuff before it gets out of hand.
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