Today was a typical (?) day at work.
A few "chores" that stand out are having to replace a potentiometer in a Crown 4500 double pallet jack....

Lots of wires...be sure to get the right ones!

Top view.

The potentiometer is the blue thing.

The bad one removed.

The new one ready to install.
Fortunately, this is a "plug and play" item.
I installed the new one and calibrated it and the jack was ready to hit the aisles again!
Something told me to take my camera in to work today....
A forklift driver came up to me later and said that a rack was broken.
He told me where it was and I said that I'd get right on it.
So Tristan and I harnessed up and drove the scissor lift to the location.
The forklift driver failed to mention 2 small items....
#1- it was near the top.
#2- there was a pallet of product that had partially fallen.
Great.....*Sheesh...*
I can't wait until I see that forklift driver again so that I can "thank him" for pointing out this safety issue....
The product was 4- 1 gallon plastic jugs of banana peppers to a box.
The entire pallet was banded and shrink-wrapped.
We decided that we had to off-load each box to a new pallet on a forklift raised to that height.
So, I climbed over to begin cutting the shrink wrap and banding....
Once the restraints of the banding and shrink wrap were being removed,
the boxes shifted and I got the hell out of the way!
2 boxes fell to the back and lodged half-way to the ground.
2 boxes fell into the aisle, bursting upon impact with the concrete floor 30 feet below.
I made sure that no one was below as I was cutting the bands and shrink wrap because I know that gravity sits back,
grinning, waiting for fools to err....Gravity will win, you know? And, gravity has no conscience....
I also made sure that Tristan was on solid footing, away from my efforts.
HELL OF A MESS!

(partially cleaned up....)
We finally got the rest of the boxes off loaded to the other pallet on the forklift and replaced the broken back side horizontal rack.
Friends, I'm not really afraid of heights, but I was pretty damn glad to be back on the ground!
Later, I changed out some steering rollers on a 4500 Crown.

One of the rollers had bearing damage and another was worn beyond micrometer specs....

(The old roller)

(A new roller.)
Otherwise, it was just "another fine day at the office!"
Lunch break today?
No.
Again.....
Once home, hot water beating on my back in the shower,
I thought to myself,
"Self, we had another good day today, didn't we?"
"Yes,
Yes we did!
But, Tomorrow..."
I look forward to tomorrow!
Y'all be good!
Best,
Scott