Working on the expansion tanks

Louies last day at work before retirement we took him out to Chipotle's (left to right: Chuck Stoddart, Louie Delgado Sr., Scott Collins)

Scott Collins

Scott Collins

Scott Collins

Barrel racing on a Draft Horse

Rounding the last barrel and heading for home

Sorry for the lack of photos lately, there hasn't been that much work, and to be honest, I've been lazy about the photography lately. My wife was a horse enthusiast from way back and after she recently got a new horse, I got suckered in myself. When I'm not working, I'm down at the equestrian center, which is often since work has slowed down. I also managed to spend a month up in Buellton at the Dierberg Winery, working for Thoma Electric. It's a very nice local and the weather was cooler compared to San Bernardino. Also, I heard a rumor that Diablo Canyon Powerplant was having a shutdown, so if you need overtime, that's the job to have.

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Bass Pro Shop, Rancho Cucamonga (Morrow Meadows, sign of the Muffin)
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Sometimes you have to toot your own horn.
Scott Collins

You look so distinguished, yet there is something sinister and foreboding, some dark omen in the sky. Could it be evidence of a diabolical scheme to distribute cans of Pepsi to elementary school children? Or could it be something even more evil? Like...Normal Bob Smith handing out cans of Pepsi and free samples of Procter and Gamble products to elementary school children? What is this world coming to? :o(
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Scott Collins (Pickle Meadows Marine Base)
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Scott Collins (Pickle Meadows Marine Base) located off Highway 395. You would pray for snow because the air would warm up to 32 degrees. If you went to bed and there was no cloud cover, the air temperature in the morning would be -20 degrees. I had bought boots rated for -20, but I found out that this does not mean that your foot will be comfortable at -20, it meant that your feet would not snap off at the ankles when you walked. I also needed some of those nifty boot chains that clipped on to your boots. I would be gingerly walking down the road to the next building and WHOOSH I was on my back and my tools spread over the ice.
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Infrared Photo of me inside the bearing housing just before they turned on the blower. Luckily I was outside by that time or I would have been as white as I look in the photo.
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Scott Collins (High Desert Powerplant)
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If you've been working at the powerplant and wondering "What does it all mean?" "How in the name of all that is good does thing work?" I hope that the following helps. Keep in mind that in order for the pictures and the captions to download in the right order, I had to write the article backwards, so the photo you're looking at was the last one I downloaded. With that said, enjoy!
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Inside the air intake tower are filters.
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