Comments by "spaceflight101" (@spaceflight1019) on "Rainman Ray's Repairs"
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Work, like love, is a relationship and when they fail, it's natural to wonder if it's because of something you did. As you get older, your skills improve, and when you change employers or become self-employed that doubt diminishes.
It gets worse when the places you've worked at close permanently. I retired last year, and three months later came the news that the place would be closed and torn down. I took great pride in my work and wondered if it was something I'd done or not done. In the end, it was absolutely nothing that I had any control of.
Here is the list:
Union Switch and Signal, Swissvale, PA. Closed when operations were moved to another plant.
Westinghouse East Pittsburgh. Closed when operations were moved to other plants.
U.S. Steel's Homestead Works. Closed due to economic change in the steel industry.
WISCO. Bought by Siemens. Closed five years later as operations were sold off or moved to other plants.
Elrama Power Station. Closed after 60 years of service due to economic unviability.
Cheswick Power Station. Closed after 52 years of service due to economic unviability.
There was nothing that I did or didn't do that influenced any of those closures. Sure, it took time and analysis to get rid of the "maybe it's me" gremlins, and our friend Ray will move on too.
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