Months ago, I told the Powers that Be, that putting a high pressure system on an aging machine was a potentially miserable idea, as the likelihood of said machine not handling the new equipment was high.

And now I’m back hammering these same machines back together so that they can deal with the increased stresses that accompany the high pressure. And while I suggested to the customer that a spare parts kit would probably be an excellent idea, they insisted that new seals would be sufficient. And of course since these machines are aging and infirm and have been repaired more times than a FIAT, some parts have been taken out and not replaced, modified, mangled, folded, spindled and mutilated. So now a machine is down costing a bunch of money every minute while parts have to be shipped from Tibet on the back of yaks specially bred for the purpose, and the same people who would not buy spare parts are asking why it’s taking so long.

It’s not even worth saying I told you so, I get these blank stares.