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Mule · 13-06-2009, 07:32

Well, since this has morphed into all different directions about coffee I will share an experience.

I was a telco cable splicer, went on a diet, stopped coffee and went on the night shift for a big cable to cable cut around due to an old cable that was allowing water to leak in. The cable was filled with special high cap digital circuits feeding hospitals and so forth so we had to do the work after midnight so as to minimize disruption of service, even though each ciruit would be out less than 5 minutes.

Second night as we (splicer in other hole and I on headsets to coordinate which 25 pair group out of 3000 pair we were splicing at a time) were talking I stared cussing and coming out of my skin.

Head ache, agitated and so forth. I threw down my headset, and started to get out of the manhole and go home, deserting my tools and splicer buddy, job and all.

I stopped myself in a moment of sanity, halfway up the ladder I backed down, picked up the head set and told my buddy to give me a few minutes.

A block away there was an all night 711, they had really good coffee. I went there filled my big cup and had them brew me a fresh pot. I drank my cup and b4 the pot was brewed I leveled off, took my thermos went back to the hole and had a nice peaceful early am splicing session.

I had worked with my buddy for years and he could not imagine what was wrong until I told him about the caffine deprivation. I visioned myself as the iron man, my record was 36 hours on the job during a massive damage cables disaster so for a little old 2 hour into it job for me to go insane was wayyyy out of character.

I am addicted to coffee and cafine, I like it that way, and I will have a thermos placed in my coffin or grounds creamated with me. I gave up smoking 35 years ago, drinking 3 months ago, still have occasional sex and lots of coffee, I am now giving up giving up.

13-06-2009, 07:32	#79
Mule Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fort Worth Boat: 22 ft Bennington Tritoon, 14.5 Kayak, 34 Mainship Posts: 218	Well, since this has morphed into all different directions about coffee I will share an experience. I was a telco cable splicer, went on a diet, stopped coffee and went on the night shift for a big cable to cable cut around due to an old cable that was allowing water to leak in. The cable was filled with special high cap digital circuits feeding hospitals and so forth so we had to do the work after midnight so as to minimize disruption of service, even though each ciruit would be out less than 5 minutes. Second night as we (splicer in other hole and I on headsets to coordinate which 25 pair group out of 3000 pair we were splicing at a time) were talking I stared cussing and coming out of my skin. Head ache, agitated and so forth. I threw down my headset, and started to get out of the manhole and go home, deserting my tools and splicer buddy, job and all. I stopped myself in a moment of sanity, halfway up the ladder I backed down, picked up the head set and told my buddy to give me a few minutes. A block away there was an all night 711, they had really good coffee. I went there filled my big cup and had them brew me a fresh pot. I drank my cup and b4 the pot was brewed I leveled off, took my thermos went back to the hole and had a nice peaceful early am splicing session. I had worked with my buddy for years and he could not imagine what was wrong until I told him about the caffine deprivation. I visioned myself as the iron man, my record was 36 hours on the job during a massive damage cables disaster so for a little old 2 hour into it job for me to go insane was wayyyy out of character. I am addicted to coffee and cafine, I like it that way, and I will have a thermos placed in my coffin or grounds creamated with me. I gave up smoking 35 years ago, drinking 3 months ago, still have occasional sex and lots of coffee, I am now giving up giving up.