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Stripped 20 bolts before someone told me I was using the wrong ratchet direction
I've been turning ratchets the same way for 5 years on the flight line at a regional carrier in Ohio. Last Tuesday a senior mechanic watched me struggle with a stubborn bolt on a CRJ flap track and just stared at me. He finally says "you know you're loosening it by turning it the wrong way right?" I thought I was tightening but I guess I had been working against myself this whole time. What simple thing took you way too long to figure out?
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parker_bell6d ago
The "working against yourself" part hits hard. I used to think my stubbornness was a virtue, but now I realize it just makes everything take twice as long.
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leo2386d ago
Wait, stubbornness isn't supposed to be a good thing anymore?
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