Instructor X

For the last two days I attended a technical training seminar.  Apparently, the instructor is very good.  At least he keeps telling those of us in attendance that he is.  This man, instructor X, is personally responsible for saving many, many lives—either directly or by implementing safe electrical work practices.  Interestingly, he was once electrocuted and pronounced dead, but came back to life again.  Before being electrocuted, he had a perfect photographic memory.   As result of his electrocution he is merely brilliant today and his photographic memory is gone.   He is still fully capable of scoring 100% on every exam he takes.

Our instructor has, in his own words, “lived an exciting life.”  Now, before we continue, we must firmly establish that someone else, not instructor X, was at fault that time he was electrocuted.

I paid a great deal of attention to the vast experiences of our instructor as he espoused them.  As I mentally tallied his years as an electrician, engineer, apprentice instructor, electrical contractor, plant supervisor, Middle East oilfield technician, mineworker and Navy man, I realized that this man has accrued 150 years of experience in less than 30 years.

That is exciting!

At the end of yesterday, instructor X was kind enough to expound upon a conspiracy that I was unaware of.  This conspiracy involves road signs in Colorado (particularly stop signs), the crescent moon, Muslims, too much tolerance, and the end of America as we know it.  Far too complicated for me to follow.  

I will admit, I learned a great deal about our instructor over the last two days, but I really wanted to learn about electrical safety in the workplace.

--Mitchell Hegman