Setting Up Shop....

When you take over a workspace you try your best to make it work for you. Well at least I do... The first day when I took over this shop back in October of 2012, I decided that I needed to move things. When I walked in to this shop it was clean, everything was put away, but something just didn't feel right about it. As I started looking through all the cabinets, and benches, and storage rooms, none of it made sense to me. I'm almost sure that my new superintendent thought I was crazy. For the first week I was here, I threw out tables, moved cabinets, the grinders, and many other things. When I was done... everything made sense. Am I the only one that does this? I can understand moving in to a cubicle and rearranging, but something the size of a shop? This is not the first time I have done this. I previously worked for a private country club, when I showed up there it was a different story. The shop was in serious disarray. there were barrels of used oil in the middle of the shop and the toolbox out in the middle of the floor, tires everywhere.... it was a mess. I rearranged everything. And not only do I rearrange when I start... but sometimes I rearrange many times. Until I feel that everything is in a good place. Is that strange? Well it has worked out so far, so as long as it continuously makes things easier, I guess I will keep doing it.

About me...

Hey guys, My name is Mike. I am a 32 year old father of 2 and a turf equipment technician for a golf course in northern California. This is the second golf course I have worked for and I have about 5 years in the field now. There are things that are some very redundant things that go on here, but I am still learning new things every day. I went to school to be a motorcycle technician, but the market for this business is not great. Luckily, I was offered an opportunity to try my hand at being a turf equipment technician. I enjoy it and have done well thus far. The purpose of this blog is just to relate the day to day of an average guy, grinding reels, trying to keep machines running, while it seems everyone else is trying to destroy it. It will be some rants, some funny observations, some technical info, and some pure nonsense. I hope you enjoy.