A customer in Denver asked me why I always check the coax fittings twice

I was finishing up a job last week and the homeowner, a retired engineer, pointed at my work and asked that question. He said he used to work on radar systems and a loose connection there could mean a plane disappears. It made me think about how a bad fitting here can mean a whole street loses signal. So now I tell new guys that story when I train them. Anyone else have a simple story that helps explain why we do the small things right?

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max96314d ago

Okay but come on, is a lost TV signal for a few houses really the same as a plane vanishing from radar? That feels like a huge stretch. Most people would just reboot their box and call it a day. Maybe double-checking is just a good habit, but comparing it to life-or-death systems seems a bit much, doesn't it?

the_taylor14d ago

My old boss in Phoenix used to call it pointless double-checking. That engineer's story about radar systems really flipped a switch for me.