Editors note: I received this great poem and typical story of reliability dysfunction today and wanted to share it with you. Although I was not encouraged by the story of events that lead up to the poem - I was totally inspired by the creativity of the poem and the spirit of the writer.
Maintenance professionals are right up there with Police, Firefighters and Soldiers in my book! - Terrence O’Hanlon
Run till you fail
By Dale Kersey
We don’t believe in technology
Believe that stuff is witchology
WE want our machines to scream and wail
We run them flaming until they fail
Pour water on the fire while they burn
Hotter the flames more overtime we earn
Parts cost more when you’re surprised
Products reduced before your eyes
The more vibration the louder they sound
The hotter they run more failure bound
We save money in the short term now
No PdM….... no way .......no how
Intelligence is not our greatest claim
We tend to drown in the pouring rain
With our mouths wide open and noses held high
We guzzle the rain until we die
We destroyed our program
And accomplished naught
Brand new machines with our money bought
Run to failure is the newest trend
Sanity and intelligence are beyond their end
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