[Magdalen] unmanned supply space ship

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Reminds me of the Vanguard "launches".

Years later the director of our sheltered workshop was chatting, and
recalled some of his colorful experiences as a kid just getting started in
the machinist business.

One story was that his group was making some cylindrical parts for the
aerospace industry. The part required a very specific tolerance for
internal diameter, and it was obvious that a sort of piston would fit into
it. He observed to his foreman that because of the long handles on the
fittings his lathe was using, there was a lot of "chatter", meaning the
fitting could not hold the cutting tool perfectly steady, so that the
tolerances would not be there. The internal shape would not be reliable,
probably too large.
His foreman, an old salt, just blew it off.  "Damn thing ain't gonna fly
anyways."
And when the Vanguard flaked out on the launch pad, John remembered that
conversation, thought OMG, and wanted to hide. Of course nothing ever came
back to his outfit, so far as he was aware.
That explains John always wanting to make sure his workshop's production
always made spec, and then some!

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <ichthys89 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> crashed earlier today in VA.... just now watching on  news
>
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>
> Thomas Merton writes, "People may spend their whole lives climbing the
> ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is
> leaning against the wrong wall."
>
> "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
>