Hit 5,000 connector checks without a single fail today... then got scared

I've been tracking my work on a pad for months and hit 5,000 crimps and pins with zero callbacks, but that number made me realize I'm overdue for a stupid mistake. Has anyone else had a streak like that break on them and how did it mess with your head?

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cole_walker2611d ago

Man I feel you hard on this. I had a 3,400 run on pneumatic line installs last year, felt bulletproof, then I cross-threaded a fitting on a Tuesday morning and blew the whole system during pressure test. It wrecked my head for a week, kept second guessing every fitting even when I knew it was good. The worst part was everyone else had already forgotten about it but I couldn't stop replaying that moment. Now when I get over 2,000 good I start double checking everything like I'm paranoid. Your streak is impressive but that fear is real and it never really goes away.

the_stella10d ago

Ngl, that 3,400 run is solid but you're off on the details a bit. Cross-threading a fitting usually causes a slow leak, not a full blowout unless you really torqued it past the breaking point. Still a bad day either way, but the pressure test failing on a Tuesday hits different because you gotta spend the rest of the week fixing it and dealing with the paperwork.