Just finished my 47th commercial panel swap this morning and it hit me different

I always thought big numbers like that would feel routine, but that one actually made me stop and realize how many scary high-voltage jobs I've done without incident, anyone else get thrown off when they add up their totals?

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scott.jana16d ago

Is 47 even that many though? I've seen sparkys brag about tripling that before lunch and they treat it like changing a lightbulb. Doesn't sound like this one went wrong either, so what's the big deal? Feels more like you're hunting for meaning in a number that's just a number.

faith_carter16d ago

Right! I totally get what you're saying! 47 is like a slow Tuesday for half the folks I know who do this work. My buddy Mark did 63 before noon once and didn't even mention it until I asked why he was so tired. Honestly people get worked up over numbers that don't mean much in the real world. It's like counting steps in a race nobody signed up for. So yeah, I'm with you on this one, it's just a number and not even a big one at that.