During times of war, men and women are presented medals for heroic feats. During construction, our guys are also given an award for memorable feats.
The Order of the Captain was created for the operator of a 6-week old, 250,000 Euro Cat 330 Excavator who plunged it into the lake. Hence his machine looked like a Yellow Submarine, and he its Captain. He was not supposed to be in the lake. He was on the wrong side of the lake from where he should have been working. He was "hot-dogging"... don't ask me why. I have no idea. As I told the guys after he'd completed this memorable feat, and his nerves and humor had been restored... sometimes hotdogs get burned.
His machine was burned: engine, hydraulics, computer... shot.
Captain never was awarded his "wings", as he left us for more oily shores.
Today though we celebrated a memorable feat, one worthy of The Order of the Captain; Only one wing... not two.
Yesterday Tex managed to get two dozers stuck in the same spot (something he said he'd never done in 30-years of construction... hence the qualification). Instead of waiting for an excavator to haul him out, he opted for a little hot-doggery of his own... trying with another dozer. We have no photos, but we do have three witnesses.
Tex in full Order of the Captain regalia.
Tony Ristola
agolfarchitect.com
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