Jan 06 2009
Man in Grease
Hi,
It was yesterday about 2010 hrs. i has already spent last 15 mins, and still the smell of RD 45 was not leaving me. I could gaze in mirror towards a black nose painted with RD 45. I was tired, it was like i had just finished a marathon and when i returned back
“Apurva! we are out of eggs, can you get it from the mart please”
Anyways the operators had been glued with their seats, i think, it took them about 15 more minutes to get them releaved. I was still thinking about the noise from RTG 502. Just if i could go and take a look. My guys were looking at me like i was some maniac. I dictator kind of thing. Not their fault. In our 12 hr shift, we all had spent 11hrs changing the ropes of equipment and greasing it afterwards. A tough job u know. I was overexited. With machines, i always am.
We finally left off at about 2045 and i reached my quarters by 2115. Just had a wash. Had my dinner. Then i went back for my walk, it was then that i realized, i was limping. It did not mean that i was hurt, it just meant that i was exhausted. I shortened the walk to a 100 mtrs so that i can reach the mart and buy some snacks. The moment i paid the shopkeeper, i knew i am depressed.
Whole day, i was busy working, it is the high time for me, It is like i am in heaven with angels, loving every moment. But when you come back from heaven. It feels preety bad. I wanted to be there for as long as i could, but the day had ended.
And i was back home. Somethings did hurt:
As some instances i was slower then my fellows. They know how to sit while tightening the bolts( It matters, if you are working 70m sea level, sitting on a grill. I am still learning- “it takes sometime to learn”.
Several other things were flushing me ahead, death toll in The current Palestine conflict, a blast in the state of assam, man dying due to cold in northern states.
I was also missing the girl who used to work just a few blocks away at the hospital.
She is beautiful that i know, and actually she is the only girl of my age i get to see around here.(that too only once a day/week)
.It was a downturn for me yesterday, i went down the plank yesterday, preety bad, really bad. I could not manage a run today. It was the downtime. But its life, right!. But i remember the promise i made this christmas, A new santa, a new dream.
“Change the dream”- thats what the shamans say. That is what i know, that is the only truth i beleive.
Just for a note today, while i was returning back in bus, i found the girl back. She is back from a leave.
………..Apurva
