User blog:Noah Masterson/Masterson Personal Log 201608.16

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Because of a recent storm, the OPX Engineers and I have been scanning sections of GNDN transmission buses in order to realign their polarities. I never thought I'd say this, but I miss Operations. I went to the Academy as an Engineering student and graduated as an Engineering officer. And then I became an Operations officer. Occasionally, I cross over to Tactical but for the most part...Operations is my world now. I still enjoy Engineering work, so maybe it's just this place. Common tasks such as maintenance are arduous and laborious because they haven't been done or because sub-standard materials were used. I don't know the whole story about Phoenix, but I get the impression it was built in a hurry and on the cheap. Very little forethought was put into using the correct construction techniques and procedures or materials and the results are starting to show.

Hopefully, I won't have to deal with this much longer. I have to admit, the thought of traveling to the far side of Federation space to establish an outpost is extremely exciting.

Here's hoping that the SCE folks use the proper materials and procedures to do the job right.

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