A Full Crew, a Revised Battle Plan, and Three Working Compressors

Yesterday turned out remarkably well, even though we were one technician short. The compressors behaved themselves, the guys made good progress, and nobody called to report a mechanical catastrophe.

In this business, that’s practically a vacation.

Our sick technician is feeling better and will be back on the road today, which brings us back to three technicians. That’s good news, because I was beginning to wonder whether I should start interviewing the compressors to see if any of them could operate themselves.

Today’s routing will be a little different. Jesse and Eddie will work the same route, with Jesse starting at the top of the list and Eddie at the bottom. They’ll work toward each other, which should help us cover more ground and catch up on the stops Jesse couldn’t finish yesterday.

Bryan will be working a separate route.

If we didn’t make it to your property yesterday, don’t worry. We still have your information, and we’re working through the remaining stops. There’s no need to submit another request. My spreadsheets already have enough duplicate entries to qualify as a breeding program.

Of course, putting two technicians on opposite ends of the same route creates an interesting situation. In theory, they’ll eventually meet somewhere in the middle. In practice, this is sprinkler blowout season, so I’ll consider it a victory if they both end up in the same ZIP code.

Meanwhile, I’ll be back at my four-monitor command center, tracking routes, answering customer messages, processing invoices, and trying to anticipate whatever surprises the day has in store.

After thirty years of doing this, I’ve learned that no matter how carefully you plan, something will eventually go sideways.

That’s why I don’t consider our daily routes and schedules carved in stone.

They’re more like strongly worded suggestions.

All things considered, yesterday was a good day, and we’re heading into Thursday with a full crew and a workable plan.

Which is encouraging.

It’s also suspicious.

Welcome to Sprinkler Blowout Land.

Here are the routes for today:

Bryan in Nampa 83686 with Purple Rain

Colorado Avenue
Dewey Avenue
Cross Slope Way
Vin Santo Drive
Roanoke River Street
Moose Creek Drive
River Stone Dr
Bittern St
Aberdeen Ave
Willow Creek Drive
Iowa Ave
Aspen Grove St
Wildrye Way
Fletcher Dr
Meadowbrook Drive
Hillcrest Way
Cottage Ave
Caymen Court
Stonehedge Drive

Jesse & Eddie in Middleton, Star, Kuna, and Nampa 83651 with Leroy & Blowzilla

Valiant Avenue
Spring Hollow Place
Pavo Court
Aliso Creek St
Blessinger Road
Daylily Avenue
Moon River Drive
Kittredge Dr
Night Rider Drive
Esquel Street
La Pampa Way
Firestone Drive
Screech Owl Drive
Four Point Place
Farmall Way
Poplin Street
Shady Grove Way
Full Moon Street
Winding Trail Avenue
Johns Bay Avenue
Tomen Avenue
Jump Rope Place
Ash Ave
Hayward Ave
Deserthawk Drive
Topanga Court
McHenry Street Court West
Rickon Street
Seldovia Drive
Mount Hood Avenue
Roberts Avenue
5th Avenue South
7th Avenue South
9th Avenue South
10th Ave S
Hamilton Pl
Blaine Avenue
Shoshone Avenue
Florida Ave