seanperry•28d agoProlific Poster

That fancy water level monitor I laughed at actually saved our ass

My buddy kept pushing this digital water level gauge on me, said it was more accurate than the old stick method. I figured it was just another gadget for guys who can't read a simple float. Then last month on a job near Baton Rouge, we hit some weird sediment that kept throwing our manual readings off by almost 2 feet. Hooked up that monitor and it caught the difference in real time before we buried the cutterhead in muck. Now I keep it in the cab as a backup, even if I felt like a fool admitting he was right.

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abby83628d ago

2 feet off with a stick" is impressive but you probably mean 2 inches lol

maxp6828d ago

I get what you're saying, but I actually think they mean 2 feet (like a solid 24 inches) off the ground with a stick. I've seen people pull off some wild shots where they're basically chipping or pitching with a long club from way off the green. It's not common but it happens, especially in weird positions where you can't get a normal swing. So I'm leaning towards them being serious, not a typo.