I came in to work on Monday, and there was a pump sitting on my returns table with a note saying it had "seized up".
I moved the pump off my table and over to the storage shelf. The whole time I was thinking, "This thing really stinks." I handled the pump while I got all the details off the side and the whole time, I was thinking, "I really hope this was not used for sewage, since I'm using my bare hands here." I wiped away some rust from the side so I could read the date code and serial number.
I heard from the manufacturer of the pump yesterday, and I was given permission to toss out the pump once I had peeled all the labels off to send back to them.
I was pretty busy with our weekly freight, and didn't have time to do that, so the pump sat there stinking up my work area for another day.
Today, the guy who had taken the pump back was walking by my work area and I said, "You know, that pump really reeks."
He said, "Yeah, I know."
So, a few hours later, I was sitting at lunch, and that was the moment he chose to inform me why the damned thing stinks.
It wasn't used for sewage. Oh no. In fact, I rather wish that had been the explanation instead of the actual reason.
There was a dead snake all caught up in the impeller inside the motor of the pump.

There is nothing I fear or loathe more in the whole world than a snake. It is my worst phobia.
When he told me about the snake, I was almost sick to my stomach thinking about it. I had handled that pump with the dead snake inside.
That stuff I wiped away, thinking it was rust was probably a combination of water and snake blood with a bit of rust. The pump was only a month old. There was no way there would be that much rust. It had to be blood.
I wouldn't rest until I got someone to peel off the labels for me and get rid of that stinking thing. Now it's all I can think about, and I just shudder. I am probably going to have a nightmare now. I have washed my hands about 10 times since I found out about it.
The thing that ticks me off the most is that they lied about the problem with the pump. It is not seized up due to a defect, and they shouldn't even have been given a warranty.
Did I mention I hate my job?
I moved the pump off my table and over to the storage shelf. The whole time I was thinking, "This thing really stinks." I handled the pump while I got all the details off the side and the whole time, I was thinking, "I really hope this was not used for sewage, since I'm using my bare hands here." I wiped away some rust from the side so I could read the date code and serial number.
I heard from the manufacturer of the pump yesterday, and I was given permission to toss out the pump once I had peeled all the labels off to send back to them.
I was pretty busy with our weekly freight, and didn't have time to do that, so the pump sat there stinking up my work area for another day.
Today, the guy who had taken the pump back was walking by my work area and I said, "You know, that pump really reeks."
He said, "Yeah, I know."
So, a few hours later, I was sitting at lunch, and that was the moment he chose to inform me why the damned thing stinks.
It wasn't used for sewage. Oh no. In fact, I rather wish that had been the explanation instead of the actual reason.
There was a dead snake all caught up in the impeller inside the motor of the pump.


There is nothing I fear or loathe more in the whole world than a snake. It is my worst phobia.
When he told me about the snake, I was almost sick to my stomach thinking about it. I had handled that pump with the dead snake inside.
That stuff I wiped away, thinking it was rust was probably a combination of water and snake blood with a bit of rust. The pump was only a month old. There was no way there would be that much rust. It had to be blood.

I wouldn't rest until I got someone to peel off the labels for me and get rid of that stinking thing. Now it's all I can think about, and I just shudder. I am probably going to have a nightmare now. I have washed my hands about 10 times since I found out about it.
The thing that ticks me off the most is that they lied about the problem with the pump. It is not seized up due to a defect, and they shouldn't even have been given a warranty.

Did I mention I hate my job?
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