A Flawless Weekend Systems Errand
Oct 3, 20261 min read
My Saturday morning errand run as a Systems Engineer. I felt I must share .. : 😵💫
- Tire pressures checked.
- Traffic contingencies mapped.
- Weather radar audited.
- Two backup phone cables packed.
Flawless! What a safety-critical execution for a 10 mins trip to Wickes.
Arrive at the till. Reaching into my pocket ...
𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁! 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗢𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 .. 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿.
Turns out two decades of risk-mitigation planning can’t fix zero pre-coffee ☕ brainpower!
A Great Saturday to anyone else currently over-engineering the wrong things!
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