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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

It really does scare people everytime. Looks supernatural. 😆

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

When we launch rockets into the sunshine folks call the luminous exhaust cloud a "jellyfish." :)

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

It was a really good one. And a space station resupply. :D

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Dave @deemoe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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Dave @deemoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Falcon 9 jellyfish this morning.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Ideally you'd keep any submerged motors totally sealed but in practice they'll run for years after water has replaced most of the coolant oil. 😬

Mineral oil leaking out of a submerged pump motor.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Oli thinks it's too early to start this day.

Olive the Boston terrier, continues sleeping as everyone starts their work day.

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Dave @deemoe.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I think he bit off a little more than he could chew.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I'm hoping the restoration of services following the hurricane is proceeding well. I haven't received any phone calls about joining the utilities crews there yet but I am on duty all ready here and half expect I should get a bag packed before Monday morning arrives.

Olive the Boston terrier enjoying the sunshine after days of rainy weather.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Moping because she doesn't like to go outside on rainy days. :/

Olive the Boston terrier curled up inside, looking out, on a rainy morning.

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Dave @deemoe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Back to the grind. 🤪

Olive and Titan starting their work week.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

All of these people fear death and want to reign over us from the grave because they won’t grapple with the inevitable.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Got to play in the mud today. Good and clean now. :)

Olive dog, upside down, getting pet this evening.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

She always gets what she wants, within reason. :)

Olive, playing on the sofa Saturday afternoon.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It was a rock, stuck inside the valve. Easy. :)

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I watched it briefly out the window. Sonic booms from the landing may or may not reach here now.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Last thing I had to do tonight, everyone else all ready has - take a shower. Somehow a tiny little gecko came out of the recently used spout. I tracked it down and managed to scoop it up before the dogs - it's outside now but I've no idea if it should be. That was some trick and no ID was made. :/

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The computer tells me two hours until an NRO launch using the FalconH. But, family called about a malfunction with their water - well supplied without any manual interrupt to irrigation. :/ Better go to sleep rather than watch another goofy spy bird.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

*Narrator* "It was not, in fact, a drop-in replacement."

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I also kind of miss big, fat printed manuals rather than a QR code to one in your chosen language but I get the utility of this route.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Smells like a successful day. :)

Olive the Boston terrier intently sniffing the air outside this afternoon.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

'We're offering a new, more capable drop-in replacement for our years-long standard motor starters. So the machine's footprint will be just a couple centimeters different in the x and y-axis.' 😒

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

These little updates during brief water breaks and such is a highlight of my days away from home. :) And then they're clearly excited when I turn back up in the evening. Followed soon after by dinner. :D

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Reports say she has succesfully consolidated control of all blankets as this work day progressed.

Olive slowly takes over any bedding as Titan dog cedes ground.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Reportedly a second blanket had to be fetched because Olive wouldn't share the one she was using for nesting.

Olive and Titan the Boston terriers.
Olive has a large blanket ballsd up infk a singular nest leaving Titan to use the bare carpet for his loafing.

After moving a second blanket in both dogs have made nests for themselves on the office floor.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Forgot to include that I recieved this image from a friend's research of older texts. :)

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hopefully nothing but I see others pointrd out the kabel all ready. What a surprise something like that must be to find, and then figuring out who the right people are to call so it doesn't turn into a local emergency response circus. :/

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Me too, looking forward to it. Generally with rad stuff of a certain vintage it's just a failure to deface warnings on containers. But, you never know until it's checked and people who respond to these troublesome novelties are aware. :D So, fingers crossed for a satisfyingly detailed update. :)

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Mykael Wyvern — 🔮🧙🏻‍♂️🐉 @wyvern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The hand written sharpie is perfect

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🦇 Murphy @mjosmurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I appreciate how someone discovered it before and just sharpied "DANGER" on the side of the drum. Well done.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That thing, if present inside, would definitely swing needles using any neutron detector I've found or cobbled over the last years. :D Schemes with poor gamma rejection would still need proper "tuning" of one sort or another. Anything marked in whole curies is a bit spooky. 😶

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Honestly, yes. hehe — Very different industry but we try to make sure all our people have label makers, purpose printed tags and a variety of markers. And yet, I still feel lucky if some stray, pulled equipment has so much as a one word sharpie mark on it. 😩

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Someone might have found an unusually novel orphan source here in the states and shared it over on another site. Good advice all ready from professionals on how to proceed. :) I hope we get to learn later if it was actually an orphan source or simply a poorly neglected pig. :D

Radiation source container reportedly found in an outbuilding. Southwestern United States.

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Grant W. Trent @grantwtrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Perfectly calm, very quiet unless something important is happening. :3 A great office assistant.

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Dave @deemoe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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