Tuesday, Dec., 5, 2006
So, I’ve made it this far without having to see anything really gruesome. I was really worried that I was going to have to go on the kill floor of one of the plants on the trip. For those of you that don’t know, most of our clients in the US are meat producers of some sort. Our software runs their full plant including production. Which in turn includes the kill floor. You can guess what that is. The client that I came out here for is setting up a new plant in Nampa, Idaho. (apparently the second largest city in Idaho.) The first day at the new plant they gave us a tour. We saw the kill floor. Thank goodness the plant is not running yet, but the guy that gave the tour gave us a detailed description of… well I won’t describe it here because I’m not sure I want to know it. But, let’s just say I know the whole process from when the cows come in the door to when they come out the other end in boxes, and a lot of that is automated. I saw the machines. They want me to go back in January and be involved with the project further. Man I just don’t know if I can see that…
Like I said the plant isn’t open yet. The place needs a lot of work before they can go, including getting heat. The office we have to work in has no heat! Don’t forget it’s only like 25 F outside!
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