Metering! It's my Passion!
Bradley 'Metergod' Harris
Metergodisms
Beauty is in the eye
of the beholder
Electricity metering, like all fine art, has its place for recognizing the beauty and complexity of what Mr. Blondel had in mind when he said:
"In a system of N conductors, N-1 meter elements, properly connected, will measure the power or energy taken. The connection must be such that all voltage coils have a common tie to the conductor in which there is no current coil."
Cutting out and replacing the old without stopping for just a brief moment to appreciate the skills of the metering professionals who have gone before us, minimizes the beauty and disrespects the legacy of electricity metering.
YOU are SMART!
Your Equipment is DUMB!
YOU ARE SMART! You are the one who did the work, traveled to training, and even trained on your own time! You sweated over that journeyman exam and then successfully passed it! Congratulations!
YOUR TEST EQUIPMENT IS DUMB! It did not complete an apprenticeship. It never did any book work, or spent nights studying for hours, it never, ever, EVER sweated over taking that journeyman exam. In fact, it has ZERO intelligence!
"They just don't know,
What they don't Know!"
This is a quote from a good friend and fellow meterman, Russ VonHagen, who is always saying this when he talks about his concerns for the safety of apprentices.
I have adopted this statement as a part of my apprentice training dialogue to help budding metering apprentices prepare for the journey of being a Meterman.
This applies to so many things in life, but it is very helpful to have this concept as an understanding of why you would need to
"Pay Pattention"
Have an EXPECTATION
How many times have apprentices heard this from me?
"If you don't know what to expect, then you won't know what you are looking for."
Speak your HEART,
even if your VOICE shakes!
When you are speaking from your heart, you will find that your voice shakes. A Full Heart is a heart full of passion.
Be TRUE to your self and your passionate heart. Allow your SELF to to release your passion Gently. Others will accept this and honor you for WHO you are in doing so.
Be Safe ALL Ways
"All Ways" is the combination of: Always and ALL Ways!
You will see "Be Safe All Ways" used throughout the website, social media and in my signature. Why?
Because I want you to Be Safe ALL Ways not just Be Safe Always!
Ground Truth
vs.
Official Truth
TRUTH is most often used to mean being in accord with fact or reality.
GROUND TRUTH is a term used in various fields to refer to the absolute truth of something. This is when you are being 'transparent' in your communication.
OFFICIAL TRUTH is what we tell others when we are needing to keep parts of the truth 'hidden'. In this type of communication, you are 'hiding' something and sharing only the selected parts for reasons that are either good or bad.