a fairground life (oh,what a week!)

What a week, hope the rest of the year isn't as unlucky. 

1st and I notice a click from the DZ whilst the ride climbs. "r" concludes it a ball race again, similar to the problem in August.

2nd we arrive early in the morning and lower the tower over the speedbuzz. Soon after we have the suspect ball races out and although they looked ok on first glance, as soon as "r" removed one it crumbled. So we replaced the pair and had the ride ready for 10:30am.The secc was mega busy that day and 4000 were turned away from the doors. Later at 5:30pm we have a small problem with a lapbar refusing to open. A small hiccup that only needed a small adjustment screw changed. Then 15 minutes later and the DZ strips two bolts. That was the ride closed for the evening. Just pure and simple abuse, non stop hard work for the ride over the previous weeks had taken its toll. That night we got replacement bolts for the ride. 

3rd at 9am we are back in early and replace the two faulty bolts and the remaining two good bolts (taking no chances). 

3rd that evening I get a phone call and the compressor on the skydiver has packed in. So we have to borrow one to keep going. 4th and the santa train goes on the blink. Since I cant be in two places at once and bro still down with pneumonia, we have to close it. 

5th I'm up early to get to the mall and fix the train. This I do as its only a blown fuse, while I'm there we notice a couple of wheels are wearing down so we end up changing them. At least that's a job less for next year. 

6th and a guide wheel ball race goes on the DZ . Not a big problem but it still needs replacing. 

7th Oh! and that whinning from the jeep diffs is back and getting worse, bloody stupid kia supplying wrong size spare wheels!!!!!  I've told her indoors that 9 is an unlucky number, no doubt time will tell. 

Since then the DZ has been completely NDT'd, all bolts,tower welds and rope connections with no defects. Maybe I'm just para?