Originally Posted by
AlohaDaveKennedy
Wait a second here - Refinery+Delta IT=? Anyone else got a sinking feeling about this - I can see all the refinery screens showing no low priced fuel availability for any flights.
Refineries now typically have computerized control systems. An operator sits in front of a console that graphically depicts the equipment. If he wants to close a valve, he selects the icon for the valve, which brings up a window that allows him to input the command to close the valve.
Can you imagine the DL refinery operator, wishing to close the valve, receiving a response from the computer:
"Ooops, we seem to be experiencing some turbulence. That valve is no longer available today. Please begin again and select another valve or another day."
The operator, frustrated as hell, goes to RefineryTalk to post his rant and, not surprisingly, gets 6 responses from DOs (Diamond Operators), all of the nature:
"Valves are very easy to close, as long as you are willing to be flexible. I never have trouble closing valves."
