Japanese Surgeon's Daily Life

Inspection by Housing Company

　　My house will turn 17 years from its construction next March. The housing company which had built my house advised us to get the house inspected about the outer wall and the roof. I wrote about the inspection of my house in the 10th year here (link). As I wrote, the observation of the roof was done with a camera attached on the top of a rod. You can see pictures of those days in my entry. 7 years has passed since then, and the method of inspection was changed this time.
　　A drone was used to observe the roof and the outer wall this time. I felt that the observation became finer and closer. The use of drones wasn't prevalent 7 years ago, but now it has become popular. It would be also one of the good examples of conversion of technology from military-use to commercial-use. No matter how it was developed, the technique was thankful. I was looking at how the inspection was done. In general, there were no signs requiring urgent repair, but the detailed report is supposed to come to us.

https://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2012/12/ten-years-inspection.html

自宅点検

我が家は新築からもうすぐ１７年を迎える。先日、建築会社から案内があり、今日、屋根と外壁の検査担当者が来て、検査を受けた。１０年目の検査の時はこの記事のように竿の先にカメラを付けて屋根の点検を行った。外壁は目視だけ。

どんな検査だったかというと、ドローンを使った詳細な検査だった。７年前にはまだ一般的ではなかったドローンの利用が今や誰でもが使えるようになった。これも軍事技術が民生用になった一例だろう。経緯はどうあれ、有り難い。検査の様子をずっと眺めていた。概ね問題ないようだったが、検査結果は後日動画を詳細に検討してから届けられるとのこと。

Crane Climbing

　　My workplace is located on the waterfront facing the Seto Inland Sea and two huge jib crane towers are there. I was wondering if I could climb up to the level of the operation booth to see how it works and if the operator climbs down every single time he/she does business, or if the crane itself is equipped with a restroom. When I asked a veteran worker about the question, he advised me to go up to the operation booth by myself some day.
　　This morning he came to my office and told me that one of the two cranes is out of work today and he can show me the crane right away. It's a really peaceful day without a strong wind. I was happy and followed him, but it was only a third of the height of the operation booth that I could reach. As you imagine, I was scared. It was clear and brilliant with a mild breeze. The view was great but the stairs were wild and exposed. I would need to become habituated to the height. I was resolved to climb up to the operation booth next time and went down with extreme care.
　　The following picture was shot on the highest point I got to today. My company is a company complex and I'll show you the website of this company, Material Handling Systems, below.

https://www.shi.co.jp/shi-mh/english/product/jibcrane.html

勤務している工場群は瀬戸内に面した海岸にある。そこにクレーンが二基そびえている。前々から登ってみたいと思っていた。このクレーンを操作する人はトイレのたびに降りてくるのだろうか。上り下りが大変だろうと思っていた。それとも、上にトイレがあるのだろうか、、、、

ベテラン作業員が健康相談室へやって来た。今日は一基が稼働せず、また風邪の無い日だったので案内するという、、、。早速同行したが登れたのは約１／３の高さまでだった。怖くなって途中で断念。微風ではあったが、外へむき出しの階段はスリルがあった。てっぺんまで上がるのには慣れが必要だろう。次回こそはと心に決めて退散した。

Gift from TESLA

　　I have a Tesla Model 3 and drive it every day for commuting. I like it more than any other cars which I had owned before. Besides the key points why I like it, I voluntarily answered the company's questionnaire a few weeks ago and received a cap, which is shown below.
　　I have already lots of caps which I was given when I joined several events, so every cap has its distinctive logo like names of military ships, submarines, marathon names etc. To tell the truth, I'm feeling difficulty disposing of them, but this cap will be long in my room.