The Night a Gun Drill Fire Almost Burned Down the Shop

July in Houston is brutal. The shop had to be a hundred and ten degrees that night, even with the big industrial fans running at full speed. The air conditioning had given up around three in the afternoon, and by the time the night shift rolled in at six, the whole building felt like a convection oven. Sweat was dripping off the end of my nose onto the machine controls. ...

June 16, 2026 · Engineer at the Deep Hole