OK I was just about to say "WTF!!.... Is there anything ssg can do to help?"
Then I read the comments and if I've got this right, it's a writing exercise? So glad it's just a story from a pic. And a good story at that, had me convinced. Although I did think gauge pressure checker was an easy sounding job.
Dude, thanks for being willing to rally the troops! It means a lot.
Yeah, it's just a writing thing that I started a while back. I search for pictures on Pexels and when I find one that "speaks to me" I write the story that I think it's telling.
Glad you found it convincing. I should have done something like having the guy call his job a "glorified" pressure checker. That would make it more realistic because it would imply that he actually does more.