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That 14 hour shift in the San Joaquin changed my mind on night work
Used to hate running the cutter head after dark, thought visibility was everything. Then last month we had a deadline near Stockton and I pulled a 14 hour stretch clearing a clogged channel. With the work lights and GPS readout, I actually hit cleaner lines than I do during the day, no glare off the water. Now I ask for the night rotation whenever I can, way less barge traffic to fight. Anyone else prefer running after sunset, or am I just weird?
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jordanprice22d ago
The line about no glare off the water is the part that gets me. We tend to think more light always means seeing better, but that isn't how eyes work. Too much light washes out contrast, and glare is worse than darkness because it hides the edges of things. Same reason I'd rather drive a back road at night than into a setting sun. Once you notice that pattern, you see it everywhere, in how people schedule work, how stores blast lights, how everyone assumes bright equals clear. Sounds like you found the one time of day when the conditions actually match what you're trying to do.
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