Victory!

Gun’s Quote-of-the-Week:

“Don't quit when you're tired; quit when you've won.”
-LLIC 2003

We've all heard some iteration of the above quote ever since we were children. Some remark made by our dads, our grandpas, or (usually) some other masculine figure. Not that moms don't push us to victory despite our fatigue, it's just that I typically hear the above quote around sporting events, and that's typically a dad thing.

I just got back from New York, New York. I met up with several other or my friends and professors from my HVAC class only a short year ago. We all landed on Manhattan island to do one thing: Accept our award.

You see, Jeremy Saddison, Ryan Larson, Chad Gydeson, and I were on the same senior design team in school. Our team submitted our design to an organization known as ASHRAE (American Society for Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers) where it was judged against other designs from other universities from around the world. We had to design a heating/cooling/ventilatio​n system for a biopharmaceutical research facility on Manhattan island.

On Manhattan island this weekend, my team was crowned #1.

We talked a little bit about what got us there. The 2, 3, and yes, sometimes even 4 or 5 AM nights where we worked and designed and drew and then started all over again because we didn't like it. We talked about the times when we were stressing pretty bad. We talked about the times when our teachers were earning our disdain. In the end, though, when we were all tired, stressed out, and ready to kill each other, we took the extra step to do what we all knew needed to be done. We didn't quit when we were tired.

We quit when we won. :)

…and that’s why it’s a Gun’s Quote!