"I Bleed Cat Yellow"


Matt


If there's one thing I learned at our group's visit to the Caterpillar plant last Tuesday it's that those guys go all out for their Cat equipment and company. Our tour guide might have actually convinced me that he indeed bleeds Caterpillar yellow and I think he might have been legitimately insulted that we didn't know who Cat's founders were. Whoops...


Besides a pretty extensive safety meeting, that included instructions on how to put on shoes and a warning on the tripping hazards of table legs, the tour was pretty awesome! We learned a lot about an impressive company that boasts the biggest global operations in the industry. Turns out Cat has the 2nd most recognized brand name in the world. We also saw how a super high tech assembly line works. The plant itself was absolutely massive. Lasers, tattooed guys with big beards, and robots that drive themselves and use a giant flame to melt metal together? Does it get any better than that? But it does. We actually got to climb onto one of Cat's big rigs! I'm pretty sure that at that moment, 1/4th of my childhood dreams were fulfilled!


I think I speak for everyone when I say that we all can't wait to get to Asia and see how things are done over in China and South Korea. It's going to be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Be sure to tune in to see what adventures we are all getting into. Hopefully these pictures are the first of many!


God Bless