1	A munchkin with a 40 lb. sledgehammer has taken residence in your steam system. Five years ago the noise used to bother you … now you don't even hear it.
2	You put on a raincoat, boots and grab an umbrella before you walk out into the plant.
3	The man who sells you the fuel to run your boiler (and his family) is always commenting that he wishes all his customers were like you. Meanwhile you are paying 20-40% over for your energy.
4	Mechanical contractors love you. Since no corporate or plant specifications exist, they can be as creative as they'd like with your system and pocketbook.
5	Whenever the subject comes up of how many steam traps there are in the plant, an argument breaks out. The plant engineer thinks there are 100, the maintenance manager thinks there are over 500 and the mechanics do not even know what a steam trap looks like.
6	Some one gives the plant mechanic a screwdriver and tells him he's now in charge of testing the steam traps.
7	The decision-makers in the plant think the best steam traps are the ones with the prettiest colors.
8	The mechanics are pleased to have so many un-insulated areas in the piping system so they can warm their lunch.