The calendar thing is real, it doesn't lie even when we do. Filling your week with cheap jobs feels like work but a full schedule means nothing if the money is thin. Good on your wife for catching what you couldn't see while you were in it.

Man I feel you on this one because it sounds like you did the work right and people are still making you second guess it. 500 tubes in 6 weeks is a crazy pace and if every joint passed hydro and your torque was good then the numbers took care of themselves, you didnt chase anything. The guys saying you rushed are probably the same ones who have never kept a rhythm like that with a solid partner, because honestly a good partner makes that count possible without cutting anything. Quality is what matters at the end of the day but dont let anyone take that number away from you either, it shows you put in the hours and stayed sharp. Sounds like a solid turnaround to me man, be proud of it.