S3E04 Bonus - Never Broken

Tune in Thursday for this week's episode all about Gas Meters. You know we love invisible infrastructure and the gas meter is one of those things that worked for 180 years with very little change...and now natural gas is fading out very slowly in residential use and the meter infrastructure is changing too. Ok, maybe gas meters don't sound fun...but Renee and Marc always bring the laughs and this week is no different. Lots of great knowledge this week.

So, this week's bonus song, "Never Broken," is all about the meter that did its job, but now the job isn't there anymore. It's being replaced with infrastructure that is part of the connected world. Lyrics down below:

[Verse 1]
Started countin’ back in fifty-two
Bolted to the wall
No one ever came to look
Nobody at all

[Verse 2]
No wire. No battery
All I got is that gas line
Seventy years of countin'
I got it right every time

[Chorus]
I did my job (did my job)
I did it right. I never lied.
Never broke.
Not a single night
But that job's moved on
Breathin' and countin'
Just ain't good enough no more

[Bridge]
There's a new job now
Peak load
Count down
Software
Real time
Smart grid
Rate plan
Watchin' all the time

[Verse 3]
Van come Tuesday mornin'
Two men and a key
Read my dials one last time
Then that was it for me

[Bridge 2]
Time of use
Load profile
Intervals
Remote read
Disconnect
Override
Now they got a word for me
Legacy
End of life
Scrap value
Nobody's comin' back for me

[Final Chorus]
I did my job (did my job)
I did it right. I never lied.
Never broke.
Not a single night
But that job's moved on
They don't need me now
I was never broken

[Outro]
I did my job
I did my job
Never broken

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SPEAKER_01 0:15

Started counting back in fifty-twoted to the wall. No one ever came to look. Nobody at all. No wire, no battery. All I got is that gas line. Seventy years of counting. I got it right every time. I did my job. Did my job. I did it right. I never lied. Never broke. Not a single night. But that job's moved on. Breather and count just ain't good enough no more. There's a new job now. Peak load, countdown, software, real time, smart grid, great play, watchin' all the time. Van come Tuesday morning. Two men and a key. I read my dials one last time. Then that was it for me. Time of you. Load profile interval. Remote read, disconnect, override. Now they got a word from me. The legacy in the life scrap value. Nobody's coming back for me. I did my job. Did my job. I did it right. I never lied. Never broke. Not a single lie. But that job moved on. They don't need me now. I was never broken.

SPEAKER_00 2:30

Never broken.