Category: Work

  • It Is What It Is

    <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wCXpSMlA1lQ/SPzHB8RfYNI/AAAAAAAAAU4/3Ap3UvwnsQQ/s1600-h/Chicago+Skyline.JPG”></a It didn’t take long for Deb to get the camera goin’. Too bad it was getting dark as we landed in the Windy City. I spent last week in Chicago trying to figure out what needed to be done to get a job turned around. First order of business was to add manpower.…

  • This Week’s ‘Word’

    On Monday I received a somewhat panicked call from the Owner of the company asking me to go to Chicago to take over a project that’s in deep whatever. I thought he was kidding. I’m just finishing a fast track job & me n’ Deb were really looking forward to visiting our kids & grandkids…

  • I Like ‘Seeing’ Progress

    I’m the kind of person that likes to see the results of my efforts – on a daily basis. Working in the crazy bidness of Construction gives me the chance to appreciate what was accomplished in the short as well as the long term. It’s cool to step back & look at the final product.…

  • An Old Shortcut

    The large heavy steel ball attached to the cable is called a headache ball (shown in both pictures). It’s used to stabilize a heavy load being lifted by a crane. The story behind the nickname should be obvious, if you get hit in the head…… Back in the day – before safety was the priority,…

  • Road Trip

    Haven’t blogged much – had to run to Tampa for a week to cover a project. I miss my ocean breezes – geez, it’s humid here. On the job, we’re doing what’s called ‘flying steel’ meaning the guys are running the heck out of a crane & setting beams & joists. It can be dangerous…