Title: Re: I was on WPTZ Channel 5 News Tonight! Five minutes of Fame!
Post by: Mike Raburn on September 12, 2009, 01:45:09 AM
David,
Excellent job!
Why us that "brain bucket" so clean? Get IN there!
If you call it "reclaimed" you may get more money for it!
Title: Re: I was on WPTZ Channel 5 News Tonight! Five minutes of Fame!
Post by: PotterFXFD on September 12, 2009, 05:44:14 AM
Always watch out for the guy with the clean bucket, he is 1 of 3 things
1. Boss , accident waiting to happen , probably doesn't know what is going on 2. New Guy , accident waiting to happen, probably doesn't know what is going on 3. Safety inspector, writes fines, slows work down to a crawl
I was in construction for abunch of years and the first thing I did with a new bucket was to rub it in the dirt to take the new guy look off.
Title: Re: I was on WPTZ Channel 5 News Tonight! Five minutes of Fame!
Post by: David Shea on September 12, 2009, 08:36:51 AM
Mike & Dean, thanks for the polite ribbing! It is nice to feel the love.
I didn't even look at it when I put it on! The TV crew told me that they would be on site in 45 minutes so I jumped in the car with my 4 year old daughter and boogied to Stowe.
I do get involved in the dirty work when I am needed. This past spring I bid the demolition of a 95 ft tall concrete silo, a project that had never been attempted by our company. It was my role to devise the demolition strategy and attach the 1/2 inch cable at the 60 ft mark. Our equipment operator is not comfortable on ladders.
My role on the Stowe Job has been: estimator, public relations & to coordinate subcontractors. I really like to be involved in each step of the process, but since I am a stay at home dad, four out of five days during the week, I am not able to be active in each step on a project of this size. I concentrate on the things that I am the best at we delegate the rest to employees who skill better match the task. I use two way radios, cell phone and e mail when necessary to coordinate the activities with other members of our team.
Glad that you all have enjoyed the video.
Dave Shea
Title: Re: I was on WPTZ Channel 5 News Tonight! Five minutes of Fame!
Post by: mmillette on September 12, 2009, 12:24:41 PM
I wish I had seen this video earlier and got into the ribbing!!!
Dave with all the talking about you and coordination, I'm going with 1 and 2 of PotterFXFDC1's chooses!!! lol
Title: Re: I was on WPTZ Channel 5 News Tonight! Five minutes of Fame!
Post by: Mike Raburn on September 14, 2009, 02:20:24 AM
Dave, MORE Ribbing, sorry.
I watched the silo demo. You only got 1/2 of it. Was there a credit to the Owner?
Estimating a job is a gamble. YOu want the work, etc etc...... Been there, done that, and ate a few.
I am mostly a "field" guy. I work the jobs the estimators, bidders, get us. (thank goodness for them) But in the field I look at the budget and just WONDER what the heck they were THINKING of at bid day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We do design builds too.... I have been banned from design builds at our company. I input too much "site friendly" construction. Go figure.