I was on WPTZ Channel 5 News Tonight! Five minutes of Fame!

[David Shea]

Hello,

Thought some of you might be interested in seeing the WPTZ video footage of me that was on the 6:00 news. 

http://www.wptz.com/video/20800067/index.html

Dave Shea

[Henry]

I like the hard hat Dave - Good Job!!

[David Shea]

Thanks Henry,

"Safety First"

This has been a very satisfying project!  I really enjoy it when everything comes together the way it is supposed to.

Dave

[Henry]

[Mike Raburn]

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!

[PotterFXFD]

 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.

[David Shea]

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.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZDPspc0AH8

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

[mmillette]

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

[Mike Raburn]

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.