rosco rathbone
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East River train tunnel hole.
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Cool hole, will there be bushes around it, when it's done?
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More hole.
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Union iron going up at Queensboro Plaza.
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See the connector standing on the moment plate....cool shit.
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You can see the building in the other pics I posted in the background of this shot.
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Good idea, they should landscape the whole approach in a huge delta pattern that would resemble a giant vulva when seen from space.
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Impressive. But, could you build it without electricity, without machines, without even pulleys?
http://www.cheops.org/startpage/cyberdrawings/cadviewerImage.JPG
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I love that primitive construction shit. Simple machines.
We used to have a saying when I worked non-union with west indians; whenever we had to hump something: "dats how mon built de pyramids".
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I've never been in Vegas but from what I hear, it's all boom or bust there. NYC is a little more steady.
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I was in Vegas staying near the convention center. Everyday the iron workers would have lunch at my small hotel. Those fuckers could pound the nooner beers!
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shhhhh looks around
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Yours is one job I would prefer to do sober.
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Me too. I never touch a drop of likker until 3pm in the parking lot.
Theoretically, there is no more on-job drinking or drug use.
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it would be better for all your little piggies, too.
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They should have saved their pennies.......not much going on, now.....lotsa half done stuff......
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I always look at those jobs and feel sorry for the developer. You do all the work and someone else comes along and makes the profit.
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indeed, the ABC stores have invaded Vegas.......
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The engineer we use lives in Vegas. I should say lived in Vegas because he just got let go on Wednesday and is moving back here.
Things here are SLOW. Rebar is completely out of work and on the structural side we have dropped from 35% to 5% profit. It's going to be a long hard winter. But on the bright side we still have not let anyone go.
We have been effected by the stimulus money. Unfortunately it been selling pipe for road construction and that does not keep the shop guys working.
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Ag buildings are still going strong.
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The latest issue of The Ironworker features a new gadget that seems pretty cool but on the other hand kind of useless. It's a virtual-reality welding trainer by Lincoln. You manipulate a stinger and wear a shield with a set of virtual-reality goggles in it.
I don't really get the point. It seems like you could just actually practice welding and the set-up would probably be much cheaper. On the other had, I guess this thing would work for practice at home in an apartment or something. I dunno.
I don't really get the point. It seems like you could just actually practice welding and the set-up would probably be much cheaper. On the other had, I guess this thing would work for practice at home in an apartment or something. I dunno.
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Trade magazines usually have something strange in them. The "better mouse trap", in their opinion. Usually they aren't but some are an improvement.
Our last "better mouse trap" turned into a $80k piece of junk. It is usually down and a lot more money spent on continual repairs.
Our last "better mouse trap" turned into a $80k piece of junk. It is usually down and a lot more money spent on continual repairs.
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When the ASME allows it for qualifying welders, I'll be impressed.
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