I don’t think my parents realized what they were doing when they bought me an electronics kit at age 10, because it completely changed my life for the good. I had a nascent interest in electronics and how they worked, but knew next to nothing at that age. While the kit taught the building blocks […]

I knew we were going to go through a lot of rebar wire ties on the upcoming job, so I made sure to order three different sizes. I wasn’t exactly sure what we would use, but I knew that the extra items would be fine sitting on a shelf in the storage room for a […]

Last month we were running 16 gauge plastic coated rebar wire ties through the machine and something got stuck Last month, I was working at the factory and we had a huge problem. I have been employed at the factory for the past 10 years and I have never had a problem reaching our quota. […]

In my line of work, all of us use a lot of stainless steel wire ties. I buy these items in bulk from an online distributor, and recently the online distributor had a sale and provided 8% off for all customers placing orders before the end of the week. I knew that there were some […]

I am the person in charge of making sure that we have all of the materials necessary to complete the jobs that are scheduled each and every month. I was an ironworker for 10 years before I got hurt on the job and I have been working in an office since the accident occurred. I […]

When the weather is hot and humid, I really don’t want to go to work. The AC unit does not work very well and neither does the ventilation system. The ventilation system is supposed to keep all of the metal particles out of the air and out of our respiratory system. Unfortunately, it really doesn’t […]

After the ground has been cleared, the concrete and rebar crew shows up to start building what will turn into be the show of the building, bar, or restaurant. I work with a crew that handles all the finishing touches after the concrete and rebar crew has finished. My boss had a deal with a […]

I didn’t think there was any way that I would help them finish up before it was time for me to leave, but they worked a lot faster with another lady there to help and everyone finished by the time I was getting ready to leave My bestie and I are expecting our first child. […]

I never thought there would come a time when I would worry about running out of toilet paper. During the quarantine, everyone was distraught about running out of toilet paper and that included my wife and my children. I thought it was a deranged thing to worry about, until I had to go to the […]