I was happy when my uncle said I could have whatever I wanted out of his old workshop. Since he was moving his equipment to a new facility, he needed to get rid of old metal fittings, piping, PVC, HVAC ducts, wood, wire, rebar, and other various building supplies. I learned in college how to […]
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My brother cut corners building his large concrete front porch last year
I was instantly worried because my brother never has brilliant ideas and I knew that the concrete wouldn’t hold with this sort of setup. My brother has always been the type of person to cut corners in the situations in life where it’s the least conducive. When he was trying to impress one of his […]
Our restaurant struggled to get basic supplies during 2020 and 2021
I work at my parent’s restaurant that has been passed down in our family for three generations now. Despite being a staple of our large coastal community, we struggled like everyone else in the food service industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. At first it started with the forced lockdowns and our unexpected switch to delivery […]
I’m helping my condo association president with a new concrete sidewalk project
I insisted that the type 304 stainless steel rebar tie wire will ensure the sidewalks last for the longest amount of time possible before cracking and needing to be replaced I live in a condominium in a fairly small group of buildings. There are six units in each building and we all know each other […]
It took driving 100 miles in early 2020 to find toilet paper when it was out of stock nearby
I’ll never forget how crazy things became at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020. My friend’s father died in April 2020 and then his sister nearly passed away one month later when she contracted the virus at work. When I tried to get things like toilet paper and hand sanitizer from local stores, […]
The rebar tie wire was seen rusting in the Surfside Condo Buildings before their collapse
It was terrifying hearing about the Surfside condo building collapse last year when those buildings crumbled in the middle of the night killing nearly everyone inside. Right after it happened, there was a lot of confusion about the events that had transpired. Using what little video footage that was taken by onlookers ahead of and […]
Newer coastal buildings are utilizing new kinds of rebar tie wire to prevent disasters
When my parents took me on a cross country road trip to visit my grandfather’s subtropical condominium, I had no idea what to expect. My sister and I had only been in our midwestern state and had been on short car road trips only. We were told that we would see the ocean for the […]
I work at a contractor supply store and our supply chain issues are still present
My first job was at a fruit supplier company. I was in the orange and citrus department and loaded massive barrels of fruit every single day at work. It was an honest living, but I ended up hurting my back during a normal work procedure one afternoon and it put me in the hospital for […]