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Construction Whodunnit

March 21, 2011 by

A workman was killed at a construction site. The police began questioning a number of the other workers.

Based upon past brushes with the law, many of these workers were considered prime suspects. They were a motley crew:

The electrician was suspected of wiretapping once but was never charged.

The carpenter thought he was a stud. He tried to frame another man one time.

The glazier went to great panes to conceal his past. he still claims that he didn’t do anything; that he was framed.

The painter had a brush with the law several years ago.

The heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor was known to pack heat. He was arrested once but duct the charges.

The mason was a suspect because he gets stoned regularly.

The cabinet maker is an accomplished counter fitter.

The autopsy led the police to arrest the carpenter, who subsequently confessed. The evidence against him was irrefutable, because it was found that the workman, when he died, was hammered.

These horrible puns were sent to me by Electrical Staffing in their quarterly newsletter, Current News.

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t the only holiday being celebrated today. There are a few people around Boston, MA celebrating the day the British troops evacuated during the Revolutionary War. Since 1901 March 17th has been an official holiday, Evacuation Day, in Suffolk County. It is celebrated in several other cities on the east coast on different days based on the day the British army left those areas.

Wonder what color beer they’re drinking…

Rob Getzchman Quote on Training

March 16, 2011 by

“The average office worker can only watch a screenshot tutorial for a few seconds before the onset of spontaneous narcolepsy.” – Rob Getzchman

Anirban Basu Quote on the New Economy

March 14, 2011 by

“Less worse is the new excellent.”

-Anirban Basu, ABC Chief Economist

Taken from his presentation at Biz Con in Orlando, FL, February 24, 2011.

End of an Era

March 9, 2011 by

Last summer when we had a big wind storm come through Culver, the doors on what we call the North Drive were a casualty. (See picture at the right.) We have patched and repaired them for years, but this time the mortise & tenon connections were broken in multiple places. Their structural integrity was shot.

I tend to be sentimental and nostalgic about things at times and this was one of them. I had some difficulty making the decision to get rid of them, but cost and safety factored into the decision to remove the old doors and replace them with an overhead door.

This area of the building is unheated storage. It is mainly used to house our forklift and provide storage for deliveries before items received are transferred to the site for installation. The new door will serve the purpose adequately, but without the sense of history associated with the old doors.

Great Grandpa Easterday was always the pragmatist, so I don’t think he would be too concerned about the decision.