I was thinking about the things I can do, so I'm going to list them, so I don't feel like a small cog in a big wheel.
Operate Heavy Equipment - Rubber Tire Backhoe, Tracked Excavator up to 2 yard capacity, Bulldozer, Hydraulic Cranes up to 65 tons, Motor Grader, Skid Steer.
Drive Trucks - Not currently licensed, but driven up to tractor trailer combination.
Build and Place Concrete Forms - Bridge piling footings, caps, deck, walls up to 20 feet, paving, textured and foundations.
Finish Concrete - Paving, sidewalks, curbs.
Grouting - Repair, Equipment leveling, Epoxy, Pumping.
Piping: Weld, Screw, Plastic, Composites
Ducting: Spiral Wound, S and Drive
Framing: Wood, Hollow metal.
Underground Utilities: Water, Gas, Sewer, Electrical
Earthwork: Site prep, Grading, Compacting
Road Construction: Limestone Base, Concrete, Asphalt
Structural Steel: Bolted, Welded, Lightweight Rigid Frame
Pile Driving - H-Beam, Pre-stressed Concrete, Wood, Sheet
Painting - Home, Industrial
Surveying: Project Layout, Site Capture
CAD - Autosketch, some AutoCad and Foresight
Computer - Excell, Word, TDS Survey Works, Autosketch, AutoCad
Business - Basic Accounting, Job Costing, Construction Estimating, Correspondence, Project Management, Contract Review, Project Buyout, Engineering Review
Project Plan Reading - Civil, Concrete, Framing, Piping, Finishes, Flooring, Ceiling
I know I've forgotten something and it's hard to believe I've either done those things, or was responsible to see they were completed.
There; I feel better. Forty years of doing a lot of things leaves me wondering what the hell I've done with my life. At least I learned something.
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ReplyDeleteMaybe so. In the end, they'll toss my ass in the clay, say a prayer and cover me up.
DeleteI've got to say that I am seriously impressed. You seem to have packed a whole lot of learning and experience into those 40 years. I think I would be afraid to do the same sort of accounting of the years, for it would be sorely lacking in accomplishments.
ReplyDeleteI could complain about it all really adds up to nothing, but not tonight. Maybe in the future.
DeleteAwww, quit being so negative about it - you've got quite a versatile inventory of skills. I certainly cannot match that - I can run a lot of heavy equipment, but it's geared more towards the ag industry. I was pretty hot stuff on some of the now obsolete sorting machinery at the USPS - so there ya go. For a while I was also a network administrator, but that is a skill that requires continual updating and I didn't do that, either.
ReplyDeleteI still enjoy running a combine or one of the larger 4wd tractors as well, considering what I grew up running was miniscule compared to the monsters.
You're right. My skills will allow a return to civilization after the Zombie Apocalypse. :)
DeleteHere's a list of the things I can do well...
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Give me a second, I'll think of something.
I'm betting your memory will reveal a few dozen.
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