CONO 59 (7/13) collision with 18 wheeler

[Railroad Bill]

And being the son of a former truck driver, we also were told not to cross the tracks when hauling asphalt when the train is coming! More rural wisdom from Buckeye land..

 

[andersone]

I was taught never to cross the track regardless of load

but then again I know a good turnip when I see one,,,

although I once knew a girl who was happy as a clam

 

[George Harris]

Bankruptcy or no bankruptcy, if you have taken all they guy's assets, there is no more, so the issue could well be moot.

It is quite common in some industries that the construction company own virtually nothing. Example: In pipeline construction, these large welding units and the trucks they are mounted on belong to the welder, not the company. Any vehicle running around the job site belongs to the employee.

 

[SarahZ]

GML - not to be the quotation police but isn't it "blood from a turnip?"

I've heard both, but I've heard "blood from a stone" more often. It might be a regional variation.

 

[Green Maned Lion]

GML - not to be the quotation police but isn't it "blood from a turnip?"

Beets me.

 

[Green Maned Lion]

Construction companies are usually shells. They provide the central employment and management base, but they usually own very little.

 

[GG-1]

GML - not to be the quotation police but isn't it "blood from a turnip?"

Beets me.

Aloha

When I get up off the floor and my sides stop aching from laughing I think I may shoot you. :wub:

 

[George Harris]

Construction companies are usually shells. They provide the central employment and management base, but they usually own very little.

Exactly! If you have ever worked for one on a salary you quickly come to understand why the costruction trade unions are so strong. They have to be. Otherwise construction labor would be paid minimum wage and working 80 plus hours per week. Construction companies also have very high rates of corporate failures. Since the jobs alway go to the lowest "responsive and responsible" bidder, whatever those words are considered to mean, it usually means that the most optomistic and least experienced guys get the job. As a result there are a lot that lose money and dissapear from the scene fairly quickly.

 

[Green Maned Lion]

I used to work at flea markets with people selling flea market crap that used to own construction companies. It's kinda amusing actually.