Of Pirate Ships and Silver Steeds :: Personal Narrative Jobs Working Papers

Of Pirate Ships and Silver SteedsWe poured the foundation yesterday, and in a flash we were pulling the forms off the cement and hauling them fall forth-- tolerate onto Ralph, our two-ton truck. The sun beat down. As I bent over to pick up another 8 incher I glanced towards the pit. First, came a black bandanna. Next, came protruding straggles of curly blond hair. Then, a grimace and a roll of the eyes--Dannys trademark--appeared as the young man hauled himself out of the hole. Following the head, came a tattered shirt and matching trunks. The holes in the shorts were normal, but when Danny moed imploringly toward me I discovered the cause of the snap shirt. Aaron had just hopped off the top of the foundation, and he said as he walked towards the truck, Ill be back. Tell the other guys. Just do the fillers on the outside, and because you can start on the at heart. I should be back by then. Then came the usual, Take your time. Be careful. Take lunch in a while. Dan raised his arm and asked, Do I have superstar back here too? It feels like there is some curveg there, but I cant mark it. I swallowed and nodded. Hop on in Dan, Aaron called as he started the truck. cautious Danny responded. They were heading for the hospital where he would receive fifty-three stitches to close up the two holes in his side. Well, another exciting day working cement, I thought as the F-250 pulled away. Dan had slipped on his first attempt to get out of the hole, and he fell against two flat-ties protruding from the newly created foundation. Flat-ties are those thin pieces of silver metal that stick out from the walls in your basement in advance it gets finished. As the forms for the walls are being set in place on top of the footings, flat-ties are sent through the wall so that the inside form can be connected to the outside form. Although this whole thought process about flat-ties may seem intriguing, the important thing to learn is that if one flat-tie is left out, how ever insignificant this may seem, the pressure of the cement is able to cause a blowout in the wall. Many times I sound off that people forget to enjoy the details in their lives, and so events turn into blowouts instead of grand adventures. Mylan, my boss, has a wife and seven girls to worry about.