Construction Workers vs. Mother Nature: Apparently We're Superheroes
There is a strange belief out there that construction workers are somehow superhuman. You could have rain pouring sideways, wind trying to relocate your ladder into another county, and temperatures changing every fifteen minutes, yet someone will still say: "You're still working today, right?" Well... yes. But that doesn't mean we're enjoying every second of becoming a human weather station. People sitting comfortably inside their offices sometimes look out the window and say, "Looks a little wet out there." A little wet? Sir, my socks are currently negotiating a peace treaty with my boots. Construction is one of the few jobs where weather completely controls your mood before you've even had coffee. Sunny day? Everybody is smiling. Cloudy day? Everyone starts suspiciously looking at the sky. One tiny raindrop hits your forehead. Twenty grown adults simultaneously become meteorologists. "Radar says it'll pass." "No, no. The wind s...
