Ok. Enough of the boring stuff. Onto the stories.
I can't really remember when this happened but this story takes place at the Telluride Apartment Complex in downtown Iowa City. It was a colder day and was one of my first days on the job site. (which lasted about 1.5 weeks due to lack of needing me. lol) On construction sites, there are always new materials being delivered. This day was no different. Literally a ton of wood studs (beams) were being brought in. Mark Wagner, my boss, wanted me on the top floor of the complex. He told me to go over and cut some studs at a certain length. So I grabbed the number of studs that he wanted to be cut, and took them over to the sawhorses. I finished cutting them and started to walk over to Mark. All the sudden, we all hear this GIANT BOOM! I turn around and see the crane that was lifting the wood onto the job site, SMASH threw the wall we just got done building. It was actually kinda comical how quickly and how many of the workers had their camera phones out, taking pictures of the crane operator. It was his error because he forgot to put the stabilizers out. Then it occurred to me that not even 5-10 seconds before it came crashing threw, I was standing RIGHT...THERE. If I had stayed there for a little while longer, I probably would have been killed or severely injured. God is very good to me.
But as for right now, I am looking for a job. I have applied to over 30 different companies. I was even hired on for a total of -1 days. What do I mean by this? Well the day before I started, Mr. Randall called me and said, "Hey Ryan. This is ______ Randall from Randall's Custom Cabinets. I'm afraid I have some bad news. Three of my job bids fell through this morning and I don't have enough work for you. [Here the good part] I hope that's ok with you." lol. Ya, it was juuuuuust fine. lol. NOT. That same day, I started to look for more jobs. I have a few strong leads and look forward to the calls.
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