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    Saw, based on your comments one perspective has not been made clear. I am only a consultant, making recommendations and not making the final decisions. When the project started it was made clear, I was at a point in life that I could not sacrifice a life savings by taking responsibility, starting a company, doing pay role, etc. A demolition foreman was hired to make the final decisions. Although the crew was trained on cutting and recommendations on safety were made, I do not get credit for the success of the crew. We are saving the company money, but not as much as I think we could have saved. The best part about this project, I can return to my independent lifestyle regardless of the results. The bad part about this situation, I have been treated so well I will feel bad if the outcome is not positive.

    We are well ahead of schedule and therefore working myself out of a job. A friend of the owner has been visiting the job site on a regular basis and made a proposal for another scrap job. We are working out the details and if it comes through, I will post information on it. It is as big, exciting, and challenging as this one. The owner also has another angle that is moving forward and will involve skills as a teacher, just as training the crew on how to read and cut metal. This angle does not relate to scrapping, but in itself will be another challenge.

    For those wondering about the value of the forum, two job offers have been made because of this post. Both were turned down for two reasons, I love my freedom and I do not want to be responsible for the decisions others make. Bottom line, scrappers are responsible to themselves and their families and no one else. We follow the law, our values, morals, and no one else.


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    Wanted to also add, the ingenuity of the crew has taught me a lot. They are very creative about how to cut and move these large pieces of metal. On the bottom floors we learned how to cut and read metal. Now they are teaching me things that an engineer would be proud of. The original plant was built in the 1890's and the part we are working on now was finished in 1942. It is a humbling experience to think they did not have the modern inventions and equipment when they built it and now we are scrapping all of their efforts.

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