7d ago
inAppreciation post: Running a crawler crane on that Texas wind farm job changed my mind on travel work
Spot on! I had a similar wake-up call on a coastal bridge job. The constant salt spray and tide changes made us change our rigging every day. We used rust-proof gear and timed lifts for when the wind was low, things you never deal with inland. That job taught me to read weather and water conditions like a second language. Getting out of my normal work area pushed me to fix problems I didn't even know were there.