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10-22-2009, 06:07 PM
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Civil / Structural PE
Trade:
Engineering & Software
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Mount Vernon, WA
Posts: 26
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Engineer with a sense of humor?
Hi all. My favorite oxymoron, other than "The engineer with a sense of humor" is "The silence was deafening." I look forward to working through some tough structural issues with everyone, and taking time to laugh along the way. It's great to be on board!
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10-22-2009, 06:47 PM
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Contractor
Trade:
Remodeling & Home Additions
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Delaware
Posts: 1,354
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at least you have good taste in equipment 
welcome aboard Mr. PE
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10-22-2009, 06:49 PM
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where did everybody go?
Trade:
Remodeler
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: North of Atlanta
Posts: 3,257
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 welcome aboard.
J
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10-22-2009, 07:08 PM
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Curmudgeon
Trade:
carpentry/remodeling/"Yes M'am we do"
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Beech Grove, Indiana, Birthplace of the "King of Cool"
Posts: 10,151
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We have a couple of engineers
who we tolerate here.
You, we'll have to see.....
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Put your location in your profile!
(Sorry....it seems there really are dumb questions)
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10-22-2009, 08:20 PM
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DavidC
Trade:
Remodeler
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: NNY
Posts: 1,316
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I see by your tools that you install cabinets also.
Welcome.
Good Luck
Dave
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OK, rant if you must. For the love of Pete, use paragraphs and spell check.
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10-22-2009, 08:26 PM
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framer
Trade:
framing
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: S.E. mass
Posts: 123
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Oh good an engineer, I want to put a BIG window in my house what size header do I need?
It's not a very big house but I got a long driveway, if that helps.
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10-23-2009, 09:23 AM
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Civil / Structural PE
Trade:
Engineering & Software
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Mount Vernon, WA
Posts: 26
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My tools
Thank you for the warm welcome. I'm glad you like my rig. Did anyone notice that my chainsaw bar is upside down? Works better that way when using an up-cut technique on a stubborn truss bottom chord. I'll post that story next.
BTW, can anyone tell me how to attach a photo to my profile. I've become fond of the chainsaw one. It proves I actually do some real work from time to time.
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10-23-2009, 10:49 AM
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framer
Trade:
framing
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: S.E. mass
Posts: 123
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Tim,
at the top of the page, in the thin blue band click on user CP that will take you thru any changes you want.
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10-23-2009, 12:32 PM
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General Contractor
Trade:
General Contractor
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Posts: 474
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Garrison PE
Thank you for the warm welcome. I'm glad you like my rig. Did anyone notice that my chainsaw bar is upside down? Works better that way when using an up-cut technique on a stubborn truss bottom chord. I'll post that story next.
BTW, can anyone tell me how to attach a photo to my profile. I've become fond of the chainsaw one. It proves I actually do some real work from time to time.
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Yeah, I do that too. I have a hammer I took the head off and remounted facing the opposite direction. It's for the nails on the other side of the house. You know, the ones you pull out of your pouch, and they have the heads on the wrong end.
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"True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and only that which is."
François Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Bill Everett - St. Petersburg, FL
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10-23-2009, 09:53 PM
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#10
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13 Licenses & Counting
Trade:
Water well drilling & pumps
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Monroe, WA
Posts: 62
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First off, welcome!
Do you have a brother named Carl? I've worked with a Carl Garrison @ Garrison Engineering out of Mt Vernon on arsenic related water treatment projects. That would be a funny coincidence, or there's a lot of Garrison's in the engineering world....
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10-25-2009, 09:10 PM
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Registered User
Trade:
decks and remodeling
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Norwich CT
Posts: 12
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Welcome "Train Driver"
I'm a newbie here too. Is that a finish chain on that saw?  -BDM
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10-25-2009, 09:16 PM
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Pro
Trade:
Residential Contractor
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Jensen Beach, FL
Posts: 10,376
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Fellow engineer! Welcome!
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You can't solve you're problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems.
Albert Einstein
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10-25-2009, 10:05 PM
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Kerdi & Ditra Specialist
Trade:
Tile and Stone Contractor
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Posts: 42
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Welcome to the forum. And what the hell did you do to that hammer handle???
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10-26-2009, 11:19 AM
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Civil / Structural PE
Trade:
Engineering & Software
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Mount Vernon, WA
Posts: 26
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Actually, there are 4 Garrison brothers in construction. Two are PEs, and yes, the one in Burlington, WA is my brother, Carl, who is a mechanical engineer specializing in water systems and HVAC. The oldest, Kurt, started in aviation engineering but is now a builder in Kansas. And the other brother, Mark, is a Contractor in the bay area, CA, specializing in foundation repair, underpinning, and just about anything involving jackhammers and other loud equipment.
The heartwearming part of this is that we all get along great and work with each other from time to time.
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10-26-2009, 11:25 AM
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Civil / Structural PE
Trade:
Engineering & Software
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Mount Vernon, WA
Posts: 26
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Thanks for the welcome - I appreciate it.
That hammer has been with me for about 30 years. The handle is coach's tape securing the remaining remnants of the original rubber. That's my demo hammer. I don't use my good Vaughn framer for projects that might require a lot of beating on a cat's paw.
I am a cheapskate and not afraid to admit it :-)
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10-26-2009, 12:43 PM
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Remodel & Handyman Servic
Trade:
Remodel and Handyman Services
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 130
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Welcome!
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