Hello Again

Upchuck

I didn't realize their was introduction thread or all these other forums available. My 1st post was in the exc. forum & was a pricing question. What a noob. Here goes the 2nd attempt.

My name is Chuck. I've lurked on these boards for 9 months and learned some good stuff. I'm 38 and am co-owner of excavation company with my father. He started in the business 32 yrs ago doing driveways, sealing foundations, raking & seeding lawns. Only piece of equip. was a 8 yd dump truck. As a kid I went to work with him in the summer and started thinking of construction as a career when I was about 15. He always told me I should get a different job because I had oppurtunites he never had. I went to business school for 2 yrs. & realized I didn't want to be stuck in a cubicle all day. Got a 2 yr. construction tech. degree & never looked back. We now are a small exc. company does all types of work. My favorite is installing roads for new sub-divisions. I consider my self pretty old school since I grew up working with all oldtimers who wouldn't look at what was tough about a job. They would just get it done. The last few years I can understand why my father tried to steer me away from construction. It's tough working all day then pricing jobs (if you're lucky) & all the paperwork.
I wouldn't do it differently. Construction is in my blood. Looking forward to sticking around and learning more things. Sorry about the 1st post. Luckily, the guys went pretty easy on me.

Chuck

mhillc

Welcome, I'm new to this site also and started with a price question and got ripped. There was a guy that posted last knight about pricing and i was waiting for the
s$$$ to hit the fan but never really did . The guys must be on vacation or something. Well good luck with the company and welcome to CT.

SLSTech

Welcome to CT - its a roll of the dice gentlemen, more than likely the pricing poster will get smacked around a few times, if they start beating on their chest, well that's when the real fun starts, but occasionally if all the planets align & someone is feeling really nice they may get a legit answer that may or may not work in their area.

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CleaningMike

Welcome to the forum. Thanks for the detailed introduction. It's good to hear that you were able to find a job that you are passionate about and at the same time be able to work with your father.

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