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2015 December

Circumstances beyond Our Control

When you believe in things that you don’t understand, then you suffer. Superstition ain’t the way.—Stevie Wonder It was about eight years ago that I penned a piece for this column sardonically entitled...

2015 November

Never the Twain Shall Meet (Part 2)

Yes I’m stuck in the middle with you, and I’m wonderin’ what it is I should do…—Gerry Rafferty Last month we pretty well exposed the clearly antagonistic relationship between architects and engineers. In...

2015 October

Never the Twain Shall Meet (Part 1)

There’s only you and me and we just disagree.—Dave Mason, from “We Just Disagree” Renowned radio talk show host and author, Dennis Prager, frequently repeats a signature phrase that’s become a recurring theme...

2015 September

Men of Steel

Take a load off, Fanny, and you put the load on me!—from “The Weight” by Robbie Robertson It has become the customary requirement, for the past 10 years or so, to include the...

2015 August

The Price Is Wrong (Part Two)

Higher than a kite in flight…—From Scotch and Soda, a traditional lounge-lizard song You dread making the phone call, but you can’t put it off any longer. It’s been over a week since...

2015 July

The Price Is Wrong (Part One)

Oh me, oh my, do I feel high… — from Scotch and Soda, a traditional lounge-lizard song You dread making the phone call, so you procrastinate. You sort your emails, catch up the...

2015 June

Please Specify

Of all the mystifying requirements lurking in a typical set of construction documents, no collection of directives is quite so perplexing to wall and ceiling estimators as is the specification manual. Also known as “the...

2015 May

Men of Steel

Take a load off, Fanny, and you put the load on me! — from “The Weight” by Robbie Robertson It has become the customary requirement, for the past 10 years or so, to...

2015 April

Eyes of Another

Every move you make … every step you take, I’ll be watching you!—Gordon Sumner (Sting) I find that estimators, for the most part, are a singularly opinionated bunch. Perhaps it is the intense,...