"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

Every worker on the site
was wearing steel-toed shows, safety glasses, and a hardhat. Building
trash was picked up off the decks and put in barrels, the crane operator
had two helpers, the sidewalk was properly controlled. *This* was the
site of a GC who wanted to keep his workers' comp premiums low.

On the other hand, there's Home Depot. I was there two nights ago with my
500-foot-long list of things for the new house. I turned down the tile aisle
and saw a guy about to cut some tile for a customer. I wandered over because
I'd never seen one of those machines in operation. The professional sales
associate wasn't wearing goggles. The customer said "Hang on a
second....what about goggles?" The PSA says "The machine pretty much just
throws off water." Pretty much. He starts it up, moves the tile to the
blade, and a small chip zings over his shoulder and makes a little "clack"
as it hit the girder of the shelves behind us. :-) The guy just kept going.
The other customer and I just looked at each other and shook our heads.