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Date: Fri, 02/23/2007 - 20:53

Submitted by finsfan13
on Fri, 02/23/2007 - 20:53

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Oh wow, I had some excitement yesterday..

I work at a national power plant. The plant is currently doing some construction on its 18-story building where the offices and the boiler is. Outside of the building is a 38-story crane.

Yesterday morning at 6:45 am I was washing my hands in the bathroom, when there was an enormous BOOM and I fell into the sink. I wasn't scared, the maintenance workers use dynamite to blow apart the boiler, and the door to the deck of the boiler is right outside the administrators bathrooms, which is where I was. I started to leave the bathroom, and it happened again..This time I hit the door, and the lights went out. Ok, now I'm scared, because the building is shaking, and that sounded like a bomb. I went into the hall, and saw people running full speed. Someone yelled at me "Hit the stairs NOW!" So I ran to the stairwell. There were close to a hundred people racing down the stairs..Walkie talkies were blaring, people were yelling. I was petrified. All I could think of was 911. A voice over the intercom kept repeating "evacuate the building NOW"!

We got outside and were told that that crane fell on the building, and we were in danger of collapse.

I have never been so scared..It was by the grace of God that no one died...The maintenance men were in the elevator on the way out there when it happened. There were 6 guys, people I consider friends, on their way out to repair pipes where that crane crashed through. They would've been killed. I can't even explain how enormous that crane is..And the damage in unreal. It tore off the side of the building and half of the roof on that side. The bathroom I was in was only about 100 yards from where the hook fell.

I am still shaken up. It was an awful, awful event. We made the front page of the newspaper, and were the first story on the news last night.

So..I think I really need to do that job searching I have been wanting to do..I have my bachelors in Philosophy, any suggestions?


There are some really cool websites to look for work now. I love this one, we use it for folks at work all the time because it pulls jobs from all other websites. http://www.indeed.com this webpage eliminates alot of searching. You can also use http://www.careeronestop.org to find you local careerlink and put together a smashing resume.


lrhall41

Submitted by fedupinpa on Sat, 02/24/2007 - 04:23

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Thanks guys..I am still shook up.

Only one person had some injuries, and it was a very minor cut. We are so unbelievably lucky. It makes me sick to think of what would've happened if it was just 10 minutes later.

Irish, I could substitute, but in order to teach I think I'd have to get a few more credits.


lrhall41

Submitted by finsfan13 on Sat, 02/24/2007 - 06:40

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