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Stop Work Order (MM #4698)

One of the downsides of working near downtown Nashville is the daily sounds of construction. They’ve been working on a 16-story building next door to our office for nearly a year. But yesterday, the banging and clanging we heard all day went silent. The city had issued a stop work order for the latest Nashville…

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Jackhammer (MM #4391)

One of the first things people notice when visiting Nashville is the number of cranes dotting our skyline. Construction continues at a rapid pace. I’m experiencing that firsthand. They’re building another skyscraper next door to our corporate offices. And the construction noise often makes it tough to work. The other day, we enjoyed nine hours…

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Big Hole (MM #4369)

Looking out my office window, I stare down at a big hole. It used to be a parking lot, but soon it will be a 16-story mixed-use building called Society Nashville. There will be restaurants, shoppers, and condos. And when they finish that one, next year, another multi-million dollar project will get started right next…

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Dump Trucks (MM #4137)

I loved playing with my Tonka dump trucks when I was a kid. But, I think that was the last time I liked them. I’ve been on the road a lot more lately, and the one thing I see more of every day is dump trucks. And here in Tennessee, they don’t have to keep…

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Big Yellow Taxi (MM #2652)

I heard the song ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ the other day and found it in short to be a bit ironic. Here in Nashville we’re not paving paradise, were putting buildings up on all the parking lots…

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Construction Work (MM #2651)

Recently I noticed that it’s taking longer to build a houses here in Nashville. So, yesterday a friend confirmed what I’ve thought. In short, if you do construction work Nashville is where you should be…

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Blasting Zone (MM #2644)

If you do even a little driving, you likely see these orange signs every day but do nothing. The signs simply say Blasting Zone. But they remind you to something else…

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Hard Hats (MM #2124)

Every city has it’s hazards. In some towns narrow streets are the problem; in others it’s bad drivers. Nashville’s new hazard is men in hard hats. We’re having a construction boom. And everywhere you turn there are construction workers ignoring traffic and cutting across streets…

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Summer Of 81 (MM #1828)

My wife and I were talking the other night and it triggered some fond memories. Our conversation had me looking back at the summer of 81. That was the summer I worked construction and helped build a restaurant in Virginia Beach. I hadn’t been there in quite a while, and that had me wondering…

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The Center Lane (MM #1161)

Last week I was discussing my frustration with highway driving. Traffic tie-ups like construction and accidents can really put a damper on your plans. But I may just have a bizarre solution to this never ending problem…

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