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  • A surprise on vacation

    I had to stop in my tracks and call the office immediately, because we were sitting on a huge load of forming wire, bar wire, and rebar rods that we could not seem to sell. When you run your own business, you never really have a day off, not entirely. Even on vacation I might […]

  • Buying rebar for my ex girlfriend

    When I first went away to college I fell head over heels in love with Jessie. We met in building construction school, which is an incredibly rigorous and work-intensive program. We were together for over a year, and then she got a new interest in life. She didn’t want to be an architect or a […]

  • I need a lot of rebar!

    Helen and I met in building construction school. It was an intense and rigorous program intended to produce the next great class of architects and builders. Helen was much more driven and focused than I was … especially after I fell in love with her. Eventually we parted ways, and I can’t say that it […]

  • Turning a profit with wire ties and rebar

    For the last few years I have turned the internet into my side business. I find things online for cheap, I buy them, and then I turn around and resell them in a different markup for a huge profit. It’s all about knowing what people want, and figuring out how to find it before they […]