Re: Just hammering nails...

I, too, enjoyed your post. There was only one thing, at the very end, that really stood out at me:

so now we're hammering together some trusses to keep your fab dry when it rains

I'm sorry to nitpick, but this just didn't make sense to me. In my mind, the primary purpose of a truss is structural. I guess they can keep rain out in an indirect way (by supporting the roof), but it just seems a bit off. Even still, ++ for the post! :-)

Update: Please keep in mind, I wasn't trying to detract from the point at all. As I said, I enjoyed and I agree with this Meditation. I just thought the phrase "keep the rain out" didn't quite fit. No harm intended.

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Re^2: Just hammering nails... by SamCG (Hermit) on Oct 12, 2005 at 18:58 UTC
Moral: have dwildesnl build your applications and website, not your house ;)	[reply]
Re^2: Just hammering nails... by thor (Priest) on Oct 12, 2005 at 14:36 UTC
In my mind, the primary purpose of a truss is structural. I guess they can keep rain out in an indirect way (by supporting the roof), but it just seems a bit off. I think that's exactly the point. From what the OP was describing, he was helping the engineers do their actual work with a little structural support. thor `Feel the white light, the light within Be your own disciple, fan the sparks of will For all of us waiting, your kingdom will come`	[reply]
Re^2: Just hammering nails... by samizdat (Vicar) on Oct 12, 2005 at 14:33 UTC
Well, that was actually what I said to him, so if I'd written something different it would no longer have been a true story.	[reply]