I wanted the folks at Slabjack to know how delightful it was to meet with Bill on Friday. If I had a fraction of his 'real world' knowledge, I'd be ecstatic! Knowing the physics of how things work in the universe is fulfilling. However, there is a jarring absence of applied knowledge needed in the real world. His incredible ability to observe, make calibrations by visualization, knowing the difference between a foundation and slabs[!]; diagnosing slippage of deck posts as not being part of a foundation problem, and experienced competence of the different methods of remediating problem is amazing to me.
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