Measure Twice, Cut Once

[Chris Kern]

Washington, D.C. (2022)

[francois]

With hardware that massive, I would measure a dozen times before making the "cut" - a big commitment.

[RSL]

A fine shot, Chris.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I agree with both Russ and Francois.

[Chris Kern]

This is conjecture, but I got the impression during the time I was watching them that the guy on the right was a supervisor who was checking the technique of the one on the left with the saw in his hand.  I suspect a lot of workers with limited skills have been taking advantage of the labor shortages in our area to get construction employment where they can receive on-the-job training that would have been unavailable to them in a weaker economy.

These workers are members of one of the many crews that are completing a large, mixed-use, waterfront development project on the bank of the Washington Channel, a quiet inlet at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers in the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C.