Post by Hitake Itori on Sept 4, 2014 19:27:26 GMT
"Hey, Hitake! Come over here and give us a hand would ya?" Hitake looked over to the foreman on the job site. "Sure, no problem. I'll be right there." Hitake stood, having luckily finished what he was already doing, and made his way over to the small group lead by the foremen who happened to be working with very large metal beams. The foreman was named Bradley. He was a very large male, tall, wide, muscular but more portly than anything. Hitake could tell he was strong and sturdy, perfect for his job.
"What's up boss?" Hitake questioned as he looked around to the men that were stationed with him. They all greeted him with a grin or a nod. "We need your help with getting these beams over to the crane. Its not a long ways but they are larger than we are used to and were a man short." Hitake nodded, eager to get back to work. The men rallied and lifted the first beam, where Hitake would then place himself in the center as to let the beam rest on his right shoulder. He would wrap an arm around it for stability at that point. The other men signed in relief as his strength allowed them to relax a bit as he carried the brunt of the force.
"Thanks Hitake." The foreman named Bradley exclaimed. "Without Earl we wouldn't have been able to do this. Poor guys wife is in labor and was having some complications, so he had to be there." Hitake understood the situation. He was happy for the extra work either way. "Not a problem boss man. How many of these do we have to transport? I saw about thirty of them there, if you need to get all of them to our destination I have no issues with getting them moved now." The foreman looked back at Hitake a little surprised but he cleared his throat a bit and composed himself. "Were supposed to get them to the site by the end of the day so we have plenty of time, though if you think we can do it then that would leave us open to get ahead of schedule."
Hitake simply nodded. The ground would move back and fourth with beam after beam, setting them up against a steel wall support so that the crane's attachment tool could be hooked up easier. This continued for an hour, now about half way through the pile. Hitake had yet to break a sweat, and the other guys were thankful for it. "So what's exactly being built? With this many beams its not going to be a small structure." Hitake looked to the foreman as he asked his question. The foreman looked back and chuckled. "I forgot we just hired you yesterday as extra help. Uh, yeah... Were making the foundations for a massive wealthy apartment complex. Its almost like a hotel with the size and all. It could probably house 50 people comfortably"
Hitake whistled. That was going to become one big building. Hitake figured with the size of it, he would have a good couple weeks worth of work here before he was no longer needed. The hours were long, the pay was good, and the people were friendly. The group worked another hour and a half finishing up the rest of the beams right in time for the lunch whistle to go off. They all split up after securing the beams and went to find and devour their meals. Hitake ate alone for most of the first half of the lunch period, but was soon joined by a couple co workers.
"Hey, Hitake!" The two men exclaimed as they came over. Hitake nodded as he swallowed another bite of his sandwich. "Man, you were a big help. Without you we would have taken all day to move those beams. Thanks man." Hitake took a large swallow from a thermos which held a large amount of tea. He then simply shrugged. "No big deal. If there is anything else you guys need me to do just yell." Hitake was hired as a go wherever needed worker, to supplement each group and help them get done faster. The three guys talked for a while until the whistle blew once more signaling it was time to get back to work. The two guys waved as they left, leaving Hitake to search for the next bit of work he was needed for. He found himself being a gopher rather quickly. Gopher this, gopher that. Hitake moved fast and wasted little time as he carried supplies to several stations, helped transport completed pieces, and had even helped fix a machine that was in need of repair.
The day wound on slowly, but the work was plentiful enough that no one had time to check their watches. Hitake close to the end of the day had found himself back with the crew that had moved the beams earlier. This time they were carrying and cutting metal rods that were meant to be placed in large slaps of concrete that would become foundations, walls, anything they could use it for. Hitake happily carried bundles of the metal rods that weighed easily half a ton or more to the group. They stared in utter disbelief as he sat two bundles down by them. He just went back to pick up a couple more bundles. Before long the team had 8 of them stacked beside them. The foreman finally broke out of his state and put the men to work cutting them and bending them to what they needed to be. Once again Hitake found himself carrying what was completed to the next site so that they could be put in where they needed to go.
The rest of the day was spent going back and fourth between the last two job sites carrying cut and bent rods. He would even help with the placements of some of them. Finally the whistle blew signaling the end of the work day. Another twelve long hours had been completed. It was time to go home, rest up, get some training in, and then come back for another 12 hours tomorrow.
[To be continued...]
"What's up boss?" Hitake questioned as he looked around to the men that were stationed with him. They all greeted him with a grin or a nod. "We need your help with getting these beams over to the crane. Its not a long ways but they are larger than we are used to and were a man short." Hitake nodded, eager to get back to work. The men rallied and lifted the first beam, where Hitake would then place himself in the center as to let the beam rest on his right shoulder. He would wrap an arm around it for stability at that point. The other men signed in relief as his strength allowed them to relax a bit as he carried the brunt of the force.
"Thanks Hitake." The foreman named Bradley exclaimed. "Without Earl we wouldn't have been able to do this. Poor guys wife is in labor and was having some complications, so he had to be there." Hitake understood the situation. He was happy for the extra work either way. "Not a problem boss man. How many of these do we have to transport? I saw about thirty of them there, if you need to get all of them to our destination I have no issues with getting them moved now." The foreman looked back at Hitake a little surprised but he cleared his throat a bit and composed himself. "Were supposed to get them to the site by the end of the day so we have plenty of time, though if you think we can do it then that would leave us open to get ahead of schedule."
Hitake simply nodded. The ground would move back and fourth with beam after beam, setting them up against a steel wall support so that the crane's attachment tool could be hooked up easier. This continued for an hour, now about half way through the pile. Hitake had yet to break a sweat, and the other guys were thankful for it. "So what's exactly being built? With this many beams its not going to be a small structure." Hitake looked to the foreman as he asked his question. The foreman looked back and chuckled. "I forgot we just hired you yesterday as extra help. Uh, yeah... Were making the foundations for a massive wealthy apartment complex. Its almost like a hotel with the size and all. It could probably house 50 people comfortably"
Hitake whistled. That was going to become one big building. Hitake figured with the size of it, he would have a good couple weeks worth of work here before he was no longer needed. The hours were long, the pay was good, and the people were friendly. The group worked another hour and a half finishing up the rest of the beams right in time for the lunch whistle to go off. They all split up after securing the beams and went to find and devour their meals. Hitake ate alone for most of the first half of the lunch period, but was soon joined by a couple co workers.
"Hey, Hitake!" The two men exclaimed as they came over. Hitake nodded as he swallowed another bite of his sandwich. "Man, you were a big help. Without you we would have taken all day to move those beams. Thanks man." Hitake took a large swallow from a thermos which held a large amount of tea. He then simply shrugged. "No big deal. If there is anything else you guys need me to do just yell." Hitake was hired as a go wherever needed worker, to supplement each group and help them get done faster. The three guys talked for a while until the whistle blew once more signaling it was time to get back to work. The two guys waved as they left, leaving Hitake to search for the next bit of work he was needed for. He found himself being a gopher rather quickly. Gopher this, gopher that. Hitake moved fast and wasted little time as he carried supplies to several stations, helped transport completed pieces, and had even helped fix a machine that was in need of repair.
The day wound on slowly, but the work was plentiful enough that no one had time to check their watches. Hitake close to the end of the day had found himself back with the crew that had moved the beams earlier. This time they were carrying and cutting metal rods that were meant to be placed in large slaps of concrete that would become foundations, walls, anything they could use it for. Hitake happily carried bundles of the metal rods that weighed easily half a ton or more to the group. They stared in utter disbelief as he sat two bundles down by them. He just went back to pick up a couple more bundles. Before long the team had 8 of them stacked beside them. The foreman finally broke out of his state and put the men to work cutting them and bending them to what they needed to be. Once again Hitake found himself carrying what was completed to the next site so that they could be put in where they needed to go.
The rest of the day was spent going back and fourth between the last two job sites carrying cut and bent rods. He would even help with the placements of some of them. Finally the whistle blew signaling the end of the work day. Another twelve long hours had been completed. It was time to go home, rest up, get some training in, and then come back for another 12 hours tomorrow.
[To be continued...]