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What would you do

Back in July I got a call from someone I know higher up in the local. He saw my name on the out of work list and asked if I wanted to travel for work. It’s been slow back home and what not so I took the opportunity. Anyway I drove halfway across the country and got to it.

It’s been a shit show since I got here. Atleast for like the first 6/7 weeks I was able to get 60-70+ hours. There hasn’t been a single day or task where shits worked out well. We’re now down to 40 hour weeks and have to deal with the establishment being opened so it’s not as easy to work as a regular jobsite.

Anyway, on Friday the company laid off 20+ guys. My site lost our foreman and one of the more knowledgeable guys. Aside from everyone finding out by text last minute anyone traveling had to check out by Saturday morning.

Now I’m stuck here with this shitty ass shop on this fucked up job. The two guys who were here from the beginning are gone. Itl be me and another lead/foreman for the company on Monday and we’ll probably get another guy I’ve worked with here on Wednesday.

I’m just over it. Having to deal with missing things, fixing things, catching up loose ends…

wtf should I do or would you do? I’m so so so soooo spent .-. They are gonna expect so much of us yet we’re gonna be missing some shit, have the wrong shit, not have enough man power,

I hate to vent I just dont know what to do. Only reason I wasn’t laid off was because I show up on time every day…
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Waterproofing exterior below grade

Had to run a new water line below grade to garage wall. It is 8" CMU covered by a sheet of plastic for waterproofing.

Any ideas how to seal this up before pouring gravel in there and backfilling?
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Can we talk about the wire elections from this gun?

I'm doing a lot of framing right now and am using this gun for the first time, though I've used the roofing version a bunch which doesn't give me this problem:

The wire that breaks off has shot me too many times for comfort and twice actually stuck in my skin. Yes I wear ppe but my neck, chin, and arms keep getting nailed.

Does anyone else have this problem? Any easy solutions for it?

Feel free to roast too.
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