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KT2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 02:56 AM
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Yeah! Union Iron-workers!
Edited on Sat Oct-01-11 03:05 AM by KT2000
They are building an addition to Children's Hospital in Seattle. Before the Iron-workers place the iron beams on the building, they spray paint "Hi - and the first name of one of the patients who can see from their room. These kids are there for weeks and sometimes months. It has given them a thrill to see their names on the beams and they know that even though they will be covered with fireproofing, their names will be there forever.
They also place a mannequin dressed as Waldo in a different place in the building so the kids can find him every day.

Take a look at the photo gallery too -
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016361664_names30m.html
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999998th word Donating Member (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 03:14 AM
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1.  Thanks !!! Union Iron-workers!!! I LOVE this!!!
Edited on Sat Oct-01-11 03:20 AM by 999998th word
...and we're 'supposed' to think of you as 'thugs'. :hi: :thumbsup:
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KT2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 03:54 AM
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2. Even looking at
the job they are doing so high - pretty scary. And they are sweethearts to boot! :hi:
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Le Taz Hot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 04:17 AM
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3. Ahhhhh.
What a nice story. <sniff>
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 06:29 AM
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4. More Union thuggery!
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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 08:05 AM
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6. My conservative friend tells me they are programing the kids to be pro union

So it isn't the union is doing something nice at all!

Ya right.

K&R!
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 08:07 AM
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7. I'm surprised they didn't throw in something about the kids being losers b/c they're sick. n/t
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 07:04 AM
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5. you would`t want to cross an iron worker but
but 99% of them have a heart of gold when it comes to kids
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 08:18 AM
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8. Well, most of them probably have kids themselves.
This is so sweet. How they could believe there were ulterior motives to something like that. Those people have no soul if they think everyone who is union is the sum total of their job. Asshats.
Duckie
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 08:59 AM
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10. there seems to be a shortage of soul in this nation.
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demmiblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 08:23 AM
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9. Excuse me... I have something in my eye.
What a beautiful story!

:D
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 05:32 PM
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11. The gallery is great.
I wish there were more than 14 photos
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KT2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 05:44 PM
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12. Thank you -
the pasting of photos does not always work well for me.
Go Julian and Zac - and all the other kids there.
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Brickbat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 05:53 PM
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13. K&R for the ironworkers.
They fucking ROCK.
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PETRUS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-02-11 01:38 AM
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14. Very cool. nt
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-02-11 01:40 AM
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15. That's what matters. Thanks!
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