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Tag: Hurricane Frieda

in the lane behind my house

Episode 1: Hurricane Frieda

By Jay DavisFebruary 17, 2013December 22, 2022 Categories: Childhood Tags: 1962 typhoon frieda, camo-clad soldiers, Columbus day storm, Columbus day storm 1962, fallen tree, hide and seek, Hurricane Frieda, is that gunfire?, rain forest, vancouver 5 Comments

October 12, 1962
Dhut…Dhut…dhut-dhut-dhut-dhut… Is that gunfire? It sounded like…not far away.
Dhut!…Dhut!…dhut-dhut-dhut-dhut! That sounded like…from the lane! I jumped up to the window. Soldiers! I woke to a war zone in the early morning. My world started to spiral down that day…
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Past Episodes

  • Episode 10: John & Rebecca are in New Orleans and need your help! June 10, 2013
  • Episode 9: A Night at the Deja-Vu Hotel: Part 2 May 20, 2013
  • Episode 8: A Night at the Deja-Vu Hotel: Part 1 May 9, 2013
  • Episode 7: Transylvania A3: Part 3 April 19, 2013
  • Episode 6: Transylvania A3: Part 2 April 9, 2013
  • Episode 5: Transylvania A3: Part 1 March 27, 2013
  • Episode 4: The Pipe Bomb March 19, 2013
  • Episode 3: Burj Khalifa: Part 2 March 12, 2013
  • Episode 2: Burj Khalifa: Part 1 March 1, 2013
  • Episode 1: Hurricane Frieda February 17, 2013

Questions?

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Remember: John is a pretty tough minded guy! You may not always like the advice. You’ll have to use your own discretion on following up or using the advice as we will not take any responsibility or liability for doing so.

The Future of Construction

An excerpt from a John’s talk on the future of construction:

The construction industry is quite possibly the most archaic in the western world. On the operations side of things, not much has changed since the dawn of the industrial revolution. I recently came across some photos of a construction project taken in 1908. Read more

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