Day Two

Since I had done a lot of paperwork and filing the first day, Mr. Schneeberg wanted to make sure I got an idea of what a plat looks like and what the actual job site looks like. So when I arrived at work, Mr. Schneeberg had me go with one of the people who surveys the land before construction. His name was Jason and after a few minutes of sitting, we hopped in his car and headed to the jobs sites. The first site was a church in Carrolton that had just been finished with the construction, but the landscape was not done so we could see all the plumbing lines and water lines that were on the plats. I was also able to see all the changes in gradient from where the plat acknowledged the changes. The second site was a laundromat in Downtown Dallas and even though it was done too, Jason wanted to show me how the drainage system worked at this site. On the plat, little lines divided where water would drain if it landed in a certain area, which confused me at first because it seemed like guess work. But when we got out there, I saw that each section had a certain low point where water would flow which made it much easier to understand. The last site in Plano was under construction and we couldn't really see anything, but he did show me how the owner had to construct new parking which they had worked on. After lunch the day slowed down and I just did a bunch of filing, but at the end of the day Mr. Schneeberg told me I would be working in the field tomorrow, which has me giddy with excitement.