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Thanks to the great fall weather this year, the Joliet Junior College AEC 125 construction layout crews were able to get plenty of hands-on work done around campus. We put the #Leica levels & total […]

The headline was certainly an eye-catcher… I’m not familiar with this type of system – I’m sure there will be an AAR once more details are gathered https://www.firerescue1.com/its-a-new-one-for-us-underground-fire-causes-collapse-of-parking-lot-at-va-shopping-outlet

I find it interesting, as I see more and more of my “everyday carry” items being referred to as “retro,” “vintage” or “classic.” Am I really getting that old…? I started using the Niji 350 […]

The Joliet Junior College AEC Construction Survey team has been getting some hands-on work using different measuring devices. Sounds like a pretty boring assignment, right? Really, who doesn’t know how to measure something…? Using a […]

Fixing things yourself is becoming lost craft. It seems like, more and more, society is becoming apt to dispose and replace, as opposed to repair and maintain. I, for one, will ALWAYS try to tackle […]