04/01/21
Barrett Parks
Contractors and do-it-yourselfers often head to the hardware store or home improvement center to pick up the necessary tools of the trade. But sometimes a trip for a box of screws may lead to the unanticipated purchase of a piece of lumber, a ladder to help get a fresh coat of paint on the house, or a new lawnmower. Now you are faced with the prospect of transporting something that you did not come fully prepared for. Even an experienced carpenter with a pickup truck may not be adequately prepared for securing each and every load.
You know the right thing to do would be to go home and get the trailer or neighbor s truck, and use proper tie-down straps or chains. But you ve already burned up half your day to get to this point. One side of your brain starts to formulate a plan, while the other side creates justification for that plan. You could call it a self-contained “