What did you do on Saturday?
What did you do on Saturday? As a parent, I know I have spent many Saturdays doing chores, running errands, and working with our daughters at different activities and practices. Last Saturday, I spent the entire day with my father as we attended the Historical Construction Equipment Association's national show in Bowling Green, OH. Historical Construction Equipment Association....? Yes, construction equipment. Bill Ascher, my father, is a retired mechanic. Specifically, he was a heavy equipment mechanic. He fixed, serviced and repaired bulldozers, graders, cranes, scrapers, backhoes, big trucks, and just about anything else you would see on a large construction site. He learned his craft from his father--my grandfather--who was an auto and farm tractor mechanic. As you can imagine, however, everything on heavy equipment is bigger. The bolts are bigger. The wheels are bigger. The weights are bigger. And in many in...