Basics of Landscaping (Part 2) | Determining Plant Suitability Based on pH Levels
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s gotten a lot colder over the past few days. I guess this means the ski resorts are finally in business? After all, they’ve been saying we’d get heavy snow this year ever since last year. It looks like the winter tires I finally switched to at the end of November last year are finally going to come in handy. But anyway, moving on from that…
Basics of Landscaping (Part 1) | Measuring Hard Spots with a Yamakita-Style Soil Hardness Tester
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I’ve been reposting a lot of blog entries lately, lol, but there’s a reason for that. You see, you can’t back up posts on Ameblo. If a post gets deleted, that’s it—it’s gone for good—so to preserve the posts that get a lot of traffic, I have no choice but to repost them…
Reducing Variation in Concrete Compressive Strength | Tips Learned from a Testing Technician
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The three-day weekend, which included the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, has come to an end. There were all kinds of 20-year-olds with wild hairstyles appearing on TV all over the country, lol. It’s great to have that youthful energy! I know that many of those kids are actually pretty serious and well-behaved. When you’re young, you want to stand out and…
The Difference Between Open-Type and Sealed-Type Frame Structures | An Explanation of Selection Criteria
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m migrating my Ameblo posts. Did you know there are two types of concrete walls: closed-type and open-type? This is the closed-type. This is the open-type. It depends on how the space within the frame is handled. (There are different ways to describe them.) In areas with relatively high water levels and saturated conditions…
Why I Dislike Omikuji | The Difference Between Shrine Donations and Taxable Income
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta. Do any of you go to the first shrine visit of the year? lol I only go once a year. I go to express my gratitude for the past year and announce my plans for the coming year as the New Year’s Eve bell rings. I don’t make any wishes, though. lol I just head home after that, but I often see on TV…
"It Won't Happen to Me" Part 2 | The Limits of KY Activities and Risk Management
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. There’s a cold going around at my company... I’m going to stop getting too close to my coworkers for a while lol. Once you’re over 40, it just takes longer to recover, and your immune system seems to weaken. A cold lasts about a week lol. It’s about time…
The "It Won't Happen to Me" Trap | The Dangers of Heuristic Thinking
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Work is fully underway now. We’re back on site starting today, too. Accidents do tend to happen more easily at this time of year. People tend to let their guard down, after all. And they end up thinking, “It won’t happen to me.” …
The Reason Behind the Creation of the Clip Spacer (Part 3) | Inspired by Hose Clips
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It seems some of you have already started work for the new year, and I’ve been getting a ton of calls since the other day. When I say, “I really appreciate your support,” people just laugh at me lol. I’m surrounded by such wonderful people who always help me out. Thank you so much…
How to Do Something Safely | A Mindset for Preventing Human Error
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The first three days of the New Year are over, and since work starts on the 5th, my break ends today. Did you all enjoy your holidays without any injuries? I went snowboarding with my kids for the first time in a year, but man, it was really exhausting…