Standard Construction Specifications Here

The words hit Arthur like a slap. Obsolete . He had written that spec. It was not obsolete; it was tested . It had survived the 1994 Northridge quake. It had held up hospitals and fire stations.

He closed the blue book. On the cover, someone had long ago written in fading Sharpie: STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS, VOL. 4 – PONDER’S. standard construction specifications

Arthur was the book’s keeper.

“He ran the models himself. He says the old spec is obsolete.” The words hit Arthur like a slap