Aaron Witt(@aaronwitt) 인스타그램 상세 프로필 분석: 팔로워 954,194, 참여율 0.67%

An updated attempt at explaining who I am, why I travel so much, and what BuildWitt does. Thank you to everyone who follows along!

FAMILY — Family is butterflies and rainbows, per movies, books, and social media! Thanksgiving is around the corner… How is everyone’s family perfect!? — My parents split when I was a kid. Unfortunately, it’s not a unique storyline. On paper, it was the closure of a sad chapter. But in reality, it was the opening of an even more chaotic one. — Full-time work and college was a welcome respite. I didn’t look back, in full self-preservation mode. — As a young adult, I never enjoyed family time. It was always something I HAD to do. I checked the box and then got back to MY life. — But a few years ago, thanks to perspective, a switch flipped, and I began to love every moment with family. I put myself aside, became more present, and no longer took each opportunity to see everyone for granted. — I don’t have much—this photo is my family. No wife, kids, grandparents, and my dad… A story for another day. — It’s not perfect. I still find myself acting selfishly, being overly critical, or having my mind elsewhere. But every moment I have with my family is more enjoyable than the last, and I’m trying to keep that trend up. — And yes, my mom made my brother and me wear matching shirts. Like I said… I’m working on not making it about me ;)

A reminder that machines and power lines do not mix… Not only will touching a line wreck your day, but power can also arc across gaps. Staying at least ten feet from lines up to fifty kV and twenty feet from bigger lines can save your life and the lives of those around you.

I will never take learning how infrastructure projects work for granted! Each one has its challenges and quirks. Building above ground is one thing. But underground? It’s a different league… — Among the world’s largest underground projects sits the Sydney Metro expansion, an investment of tens of billions of dollars for over 100 kilometers (70 miles) of new metro tunnels. — The new tunnels and stations will help people move around the city faster and transport millions to the new Western Sydney International Airport. — Top contractors like @CPB_contractors are making it happen. They use enormous tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to eat through dirt and rock, leaving tidy concrete tubes in their wake. Once bored, crews level the floor, set the rails, and finish each station. — Once complete, the work is a distant memory at best. But that’s why I love capturing it, as a nod to those who keep our world moving.

It’s always a pleasure visiting Hoth! These Kress trucks haul coal from the face to the power plant (mine to mouth) in a jiffy, thanks to their 45 MPH (72 KPH) top speed. Rain, shine, or snow, they’re hauling. If they stop, power for millions stops, and that’s not an option.

About this time last year—watching branchcivil clean up roads that Hurricane Helene vaporized months earlier. — When I first saw it, the whole situation made no sense. How could such a little creek cause such destruction? — I always thought flooding meant a few times the normal flow. But this was 100X in some places, categorized as a one-in-500-year event. — The sheer force of the water didn't give the rural mountain towns a chance. To make matters worse, the roads fared no better, cutting off the devastated communities from the outside world. — Fortunately, contractors like Branch and many others got to work, piecing everything back together one dump truck of material at a time.

Every quarter, we’re gifted with another dummy stealing a machine and going on a joyride. Here’s this guy right on schedule courtesy of @bbcwm… — The police described the vehicle as an “earthmover.” He drunkenly stole it from a construction site, plowed through a mail truck on the motorway, then went for a cruise down Main Street. — They charged him with dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, drunk driving, aggravated driving, and driving without a license…

Back with North American Coal this week! — In the early innings of BuildWitt, access was everything, yet access was rare. I threw a lot at the wall and chased whatever stuck. — After I saw a photo of a big Cat excavator working in Texas, I tracked down its owner, NACCO. I’d never heard of them before, but after exploring their mining operations online, which extend from Florida to North Dakota, I became a fan. — My timing was perfect. They had a newfound desire to tell their story, and I happened to show up on their doorstep. — At this point, I’ve visited nearly all of their operations, but North Dakota is perhaps my favorite, thanks to the brutal winter conditions. — If the hardworking folks of North American Coal stop, millions of people stop. And that’s not an option. There’s no work from home for those who keep our world moving.

Queensland is to heavy haul like Dubai is to exotic cars—stand on the side of the road and watch the big trucks hauling bigger trucks go by. The honks are an extra touch.

I went down memory lane with @thompsonpipegroup, one of the first companies I worked with when starting BuildWitt in 2018. In addition to my modern photos, I had them dig through the archives for neat shots of their precast concrete pipe from the past. They didn’t disappoint. It’s a shame most people never see this stuff!

I am a sucker for old-school safety videos—the golden era. Someone sent me this the other day, and I have to share it. Haul trucks make quick work of light vehicles, which is why they always have the right of way.

Family vacation island style. Time moves slower, roads are rougher, and the water’s a bit sharky.