Construction Superintendents tend to be competent guys who get things done. When faced with crisis situations, they tend to be heroes. I think most of the guys I work with are filled with that hero-capacity.

Yesterday a woman in Tampa, FL fell asleep while driving at 5:30 am (after working a 17 hour shift) and drove into a canal. As her car filled with water, she banged on the side window, trying unsuccessfully to break it and escape the sinking car. Construction Superintendent Darryl Schriner was called by one of his men who saw the accident while placing a nearby concrete bridge column.

As Schriner watched the Hyundai sink and the woman panic, he jumped into the shoulder deep water. He grabbed a window breaker (with a stud on the end) prior to entering the water and broke out the rear passenger window and helped the woman escape the sinking car.

In true Construction Superintendent form, he took a shower and went back to work. You got to love that mix of competence, decisiveness and humility.