reached out to one of the commenters on the article – Easttexassingle, who graciously responded to our questions.was very interesting, and in a similar vein to OP’s story, he and his coworkers got back at a guy stealing others’ hygiene supplies.
There was a certain culture of community on the barge, East says. “We would work 28 days with each other and then only be home with our families for 14 days. So everyone knew everyone else’s business, so to say.” As long as nobody got hurt on the job, it was all good and built a certain “esprit de corps” that you don’t see in other industries. East says that he misses the old days, as today pranks can easily leave you without a job.
There’s an interesting positive correlation between the amount of little tie-offs and twists on shirts and how good they turn out. But that happens when the person knows what they want and has a vision of what they’re going for.