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The owner of a local business is a notorious skinflint, so the company facilities are in an advanced state of ramshackle before he even thinks about moving.
Naturally, everyone is amazed when they learn that the new facility is being custom-built just for them.And during the design phase, each department manager is asked to provide a list of must-have features for the new facility.
They have no problem complying, because most of them have spent years getting by with jury-rigged solutions for basic problems.The print shop, for example, has been running extension cords from other rooms to bring power to the main printers.
These are massive machines capable of handling rolls of media weighing 100 pounds each.
They run on ordinary 110V current, but each one requires its own dedicated circuit.
Then there the laminator, which requires 220V current and produces a lot of excess heat — a problem for the heat-sensitive printers.
That particular issue has been dealt with by cutting a hole in the wall for a window air conditioner.
