Seven Pit & Quarry staff members ventured to Asheville, North Carolina, early last month for what amounted to the magazine's first team trip in 15 months. Two staffers drove from Cleveland to the Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Five of us - myself included - hopped on an airplane. Pandemic reminders were front and center as soon as those flying stepped into the airport. Masks were still on everyone as mandated by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention requirements. The flight crew distributed hand sanitizing wipes as passengers stepped onto the plane. And formalized procedures, such as deplaning by row via announcements, were now part of the equation.
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