A bitta bologna on the sandwich

Follies are often known for their central piece - whimsical centers with fun and perhaps some, albeit little, function. At the center of the sandwich aka courtyard rests a comfortable 6 inch slice of pink insulation. These fine fellas rode in from the coast to install it across a ~80x~200 foot section. Beneath this is a ~1' steel reinforced concrete footer atop approx 6 inches of gravel. Which I've heard rumor lays atop another 10' or so above two stories of vivarium stuff (houses for research critters). This sandwich requires structural steel (think toast) because of the plans to create another medical building atop the structure in a few years. Above the bologna is a layer of something we'll come up with a name for later...

Setting a storm structure

Setting a storm structure with Howard Desper at the helm - Larry and Justin on side and the Mexican Jesus making certain the stairs are lined up. Really this is basic and obvious, however amazingly this gets screwed up occasionally - other than that it's straight forward - line up the stairs, put plenty of tar in the joint and keep it level.

Construction work in the 3rd Millenium

It'll be going on two days from work when this pulled muscle heals and two things are certain.
1) I've been brought to my knees by a relatively minor back injury - a pulled muscle that started swelling several days ago and that I ignored until it whimsically kicked my butt.
2) Being outdoors every day rocks.

Construction is akin to the army in its merger of heavy machinery, reckless personalities, and occasional fubar scenarios. Herein is a sampling of the events that result in the construction here in the lawdy lovin US of A,

Despite the age of supercomputers, robots on mars, and no end of other great geek stuff there's a world building America's infrastructure - and it is rad. From the felons and freaks to the immigrants and artisans there is a realm of industrial American culture working together 24/7/365 to build the great follies of the early third millennium.

setting a valve - working the nightshift

This first bit of folly for ya'll


Howard Desper, Foreman, Jesus Zamorra + Larry Fitzgerald in the ditch with Hawk and James "Teeter" Coles - Justin and myself on the bank. Mueller valve on an 18" line - took about three hours to drain these lines.....