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October 2 - Meetings, Grading and Pews

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Another Status Meeting in the Church - A week ago Sunday the second status update meeting was held at the church. While there were some assembled pews, they were all in the sanctuary, and not in the dining hall where the meeting convened. So, everyone that wanted to sit had to bring their own chair. In the picture, Bob is standing but not because he failed to bring a chair. He wanted attention so he stood up in the front to give his status update. After Sam reported on the finances discussion ensued about whether or not to increase our self imposed debt ceiling. While the church could be 'completed' without the increase, some desired items like an epoxy sealed kitchen floor would have to be deferred. The congregation agreed to up the debt limit. Sam stated that the bank is fine with the new debt ceiling. Sam also said the projection stand in the picture is only temporary. With the current projected spending, we will still not have a completed kitchen so the eagle-eyed shoppers ...
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February 4 - Covering The Blue Duct

A Time to Plan -
Somehow this week's picture looks a lot like last week's picture - the planning commission still in session. Well, not literally still, but again.
Planning time was available since The Blue Duct did not  hold his pressure for the first test.

Not wanting to waste the time while TBD received further instruction, the workers planned, and in anticipation of ultimate success of the project, began reserving seats in the sanctuary.



















After a good deal of intense instruction including more goo, more tape and some new bands, TBD successfully completed his five minute pressure filled examination and was then eligible to receive a full covering of dirt. So Saturday was used to backfill the trenches and bury The Blue Duct.





Many Workers and an Excavator - 
Busy workers - Greg on the machine, Spencer and Lars partially hidden beyond the machine, Eric operating the compactor, Tall Sam spreading dirt, Brent standing at attention and Mark taking pictures.

As the excavator moved the dirt from the pile, shovel and rake operators did the fine tuning. Loren, on the far right, is checking the floor height relative to its final grade requirement. Bob worked inside for a time then went outside to trim the windows. He said he did not think he could make the grade.

Some thoughtful reflection is required to make sure the dirt is properly located. Spencer, Lars, Brian and Tall Sam are thoughtfully reflecting.












Brian and Sam continue reflecting. Some decisions just cannot be rushed.













The civil engineers used available lumber to build size large beams so the excavator could be driven over the partially buried center aisle ducts. Brian and Sam pile dirt to stabilize the beams on the far side while Lars and Mark do the same on the near side. Greg checks the alignment with the machine treads. In the background a nice level, trench-less, hill-less left side floor of the sanctuary.


 Once across the bridge, the hill on the other side is being rearranged to fill the center trench.














Another New Thing - 


I love photography and all my experience is with still photos. I have not ventured into this new fangled video stuff even though my camera does record video. Some scenes, however, seem to demand recording video instead of still.

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