Project LLCER Building

Thursday Was Sunny and Bright - The remaining inside footings were poured Thursday afternoon under bright sunshine. Steve, Dan and Phil guide the concrete into the form and TMITYH follows up with a screed and a trowel.  The firewall footing also got poured. Here we see Joe adding the finishing touch. Watching TMITYH operate with a tool in each hand reminded me of an experience from my youth. The teacher was illustrating the word ambidextrous without using that word. He said there was a ball player who could throw equally well with either hand. One kid jumped right in and said, "He's ambiguous." Another kid popped in to correct saying, "No the word you want is amphibious." I wonder how it goes with TMITYH. I think he is ambivalent. Saturday Was Not Sunny and Bright -   The view out the car window when I arrived at the site in the morning. The concrete pumper was there, the crew was there and the rain was there. The concrete had not yet arrived. Soon the concrete ...

Walls near full height - The gable end in the sanctuary is nearing full height. The window buck for that wall in in place. An orange string shows the final block height on this wall. No more foam bricks beyond the orange line. Kevin and Pete build towards the peak. Pete, ever concerned about productivity, brings his son Gabe along to take care of his phone calls while he works. I admire his dedication. The Writing on the Wall - Still today, as in ancient times, the future is foretold by writing on the wall. Unlike the astrologers, the Chaldeans and the  soothsayers of Babylon, Ken and Ben are able  to interpret the writing.  We will find out if their interpretation  is correct if the footings end up in the right place. Then, seeing this hand come through wall, I couldn't help but wonder if this hand might be responsible for the writing on the wall. Well, I suppose not, but I do wonder. Holes in the Walls -  Brand new walls and many holes have already been punctu...

Whether it shows or not, I have tried to construct posts that have, some internal cohesiveness. But I end up with some photos that don't quite fit the current theme so they remain in inventory, unsold and unused. Well, today I am going to dump some of the inventory. The result may be less coherent than usual. So, if that is bothersome, you might want to wait for another post (which could be even less coherent). . Panorama - I am standing about in the center of the building. The left end of this picture shows half of the main entrance. As you move to the right in the photo you see the back wall of the kitchen. Continuing to the right there is the back wall of the building where the restrooms are located. Picking up where Paul with his red shirt gives us a good landmark, we move into the sanctuary and the wall with the big window (just a notch in the wall here). Finally at the far right we are back to the main entrance. I am impressed that the panorama came out as well as it did cons...

The rain comes, then stops and then comes again. The work continues in spite of the rain. Weather dictated that the concrete pour to fill the walls be rescheduled for next Saturday. Water, lots of water -  While the rain does somewhat slow the work, and get the workers a little wet, the puddles left behind give us a chance to reflect a bit on the work being done. Mark Hillukka works on the window while Levi Keskey patrols the scaffold. With much work remaining and footings to be poured this coming week, the water needs to go. Paul Wuollet digs a drainage ditch, directing the water towards the back wall of the church where there is a reservoir. Sam Wuollet, Troy Huhta and Paul are working to get the pump going to drain the reservoir. Sam pours in the water to prime the pump. While the motor starts up and runs, no water comes out of the far end of the hose. After several attempts at restarting the motor and again priming the pump they begin to suspect a mechanical problem. Troy is a ...