As they say in the game of cricket, quite often as it happens, “rain stopped play” and so it was for much of this week on our construction site. Those in the know, and thanks to getting “Soil 101 Introduction” training this week, even I’m on the very cusp of understanding, you don’t mess with wet soil...for not only does compacted wet earth do weird things when it dries out, but also the “tracked” monsters quickly turn any wet patch into a quagmire, as I found out to my cost (this coming week I’m investing in a smart pair of wellies!).
However, even rain was not enough to stop Ryan, the site superintendent, (he is the gentlemen with the fine whiskers) and his intrepid band of construction workers from making progress. At the back the pipe laying task is all but finished and Higgerson, Inc. (site contractor) has made a start in preparing the area for the new rear wing’s concrete pad. Meanwhile, the Precision Pipe gang have been assembling all of the plastic milk crates into even bigger plastic milk crates, and have created what is possibly the world’s biggest milk crate! Who would have imagined when we set out on this endeavor that we, with our giant milk crate, could rival Cawker City’s World’s Largest Ball of Twine as an attraction? Sadly for our prospects as a tourist attraction the giant milk crates are, of course, part of the storm water treatment tank system that will remove pollutants and nutrients from our storm water run-off before discharging it into the Chesapeake Bay’s water catchment area. In the coming weeks Precision Pipe will be digging two of what will eventually be three treatment tanks and installing filtration material and the giant milk crates. I couldn’t end without mentioning the big yellow Tonka toys that are now in abundance on our site. As reported, the big excavator is now back in operation and has not only been joined by a smaller version of itself, but also by very large, heavy roller – something, that for some reason lost in my distant childhood past, I have always wanted to drive!! I hope you have a safe and healthy Memorial Weekend. Go with peace and courage! David
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AuthorDavid Beach is our Building Project Manager, and has been an active part of our parish family for more than a decade. He is retired from NATO and the British Army and is a joy and blessing to all of us. Archives
July 2021
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