Some great milestones achieved over the past few days! Where shall I start…with the drains, where else?
It has been the week of the “drains.” By midweek, the new storm water drain, the 24” concrete pipes with service covers that look like tank hatches, was completed and cut into the existing system so future storm water will rush into the Chesapeake water catchment area via this new pipe. The next accomplishment was to re-route the small courtyard drain so it won’t discharge water into the new rear wing and last, but not least, to re-route the drains/sewer lines from Alfriend House (AFH) and the Day School to wherever drains and sewers go, bottom line is the toilets work again. With that Precision Pipe, Inc are ready to hand over the area to Higgerson, Inc for soil grading, but that’s for next week. Meanwhile many milk crates, aka “storm water treatment system,” have arrived on site. These are for the storm water settlement tanks that will be dug alongside N. Witchduck Road. This will be Precision Pipe’s next task, so more to follow on that next week as well. As you may recall, AFH is undergoing a much-needed makeover, and this week the AFH curb appeal improvement project was completed by the planting of 30 Suwanee River Ligustrum shrubs that will be cultivated into a fine hedge. The AFH exterior maintenance project is also in full swing and should be finished early next week. The projects have made a huge improvement to the look of both the house and the curb and whilst the property might not be quite as grand as its neighbors it certainly doesn’t look too out-of-place. Two more items to report. Whilst Gretchen and I were walking the site mid-week, as I recall I was trying to resolve a major query on the location of the porta-loo (UK vernacular for the USA’s porta-john), one of the Precision Pipe guys rushed over and, with no small degree of sincerity, presented us with a root in the shape of a cross that he’d dug up whilst removing some old pipe work. It’s about 18” by 18”, covered in caked mud and to be totally honest a complete surprise! Both of us were lost for words beyond a rather mumbled “thank you.” What do you do when you are presented with a cross in the shape of a root? Easy, pop it outside Father Bob’s office! Last item, you will no doubt be delighted to know Higgerson’s excavator has been put back together, is now fully “tracked” and looks ready to make a significant contribution next week. Stay safe and stay healthy! David
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Gretchen
5/28/2020 08:23:39 am
There are so many unexpected places that we see God!
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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
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