May 31 2009
I thought I would just get some ramblings off my chest – nothing too important. It’s a nice weekend – very sunny. Excellent day. I was outside grilling for lunch and dinner, spent the last of the propane on burgers. But man were they good. I don’t think there is any better meal than a [...]
May 29 2009
WORK This week started the main part of the demolition. The shears and pickers began tearing the building apart and 50 yd containers of scrap steel left the site. My job is to track the weights of the containers before and after and determine the weight of the various materials leaving site. It’s as glamorous [...]
May 27 2009
The main demolition begins – they are getting to the meat of the building and the test cells are getting chewed apart. The steel at the test cells is 6-inches thick in portions! Once they get through the main part of the building, the structure to the right will be brought in on the opening [...]
May 27 2009
An online serial just wrapped up. “The Ten Doctors” by Rich Morris. An online illustrated tale including all 10 versions of Dr. Who (up to just before “Smith and Jones”). 146 plus extra pages. Not to be missed if you’re a fan of “The Doctor” Starts Here: http://comics.shipsinker.com/category/dr-who/ And to download the entire series in [...]
May 23 2009
WORK It was a productive week at the management center. I had my carpenters working on trimwork (arches, window casing, chair rail, and base molding) painters doing touch up, tinners installing ductwork and exhaust fans, and electricians wiring up switches and outlets. We had 2 of the outside columns completed, and work began on the [...]
May 16 2009
WORK A truly busy week. I had flooring guys in at the beginning of the week laying VCT tile throughout. I had planned for a pneumatic test on the gas line, but that took until Thursday to begin. I had Monday off and unfortunately it took 3 days to catch up on missing Monday. Thursday [...]
May 11 2009
Finished sealing the bar unit and after a couple hours, it was ready to be filled. I also built and filled the last of the DVD shelving. All my current cases are filed and in the shelving. I have room for about 180 new cases before I have to make another unit. If/when I round [...]
May 09 2009
WORK Relatively easy work week. The drywallers finished up by Wednesday with the Level 5 skim coat finish. Painters were in Thursday morning to prime and first coat paint. VCT tile was delivered Friday afternoon to acclimate over the weekend. Install next week. I had to pull a Saturday shift, but we were gone before [...]
May 04 2009
Monday May 4, 2009. I sanded and stained the bar unit. I mixed a 50/50 of light stain and cherry stain in a jar and applied it to both top and bottom sections. I’m going to wait a couple hours for it to dry before I move it off to the side. I’m going to [...]
May 03 2009
Sunday May 3 2009 and I continue my woodworking projects. It was a beautiful day today and I was able to keep the garage open to get fresh air flowing through. I went up to Lowe’s in the a.m. and picked up my usual 5-1X6X6 boards for the DVD shelving unit (this makes #4 if [...]