Construction

There has been a bit of construction at the place I work lately.
I enjoy watching this is take shape.

They have finished the demolition work and have started on the foundation.







Drains are in and the foundation poured.

Looks kind of nice to be watching it instead of doing it.






On a side note, I don't have the goatee anymore thanks to this site.

Nice shots.

BSAGuy said:

Nice shots.

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I can't take credit for my photos, they are of me taken by co-workers.

sfeile said:

Looks kind of nice to be watching it instead of doing it.

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I like work......I could watch it all day.

cleanshaved said:

I like work......I could watch it all day.

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That is the wiser option. At 43 I have herniated disks, nerve problems, arthritis in a dislocated collarbone, hip and knee problems, and missing 2/3 of an index finger. All pretty much stem from a lot of hours of being too stupid to quit.

sfeile said:

That is the wiser option. At 43 I have herniated disks, nerve problems, arthritis in a dislocated collarbone, hip and knee problems, and missing 2/3 of an index finger. All pretty much stem from a lot of hours of being too stupid to quit.

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My life story.

sfeile said:

That is the wiser option. At 43 I have herniated disks, nerve problems, arthritis in a dislocated collarbone, hip and knee problems, and missing 2/3 of an index finger. All pretty much stem from a lot of hours of being too stupid to quit.

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I use to work doing building removals. e.g. Cut the house in half, place on a trailer and relocate to a new site. Re pile etc etc.........until the bosses son crashed my hand with a steel beam that supported the house on the trailer. It put me off work long enough I ended up changing my occupation.

I did not envy the boys doing the contraction here when I took the photo, as they had been working in the rain for days before hand.

sfeile said:

That is the wiser option. At 43 I have herniated disks, nerve problems, arthritis in a dislocated collarbone, hip and knee problems, and missing 2/3 of an index finger. All pretty much stem from a lot of hours of being too stupid to quit.

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Except for the finger thing, I'm right with ya! And I'm only six years behind!

They are getting ready for the beams. They are due to be going up tomorrow. Looks like the weather is on their side.

Always so hard to see whats going on in pictures. Cool though!

Cash_Stronomer said:

Always so hard to see whats going on in pictures. Cool though!

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Sorry just got my cell phone at work. I could walk closer but I would rather give them their space.

They are building a new Beef Boning room. There was one there but they are making it bigger with a lot of new equipment to go inside.
On the other side of the poly panel wall is a Lamb Cutting room.

Here is a couple from looking in from a old viewing window and access door. These are taken from the other end of the original photos

Dirty window.......dirty job.



floor dug up for new drains.

cleanshaved said:

They are getting ready for the beams. They are due to be going up tomorrow. Looks like the weather is on their side.

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That is some beautiful countryside in the background, and a cute little crane in the second pic.

Cash_Stronomer said:

Except for the finger thing, I'm right with ya! And I'm only six years behind!

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I hope you fare a little better than I did. I changed jobs and slowed down, then it all came catching up at once.

sfeile said:

I hope you fare a little better than I did. I changed jobs and slowed down, then it all came catching up at once.

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That's what I'm afraid of, it all catching up when I grow idle(er). Slowly at work I become more of an office guy than a 'laborer' over time, but I am searching hard for a new career, so who knows what that'll even be!

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That is some beautiful countryside in the background, and a cute little crane in the second pic.

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The second pic has the beams on the roof rails plus overhanging the back. The small hiab crane is handy for delivery of little jobs.
When I done some paving at home a similar one delivered pallets of pavers and swung them over the top of my fence.

Cash_Stronomer said:

That's what I'm afraid of, it all catching up when I grow idle(er). Slowly at work I become more of an office guy than a 'laborer' over time, but I am searching hard for a new career, so who knows what that'll even be!

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I went from Iron-worker/millwright/welder, to running a seismic drilling rig in the woods 12 hrs a day 7 days a week for 35 days on and 3 off to 8 hrs a day in a factory running 1/2 inch tubing.
I love the work, very complex, intricate, artistic, and something to be proud of, but it's made me very lazy.

Sorry Chris, I'm kind of derailing your thread... I guess you see how I got my title.

cleanshaved said:

The second pic has the beams on the roof rails plus overhanging the back. The small hiab crane is handy for delivery of little jobs.
When I done some paving at home a similar one delivered pallets of pavers and swung them over the top of my fence.

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I noticed all the beams tied down on it. Can't tell though, is it an articulating boom or straight?