Before sunup on day 3 of the big erection, we went down to the build site to start our day.

Hulk the dog was already on site inspecting our work.
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Those members of the crew still around showed up awhile later, and things went full speed ahead.
Denise, no stranger to a plasma cutter, jumped on cutting the base channel where needed to make each piece fit anchor bolts, conduits, or whatever.

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Pretty rapidly the remaining red iron pieces were being bolted to the building, and the pile of parts was getting pleasantly smaller looking.

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By mid day, pretty much all the red iron was in place, and it was time to install some temporary support cables and adjust them to insure the structure stayed plumb and square throughout the rest of the build.

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And just like that, there was a building up!

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It sure looked impressive and satisfying in the light of that evening.
Surely we would be moving in within a few days as fast as the red iron went up, right?

Originally posted on: September 10, 2024 at 6:30 pm
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