No Rest For The Good-looking Ver. 02... I Think
This took a while to post. Having a problem with the office internet in the posting of pictures. Hopefully this technical difficulty will be resolved in the nex couple of days.
So, without further ado...
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August 26, 2007
It's a Sunday, 2nd day of what's supposed to be a long weekend. I said "supposed to be" coz I'm working. Second of three installments of the third tower's foundations is being poured today, and the long weekend's a good chance to do it without causing much stress to everyone. Yeah right.
Arrived around 10am. They've been pouring concrete for a little over 12 hours straight now. In big volume pours, there's no breaks. Concrete is given some form of respect in our line of work. Especially when it comes to pouring foundations.
Walking on top of rebar is very tiring feat. You have to be able to walk across a criscrossing frame of rebar that's elevated close to 6 meters high from the bottom of excavation below. It's a bit intimidating, with the rebar being spaced far apart and treacherously slippery in some spots, so you have to have your wits about you.
And then there's what I fondly call the Hose. It's just a 12-foot long, 8-inch diameter piece of heavy duty rubber serving as the flexible end of a series of pipes connected to the concrete pump. Takes about 10 people in a concreting crew to keep it steady while concrete is being poured. Watching them move that thing around you can somehow equate it to wrestling an anaconda in a swamp.
Finished bulk pouring at 10:30pm. Too tired to watch them clean up. Standing on rebar all day for almost 12 hours straight left me exhausted and welcomed sleep quite easily.
August 27, 2007
Slept over at the office. It's a non-working holiday on a Monday. Well, not for me. Woke up a little late in the office barracks after a gruelling 12 hours of non-stop concreting. Will check on the jobsite for couple of hours before going home by lunch time.
Got home, quick lunch, but it didn't take long and I'm off again, this time to help my Sister Pie and Barry Pie check out give some technical consultancy on the house they're planning to buy. Was impressed on how the house was built. I was even able to meet the realtor's consultant who used to work at my former employ. Small world. Had dinner before going home and didn't remember much after that since I was too tired to do anything else.
Hopefully I can get a long weekend one of these days soon...
So, without further ado...
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August 26, 2007
It's a Sunday, 2nd day of what's supposed to be a long weekend. I said "supposed to be" coz I'm working. Second of three installments of the third tower's foundations is being poured today, and the long weekend's a good chance to do it without causing much stress to everyone. Yeah right.
Arrived around 10am. They've been pouring concrete for a little over 12 hours straight now. In big volume pours, there's no breaks. Concrete is given some form of respect in our line of work. Especially when it comes to pouring foundations.
Walking on top of rebar is very tiring feat. You have to be able to walk across a criscrossing frame of rebar that's elevated close to 6 meters high from the bottom of excavation below. It's a bit intimidating, with the rebar being spaced far apart and treacherously slippery in some spots, so you have to have your wits about you.
And then there's what I fondly call the Hose. It's just a 12-foot long, 8-inch diameter piece of heavy duty rubber serving as the flexible end of a series of pipes connected to the concrete pump. Takes about 10 people in a concreting crew to keep it steady while concrete is being poured. Watching them move that thing around you can somehow equate it to wrestling an anaconda in a swamp.
Finished bulk pouring at 10:30pm. Too tired to watch them clean up. Standing on rebar all day for almost 12 hours straight left me exhausted and welcomed sleep quite easily.
August 27, 2007
Slept over at the office. It's a non-working holiday on a Monday. Well, not for me. Woke up a little late in the office barracks after a gruelling 12 hours of non-stop concreting. Will check on the jobsite for couple of hours before going home by lunch time.
Got home, quick lunch, but it didn't take long and I'm off again, this time to help my Sister Pie and Barry Pie check out give some technical consultancy on the house they're planning to buy. Was impressed on how the house was built. I was even able to meet the realtor's consultant who used to work at my former employ. Small world. Had dinner before going home and didn't remember much after that since I was too tired to do anything else.
Hopefully I can get a long weekend one of these days soon...
posted by Kyuzo at 9:40 PM
2 Comments:
hi, romy! hope you get some rest. you should go on a holiday, man. :)
hi acey!
saw your pics at the hilton. cool! nakakainggit! at astig sa porma! :D
thanks for dropping by. will get to some form of vacation soon, i hope.
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