Project: One photo a day (but not necessarily every day)

[j44ke]

Meet my nemessis..........

Rabbits have been bad here too. I had to destroy a couple warrens this summer. This winter we will get rid of stick piles built to provide shelter to birds as the rabbits took them over entirely.

[echappist]

Meet my nemessis..........

If you eat meat and assuming they are generally diseases-free in your area, perhaps trap it and prepare it al cacciatore? Most of mere make do with the more bland chicken for this dish, but it's hypothesized that the original method was intended for game birds and rabbits.

[Mabouya]

Meet my nemessis..........

Rabbits don't eat birds!

[j44ke]

If you eat meat and assuming they are generally diseases-free in your area, perhaps trap it and prepare it al cacciatore? Most of mere make do with the more bland chicken for this dish, but it's hypothesized that the original method was intended for game birds and rabbits.

Huh - I always thought that was an Italian food joke. Like the hunter goes out (to hunt, to go to a bar, to visit his mistress) and instead of coming back home empty handed, he shoots some farmer’s chicken for dinner. Or when the hunter goes out to hunt, the wife knows her husband’s true skill level and so makes the sauce but puts a chicken in it instead of waiting for some other meat that isn’t coming.

[echappist]

Huh - I always thought that was an Italian food joke. Like the hunter goes out (to hunt, to go to a bar, to visit his mistress) and instead of coming back home empty handed, he shoots some farmer’s chicken for dinner. Or when the hunter goes out to hunt, the wife knows her husband’s true skill level and so makes the sauce but puts a chicken in it instead of waiting for some other meat that isn’t coming.

Yeah, pretty much so.

I thought the original insinuation is that a hunter who comes home with a chicken is either a shyte hunter or a thief, but haven't thought of the other possibilities.

Such a quick and tasty prep, though I'm still working on getting the sauce consistency right. One of these days I'll get better at preparing roux-like sauce (yes, I know, technically not Italian, but it suffices for me).

[bigbill]

This is from this morning's ride. It was hot AF and I should have left earlier. Love this bike and the new Boyd CCC rims on my old WI XMR hubs.

[open roader]

[j44ke]

Family affairs resulted in a box of my grandfather's personal items found and sent to me. Beret, compass, measuring tape and bible (inscribed by his mother as a gift post graduation from seminary in 1927.)

[bcm119]

[claritycycler]

Front yard San Pedro cactus flowers, probably will open tonight.

[Tom]

Latest excuse not to be riding. On our hotel balcony after the gate agent overrode DHS's request for unspecified information and let me on the plane. Ambivalent whether I'm concerned about being let back in the US.

Vesuvio

[rwsaunders]

I cheated and posted one photo a day, but taken on essentially the same day starting after graduation in May. Amazing what an ant colony of excavators, laborers, carpenters, cement masons and iron workers can do in 4 months.

[mnoble485]

RW,
Makes my retired superintendent heart go pitter patter! So many questions.

Must be 3:30 quitting time? How come I could never do that?
Smallish crane?
The pic showing form work is my fav.
Any issues with anchor bolts? Always a stressful day when the steel shows up.
A clean job is a safe job, kudos to the sup!

More to follow after I’ve had coffee.

Mike

[rwsaunders]

QUOTE=mnoble485;1121881]RW,
Makes my retired superintendent heart go pitter patter! So many questions. Must be 3:30 quitting time? How come I could never do that? Smallish crane? The pic showing form work is my fav. Any issues with anchor bolts? Always a stressful day when the steel shows up. A clean job is a safe job, kudos to the sup! More to follow after I’ve had coffee. Mike[/QUOTE]

Mike…the first “sticks” arrived on 06 August (see 1st photo) and the 2nd photo shows the steel structure about 85% complete as of yesterday. Because the site is in the middle of a college campus and two 100+ year old buildings, we elected to use a mobile crane, which is quite common in Chicagoland. No anchor bolt issues as the subs around here are really, really good, and we’ve essentially had the same team working together on campus since 2018. Formwork is my jam as well. Our first larger scale pv panel system as well, as there will be a 165kW system mounted on the roof. To maximize space on the roof for the panels, we located the air handlers in the utilities basement and the chilled water and other utltities come into the basement from a central chilled water plant on campus. Heat is from two modular boilers, as we decommissioned the 50 year old central steam plant and installed high-efficiency modular boilers in all 17 buildings on campus. That action resuslted in their natural gas consumption being reduced by 40% over the past three years. Wait until I post some information regarding the immersive VR (virtually reality) room and simulation rooms, as this is a health sciences facilty serving nursing, occupational therapy and communication and speech disorders. Crazy technology that only improves by the day.

[claritycycler]

San Pedro flowers just as they start to open, I was a day off in my estimation of opening date in my post above, pic is from early evening yesterday

[rwsaunders]

Mike...here's the answer to your crane question.



The Link-Belt RTC-8075 Rough Terrain crane has a 75 ton maximum lift capacity and 127 foot, four-section, hydraulic telescoping boom with quick reeve boom head. Incorporating optional extensions, the maximum tip height is 202 feet. It uses an exclusive Confined Area Lifting Capacity (CALC) system which allowing it to work more effectively in smaller spaces.

[claritycycler]

[htwoopup]

Wow Brian, just Wow!

[rwsaunders]

Ok Brian, you inspired me to photo one of Mrs. RW's dahlias.

[claritycycler]

Wow Brian, just Wow!

Thanks, cactus flowers are pretty cool, very short bloom but spectacular, imo the San Pedro is one of the best.