Getting my ass kicked with work again, with no relief in sight. I have been pricing out a big job removing and scrapping out an industrial oven. its 150' long 12' wide and 20' tall, with a big conveyor that runs through it and 4 exhaust stacks 3' in diameter that exit through a 30' roof and extend 20' out the roof. Huge fans,Duct work, piping, catwalks with a dozen ladders and electricaI, im up to 598K and still adding. They want it gone before the first of the year. There is 20K in crane costs just to remove the stacks. Like I said I'm already busy and will have to hire from the union hall for help. Thats always a scary proposition.
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What are you doing today, II
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Drove the lovely Mrs_Bob to the doctor for some tests, then to the auto shop to pick up a vehicle, then to Home Depot, and then up to Chicago to install drawer & door pulls on Melen's cabinets. Back home now, signed a contract to coach at Purdue University for this upcoming season. Getting ready go give private lessons at fencing.
That time of year again. I put close to 200 km on the side by side so far. I limited out both yesterday and today.
Still digging alongside my street curb to place a 24" gravel shoulder next to my lawn.
I have removed and then installed 280 feet of black vinyl edging. Broken up the gravel and will add new on top.
The Side yard gets roto-tilled today and hopefully planted in seed by next Tuesday.
I have removed and then installed 280 feet of black vinyl edging. Broken up the gravel and will add new on top.
The Side yard gets roto-tilled today and hopefully planted in seed by next Tuesday.
Sometimes it pays to know the area where you live. Case in point is today. I woke up at camp ready to head home when I discovered that the only highway access to get home was closed due to a double fatal head on collision between two transports that resulted in a huge inferno. I know the back logging roads as I hunt them all fall and groom trail around them all winter. I knew the main logging road that comes a mile from my camp comes out near kakabeka falls just down the road from my place. So I set off and an hour and forty minutes later, I was home. Meanwhile thousands of people are stranded on the highway.
I camped in Grand Marais when the lovely Mrs_Bob and I rode our motorcycles around the Great Circle Route along the shorelines of all 5 of the Great Lakes + the St Lawrence Seaway. You live in a beautiful area.
Today I was coaching fencing at Purdue University. I took a "kid" with me, he is an Epee fencing coach. He used to fence in high school with Melen when I was just starting my coaching journey. Went on to fence NCAA in college, then the Air Force, and coached a bit in the St Louis area before coming back to Chicagoland to help care for his grandfather, who passed recently.
Today I was coaching fencing at Purdue University. I took a "kid" with me, he is an Epee fencing coach. He used to fence in high school with Melen when I was just starting my coaching journey. Went on to fence NCAA in college, then the Air Force, and coached a bit in the St Louis area before coming back to Chicagoland to help care for his grandfather, who passed recently.
Looks like the hwy finally reopened after 36hrs. I found this picture of the accident scene.
Grand Marais is nice. There's a nice pizza place on the main strip down by the waterfront we like to go to. Sven and Ole's.
nicely maintained logging road
For anyone interested, this was the aftermath of the fire and crash. I drove through there yesterday and they had it mostly cleaned up. Not hard to tell what happened judging by the huge bull moose laying on the shoulder with a huge rack. One truck hit the moose and probably lost steering and hit head on into the other truck. They identified the two victims. Both drivers of middle eastern decent. There were also two other's in the crash. One was badly burnt and the other severely injured but both still alive. It happened about 4am. This is the only and main route across Canada.
We closed up camp last weekend as this weekend is the dirt track nationals, an open invitational 4 day racing event to close out the 2023 season. Last night was the Midwest mods, super stocks and A mods. Great show. My brother's class had 53 cars registered. Through the heat race and b main, he was able to make it into the feature starting 22nd in a field of 25 cars and finishing 16th. This event draws big name racers from Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Manitoba. Most of them pull up in a 3/4 million dollar hauler with a stacker tote trailer and a crew of 8 guys to race. My brother pulls up in his 20 yr old motorhome with his wife as his crew up against the best of the northern states and Manitoba and made it to 16th place. Not a bad showing.