The Construction Thread

[thør]

we have tons of them here...and still make them

I drive over one, every day.

 

[rosco rathbone]

old school

 

[thør]

http://terra.gci.com/system/files/images/imgp0552.jpg

Some of last season's work. Note the ice shields over the lower antenna.

 

[thør]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BQXGyeFCUAAm1fO.jpg

Ground being installed at Cape Nome.

 

[Saint Peter]

"How long do you think that crane will stay up?"
http://www.francisalee.com/projects/pa_lift/Lg/03.jpg
"Until the helicopter runs out of fuel."

 

[chillywilly2]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BQXGyeFCUAAm1fO.jpg

Ground being installed at Cape Nome.

How do you install ground...its already there...you mean backfilling?

 

[Saint Peter]

Yeah.

Get that big ass copper wire out of the trench so we can install the ground.

 

[thør]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BQb9T2DCUAAPMw0.jpg

 

[thør]

Woo Hoo, the weather has cleared!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRF0I78CAAA2rhb.jpg

 

[thør]

Can I have the erection instructions, please.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRF3HDkCUAAPBQV.jpg

 

[koalabear]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BQXGyeFCUAAm1fO.jpg

Ground being installed at Cape Nome.

I have a better ground grid on my comp outlets.

 

[thør]

https://sphotos-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1005482_581999775196815_1378737780_n.jpg

 

[Phelia]

https://sphotos-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1005482_581999775196815_1378737780_n.jpg

Whoa. That's awesome, but also makes my stomach want to leap out of my mouth. I liked the crane and windmill photo, too. I drove by a truck transporting a blade for one of those sumbitches - HUGE. And I like cranes. There are always so many of them downtown with all the new condos being built. I saw a big crane hoisting a littler crane once. I decided to take it as a metaphor and feel inspired.

Sorry, Rosco - I don't really have anything cool to add, but for some reason your threads just make me feel really chatty lately!

 

[thør]

http://www.gvea.com/images/igallery/resized/1-100/web_foundation-60-600-500-80.jpg

The part you don't see.

 

[thør]

http://www.gvea.com/images/igallery/resized/1-100/evacreek_1_4-74-600-500-80.jpg

 

[Phelia]

Meowza. It's pretty spectacular. I drove by a wind farm once and never even realized it was an army of giants.

 

[thør]

Meowza. It's pretty spectacular. I drove by a wind farm once and never even realized it was an army of giants.

I did a little work on that farm.

 

[Phelia]

I did a little work on that farm.

That is righteous.

Most engineers in Canada wear rings. It's handy - I know right away whom to be friends with.

 

[thør]

That is righteous.

Most engineers in Canada wear rings. It's handy - I know right away whom to be friends with.

Ah, the wrought iron ring on the pinkie of the working hand. Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer. It's stainless in the US for members of the Order of the Engineer.

I've been told that the first rings in Canada were remelted from scrap material from the first Quebec Bridge disaster.

 

[subdued_passion]

Wow

https://sphotos-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1005482_581999775196815_1378737780_n.jpg

Wow! I didn't know the GB had such cool pic threads.

 

[thør]

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site571/2013/0809/20130809_045230_0811baybridgeconstruction.jpg

 

[thør]

http://bangphotos.smugmug.com/photos/i-M5HcS6W/0/L/i-M5HcS6W-L.jpg

 

[thør]

http://bangphotos.smugmug.com/photos/i-q8vSfQR/0/L/i-q8vSfQR-L.jpg

http://bangphotos.smugmug.com/photos/i-4VBgRhk/0/L/i-4VBgRhk-L.jpg

 

[subdued_passion]

It's probably asking a lot of you, but could you also post some info related to each pic? These are truly incredible.

Look at what man can achieve!!!

 

[rosco rathbone]

http://bangphotos.smugmug.com/photos/i-M5HcS6W/0/L/i-M5HcS6W-L.jpg

That looks like the top chord before they put the lacing bars on. I spent months crawling around inside one of those.