The workside. Unbuilding tools: hammer, grapple, crane, and unbuilt residue

and a 4th tool, the white something

Jimmy Grier from the front of his shear

Jimmy Grier from an angle

and Jimmy Grier from the side. Looks like the same Jimmy from all directions, but did he shave this morning?

and the front loader: tool #5

and Jimmy in the shearing fly-by-wire position

A good view of Manny's crane, old piers and a new bridge

The top of T-2, drilled and ready for Mickey and Ken

The top of the last Grace pier with bearings

One of the old bearings

Lookking toward East Bay - T-1 and the Pearman Monument Pier at East Bay

Looking up the side of the Grace pier

Looking through T-2 to T-1 and the East Bay pier

Meanwhile, back at the work yard - time for some laid-back fun - Can a mixture of southern guys and Boston guys build all the critical components for an Oyster Roast

Manny's smile says it all

Who is teaching who?

how to pour

Hmmm - with Jimmy on the left, oysters in the middle Manny with his hand in the launching position - let the games begin

Guys - this is how its done. You see, you take this knife in one hand and an oyster in the other hand and then ...

It seems there are a lot of fast learners

Smiles all around except Jimmy - who is carefully studing something

Well even in Singpore, I can taste the oysters

Even some young learners with a young smile and a maybe-I'll-smile-but-not-now

Look at this t-shirt, Carlos, his flag and the greatest ironworkers around (March 1 lowering of the Grace main span and below right, dropping the Mt Pleasant side of the Grace backspan (April 28)

Its been almost a year, but if this is Ken Canty on the left - its the first time I've seen him without a hard hat.

Hmmm - seems like a good day for all!

Even with the son down - Jimmy is still at it - from the right

and from the left with Michael in the back in a blue t-shirt (I think)

Its clear that for life is slow and steady (left) and life is a blur (right)

Nice time for all - and from here, smiles from Singapore