April 2 and 3, 2006:
Pio, Jackie, Richie and Michael:
Unbuilding Grace from each end
Over the past two days, Sparky surveyed the Grace work -
both on the Mt. Pleasant side: Pio's
Legacy, and on the Charleston side: Michael's Pain in the neck.
April 2, 2006 about 4pm
The major unbuilding is over and a number of our Testa friends have
migrated to Mississippi. Today, even Brutus seems to be on his way.
as well as a PC 1000 (Leon's ?)
The jackup leg is fully restored and back in position
Mt. Pleasant site
April 3, 2006 about 10am
Here is the Mt. Pleasant worksite - Pio's legacy with a bit of help
from Manny, Sonny, Speedy, Chucky, Nugget and Chris
Jackie, tired of the same old stuff with his Harley is developing
an alternative to the dune buggy - the CAT marsh buggy. Here is Jackie
testing his marsh buggy.
But at the entrance to his buggy trail is Richie's legacy. Remember a
few months ago when about 2am, we (actually they: Richie, Roy, Steve,
Jackie and me as cheerleader) completed the roadway removal of the Grace
on ramp. Here is what remains of our marker - with an added touch by
Sparky
But for the real action - here is Jackie and his marsh hammer
In the hammering position
A nice view of the how Jackie orients his marsh buggy for serious hammering
and a close view of the hammer in the attach position
and a close view of the hammer in the action position
Michael and P-3 continue their battle of endurance
Michael and his 1250 - and I can see Joshua studying every move his dad makes
P-3 is composed of a cylinder structure at each extremity and a hollow core
Here Michael displays the orientation of the hammer in the action position
and from afar
working his way down the column
April 4, 2006 P-3 continues to grow down
A day later, Michael is past the half way point
From afar
And what a pleasant end of the day - sunset over Pio's legacy and P-3