August 4-5, 2006: Unbuilding an HDB block in Singapore
Today would have been my dad's 90th birthday. What fun he would have had
watching them unbuild the HDB (Housing Development Board) block of flats
across the street.
Here was the worksite about 7 am Friday morning.
A closer look and you can see that the left side (with Michael's hammer) is
elevated from the floor to the right
Saturday morning about 7am - all the upper floor from yesterday had been
unbuilt
Grapple on the left and hammer on the right
Michael's hammer
Michael's hammer with Michael doing his usual morning inspection
and Jackie's Grapple
Note that around the building is scaffolding. As one floor is unbuilt,
Pio, Bob and Jim unbuild the scaffolding. Jackie and Michael and the
water guy decided that they needed to do something productive.
Here, Pio on the left and Jim on the right directing Pio.
Michael at work
Time to quit. Here Saturday work ends at noon - a gift from the government
to improve family time with the hope of increasing the birth rate
and the end of the day. Note that Jim and Pio managed to unbuild one level
of scaffolding while Michael hammered, Jackie grappled and Richie sprayed
the water.
