December 15, 2006: Removing the next section
To put it simply, I'm confused by the EXIF time stamps so I am guessing
at the sequence. Fortunatly, these guys can't restore overnight what they
unbuilt the previous day so I think I've got it right.
The worksite - with the top right section to be cut and removed
Here is Carlos on the far top and ? on the near top coupling the
lift bar to the to-be-removed section
A smile from Carlos as he passes the cable loop through the pin and
locks it
Robbie positioning himself
Carlos (far top), Nugget (near top) and Robbie - climing the diagonal
and Stan walking the plank
Where is Robbie?
Far lift cable attached
and near lift cable attached
Robbie starts his cut
A closer view
and another close view
Far side and near side cutting
Taking out the cross brace
Nugget starts a cut on the top
Manny's boom, Nugget and Carlos on top
Final cuts on the top sections
Closer
Almost completed
Nugget cutting the outside
and Carlos watching everything
Nuggest finishing the outside cut - from a safe distance - while
Carlos sinishes the opposite outside cut
Freed at last
Carlos completes the cut on the other side
and it is also free
and its all up to Manny now.
Click and watch this surgical
skill
as he lifts and separates
From below
Up, up and away
then rotate and lower
and down it comes, perfectly balanced
down with Paul carefully watching
Manny rotates again
as Paul and Stan guide it
and down
and resting
waiting for the divide and conquor act
Lunch time
Nugget, Manny and his cap