October 3, 2005:
More problem solving
behind the scenes at the Navy Yard - Mostly my mixing up Scott and
Kevin. Here exactly one month later, Nov, 3 2005 - Scott is unmixing
me. Ponch tried - but I only got more scrambled brains.
There are so many unsung heros within the Testa group - and here is part of
the Navy yard team. What happens here? It is a repair depot
where various surgical instruments are repaired. Here, meet Kevin Atkinson,
not a member of the Billingsley clan.
and Russell - the master mechanic
and Scott Billingsly, another surgeon surgeon in the Billingsley clan.
Here is Ponch, Kevin, Russell and Scott - obviously deep in discussion
about how to solve the next problem.
The Navy yard is also
a staging area for transfer of bridge debris to barges -
for building artificial reefs out there somewhere. Here is
a barge from Drum Island.
Here is a view of a loaded barge for building an artifical reef.
But there is much much more - here is a barge (center back)
that can jack itself up
for supporting equipment that needs to be elevated
Here is a closer view - and you can see the teeth in the spuds that hold
the barge in whatever elevated position is required
So today I learned more of what is going on behind the scenes. The work
on the Grace and Pearman structures is obvious - but the recycling,
repair and staging for building artifical reefs is not at all obvious.
