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[JCD1964]

Outstanding job there on all these posts and videos.

[Tom in Bristol]

Outstanding job there on all these posts and videos.

 

Well...yer not hardly unbiased...wife of mine!!  :  :

[Memnoch73]

Well...yer not hardly unbiased...wife of mine!!  :  :

 

Oh man too funny. That's just classic. 

 

PS we all think it's an unbiasedly great thread... Wait is that even a word?? Lol.. 

[johnthehillbilly]

Oh man too funny. That's just classic.

PS we all think it's an unbiasedly great thread... Wait is that even a word?? Lol..

Indeed .... if its not a word, ... it is now LOL

HD tappin' .... hillbilly style!!

[Tom in Bristol]

Oh man too funny. That's just classic. 

 

PS we all think it's an unbiasedly great thread... Wait is that even a word?? Lol.. 

 

 

Indeed .... if its not a word, ... it is now LOL

HD tappin' .... hillbilly style!!

 

Thanks, guys...I had no idea last April how this whole 'Saga' would evolve nor how interested in this whole project I would become.

 

It's certainly now entered a really 'Off Topic' territory since the old tower is gone, the new tower is up and running and there is definitely better signal strength at and near my home for the whole family!

 

With the forbearance of our host site, droidrzr.com, I hope to carry on watching as much activity as possible and grabbing pics and vids of whatever catches my eye that would seem to be interesting for posts here. So far, I've gotten to meet folks from the General Contractor and several of the sub-contractors and think that if I stay out of the way, I'll be able to keep watching all their efforts.

 

The end of Phase 1 for the project will be delivery of a finished slab to Cabelas by Dec 2, 2013...and recent news is that Cabelas has begun final design work for their individual plot of ground that will surround that slab.

 

Sooo...if'n the sun keeps coming up and the creek don't rise, c'mon back to this thread from time to time and see what's been happening! Next up - the first shot by the Austin Powder folks at the top of the hill on the east side.

[Tom in Bristol]

The Austin Powder truck and crew head up to the top of the hill for the first time.

 

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The first patch of charges are being set.

 

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While the dozer clears out spaces for future sections for the drill.

 

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I was wondering if this was the first cut on a new haul road, but maybe the dozer was just taking the quick way down to another assignment.

 

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Moving on to a second area for holes to be ready for tomorrow.

 

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[Tom in Bristol]

This is the 'Before' pic of the first shot on top, east side.

 

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And here's the vid...since the warning horn was on the west side and I wasn't very close to see/hear freeway traffic stop, it was pure luck that I started the camera running when I did!

 

 

And the 'After' pic...note the location of the twig on the edge.

 

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The 'After' view from the breakdown lane and that same twig. I was surprised to see that there didn't appear to be much affected here but now hear that was their intent, they will pick and choose when to do that.

 

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Yaknowwhut?...the term 'Cutting Edge' has no connection to 'Technology' out here! Time to freshen up this dozer blade.

 

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[Tom in Bristol]

These holes look closer to the edge - shot will be tomorrow. We'll have to keep an eye on that twig!

 

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This afternoon the charges are along the ridge where the center haul road used to be and also right alongside the freeway. Might need to zoom out a tad.

 

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[Tom in Bristol]

The shot that might threaten that twig was pushed to Friday...today it's the ridge between the remaining haul roads and the hill at the side of the freeway...Before:

 

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The vid:

 

 

...and after (notice the smoke in the before pic? Burning more trees/brush over by Honda and that's nearly as much as the visible dust raised since the shot was waaay inside the area already excavated).

 

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[JCD1964]

Well, I'm thinking that someone should save that twig before they blast it all to pieces.      

[Tom in Bristol]

Twig lives!!

 

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Ain'tcha relieved??

[Tom in Bristol]

Now back to the start of the day...the stacker is part way assembled, still need to thread the belt all the way around.

 

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They've also relocated that second cone crusher, might be going to have a second gravel pile or move the other unit here.

 

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Austin Powder to the left (note paper bags in the truck)...

 

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And to the right.

 

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(Another Austin truck and crew again were working between the haul roads way off to the left.)

 

Before pic (haze/smoke/fog - ugh)...

 

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I had the camera running just before this and stopped it too soon...oops!

 

 

After pic on the left...

 

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And after on the right.

 

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The Twig in all its Glory!

 

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[Tom in Bristol]

And now, starting from the top, the hill begins to lose some skyline.

 

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There were 3 trucks in this loop and as each driver made his first descent with a full load, I'll bet his eyes were like saucers and his pucker string was cinched waaay tight!

 

 

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Then the rain started and the loop ended! All done for the day & week.

[JCD1964]

I'm thinking I might need a new twig in the front yard since there is still one on that hill.

[Tom in Bristol]

I'm thinking I might need a new twig in the front yard since there is still one on that hill.

 

No way I'm driving back up that road since it rained!   That Twig is just gonna have to fend fer itself!  :

[Tom in Bristol]

Both Cone Crushers and the Stacker conveyor have been relocated just in front of where I've been parked for most of the pics/vids on this side of the hill. Once the gravel stockpile begins to build my view would be blocked.

 

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So a different angle on things will be from a new spot...and this pic looks back toward the old spot.

 

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A lot of ready mix truck action on the creek tunnel near the new crossing.

 

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The upstream end of the creek near Lee Hiway. Learned today that a sanitary sewer line will also run through the the inside of the tunnel that is to handle storm run-off.

 

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[Tom in Bristol]

Another shot today during crew lunch break...wandered off target to see the 320 do trees and nearly missed it.

 

 

An After pic...yep, Twig Endures!

 

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The 320 with the 'thumb' working its way down on the east side of the hill.

 

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Nearly to the area cleared to lay out the cable used to pull the tower down. It must feel good to rip out a half acre of kudzu with that thing!

 

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[johnthehillbilly]

Tom, I love watching this thread .... its interesting to see the demolition/development basically as its happening .... (since I can't be home to watch it myself) Cool stuffs happening in our little corner of the world LOL I'm still rooting for the twig.... HD tappin' .... hillbilly style!!

[Tom in Bristol]

Thanx, kind sir! As may be quite obvious, I've been having a great time during the whole thing.

 

Herald Courier reports that the City Council just okay-ed another $53 M debt for further development of The Falls project.  

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A little soggy here today but I see they're spreading crushed rock at the bottom of what will be the new haul road on the east side of the hill and drilling again next to where they shot yesterday. On the west side Austin Powder is loading for a double shot down low near Honda and along the western rim of the pit by the rock wall. Will try for a vid.

 

Edit: When ya gonna be in town so we can do that coffee-sans-paypal thang?!

[Tom in Bristol]

Here's a look at the layer of rock going onto the lower end of the new haul road. Curious how they'll work out the switchback turns and if it'll be a two-lane road.

 

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Dump the rock...

 

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And spread it on up the slope.

 

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Then that dozer heads on to the top and starts cutting through the rubble of the first two shots while the drills work on the next patch.

 

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Don't worry, the Twig is much too near the edge to be in danger from the dozer...

 

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