{"id":55295,"date":"2021-07-19T06:42:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T13:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=55295"},"modified":"2021-07-20T10:19:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T17:19:17","slug":"hear-the-cement-pour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=55295","title":{"rendered":"Hear The Cement Pour?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From how high can you drop an egg onto a concrete floor without breaking it?\u00a0Higher than you would think, the structural integrity of a well laid concrete floor renders it virtually indestructible towards an incoming egg, even at terminal velocity.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

We woke up early to loud noises.\u00a0 What is going on?\u00a0 Sounds like a cement truck!\u00a0 Dang, it was!\u00a0 The cement truck and pumper were outside the driveway and getting ready to pour.<\/p>\n

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We heard loud noises at 7:00 AM!<\/p><\/div>\n

The pumper started up and it sounded like a diesel eighteen wheeler.\u00a0 The pumper even had its leather cover over the machinery.\u00a0 These little guys are about $800 to rent!<\/p>\n

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Pumping the concrete 140 feet to the back yard.<\/p><\/div>\n

They had to pump the concrete about 160 feel from the curb to the back yard.\u00a0 It would take a load of people to move that mush concrete that quickly!<\/p>\n

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Beats a wheelbarrow!<\/p><\/div>\n

Meanwhile in the back yard the guys were busy pouring into the forms.\u00a0 I was impressed with their teamwork. Mary watched all the activities.\u00a0 While she was watching I asked her, “What Do Fish Say When They Hit a Concrete Wall?”\u00a0 Then I told her, “Dam!”<\/p>\n

Then, to add insult to injury, I asked Mary, “What happened to the escaped convict who fell into a pool of concrete?\u00a0 He became a hardened criminal.”<\/p>\n

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Hard at work!<\/p><\/div>\n

The work went quickly as they wanted the pumper and concrete mixer to get busy with other jobs.<\/p>\n

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To accommodate the yard height.<\/p><\/div>\n

Almost done!<\/p>\n

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Finishing touches.<\/p><\/div>\n

The finishers worked for two hours smoothing and leveling the concrete.\u00a0 It really looks good.<\/p>\n

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The swim spa pad is poured!<\/p><\/div>\n

We have an electrical conduit ready so the Tuff Shed can be electrified.<\/p>\n

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A super broomed finished so we will not slip after exiting the tub!<\/p><\/div>\n

Finished! The umbrella mount is ready to go! In a few days we will have shade over the swim spa.<\/p>\n

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The anchor is in the ground for the umbrella cover!<\/p><\/div>\n

The Tuff Shed foundation is ready to receive the building!<\/p>\n

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The Tuff Shed comes Wednesday morning!<\/p><\/div>\n

Mary went out to do some errands and I rested as we are going out this evening.<\/p>\n

At 4:00 PM we departed to go to Pageant Of The Masters in Laguna. We had dinner with everyone at Tivoli.<\/p>\n

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We joined the Zaitz, Reidy’s, Irene, Vicky, and several others.<\/p><\/div>\n

The show theme was Americana and it was really nice.<\/p>\n

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The grounds have changed a bit since we were lasgt there!<\/p><\/div>\n

The show was over about 10:30 PM and we dropped off David and Dianne about 11:15 PM and got home at 11:30 PM.\u00a0 Dead to the world we were but we found enough energy to take Scout the Wonder Dog for a stroll around the backyard!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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