The bridge is done

9/3/21, 12:11 AM #1

Bill Tindall, E.TN.
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The bridge is done

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

Today at noon we put the last screw into the bridge. The approach posts and rails will be added later coordinated with the two sister bridges.

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9/3/21, 12:22 AM #2

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Congrats to you and your entire group on a job well done, Bill!

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9/3/21, 1:17 AM #3

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Magnificent, Bill!! Really a thrilling moment

When you return to that approach, will you need to stabilize the bank?

Wiley

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9/3/21, 2:04 AM #4

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Outstanding! Is this the whole crew? That’s an amazing amount of work for so few.

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9/3/21, 10:29 AM #5

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looks great!

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9/3/21, 11:51 AM #6

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done

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

Finished this job just after lunch. How do you like our post driver?

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9/3/21, 11:53 AM #7

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The crew

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Three of us worked on deck and rail. The rest of the crew operated excavator and other heavy machinery and heavy timbers as needed.

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9/3/21, 1:08 PM #8

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Looks great Bill...

John in NM

It must be very satisfying to the entire crew to see it complete.

Will the wood be left as is or finished in some way?

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9/3/21, 3:07 PM #9

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left to weather

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9/3/21, 4:28 PM #10

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Big ol’ hammer—love it!

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9/3/21, 6:23 PM #11

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I'd forgotten about that method for driving in posts. It reminded me of forty five years ago on the farm I grew up on; we used to drive fence posts in exactly the same manner with the back hoe of a JCB. It worked a treat especially in peat soil, and took just a few seconds per post.

Nice end result on the bridge by the way, but you're welcome to keep that miserable heat you worked in to yourself, ha, ha. You mentioning that 90ºF took my mind back to the horrors of Houston during the time I lived in that climatic hell-hole - nothing wrong with the state, the landscape and the people, but the climate truly sucked, and almost certainly does still. Slainte.

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9/3/21, 7:56 PM #12

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Another feather in your hat

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This project is a testament to project management and community spirit. Good work, Bill. Thank you for all the updates along the way.

Cheers,

Ellis

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