Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Limited use of the sewers"--don't like the sound of that ;-) The selfie is nice. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:47 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > After 50 years of service, the city entered into a contract to re-line the > sewer line on our street, and re-make all of the sewer taps. I have seen > this from a distance, but, today, decided to see what it was all about. > Fortunately, I'm on the corner, and connect to a large main on the > adjacent street, so my yard escapes the damage. > > The job boss was waiting for his dump truck to return, so we discussed the > job. He was happy to allow me to take photos. Here, he is in the cab > waiting for the truck, and I got a bonus in a "selfie" in the mirror > mounted on the upper corner of the cab. > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9125 > > When the truck returned, he resumed digging to expose the main sewer for > the new tap. > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9128 > > Swinging around, he dumped the bucket load in the truck. > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9131 > > There are also a water main and a gas main along the street, so this takes > more care than might be realized at first glance. And, beforehand, they > asked customers to make limited use of their sewers while the work was > underway, because their lines are open to the excavation.:-) > > Fuji X-E1 and 18-55 > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >