Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/23

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Neighborhood Construction Work
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:38:52 -0500
References: <5266E44C.1050106@lighttube.net> <26B6EAF8-C442-41A9-8D55-8F3F264E396A@frozenlight.eu>

Thanks again.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 10/23/2013 11:47 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> "Limited use of the sewers"--don't like the sound of that ;-)
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> The selfie is nice.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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> YNWA
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> On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:47 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> Swinging around, he dumped the bucket load in the truck.
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9131
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>> 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.:-)
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>> Fuji X-E1 and 18-55
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>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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