Concrete Pouring in Ramona

March 26, 2005

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They poured the cement in thirds View of the covered site Side view of the new slab
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The snack table Val is bringing coffee! Jack
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Eunice was amazing with the float! "Your tournament director" Ronnie and the float on a pole
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Eunice and Ronnie Forms for the rest of the pouring
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First third gets smoothed out Eunice, about to get cement poured on her head!
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Crisis averted! (She's still awfully close to that truck!) Waiting for the next load of concrete
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The tamping It's serious now: Eunice dons the rubber boots Ronnie
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More tamping Tamping and smoothing
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Finishing the back of the first third Jack directs the truck for pouring the other side Justin, Jack and Jim distribute the concrete
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The first third looking good Ronnie finishes smoothing Finishing up the next part
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Mike B showing off his AWESOME tamper to Val
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Quick water break Mike B and the tamper Jack shows Damon how to put in the stress-relieving break
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Jim, Mike H and Ronnie Val tries out the float
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Eunice, Mike B and Glenda Val, Eunice ("your tournament director") and Glenda Pouring the middle
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Mike B with his LONG float Val, Eunice, Glenda and Mike B The float trio
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Mike H finishes levelling the middle Lisa, Jack and Damon (that string could NOT stay untangled!) Ronnie directs the truck for the next part of the pour
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Ronnie and Mike B Damon, Ronnie and Jack Ronnie and Jack
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Ronnie directing the cement truck again! Ronnie, Mike H and Justin are awaiting concrete Jim, Ronnie, Mike H and Justin
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Jack edging Other side drying
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Only one section left to pour! Mike H tamps the second-to-last section Pouring and levelling the last section
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All poured! Damon and Mike B tamping It was a lot of concrete!
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At various stages of dryness and finished-ness There was a bit of extra concrete, so they poured a little ramp Lisa and the cement truck
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Eunice and Lisa cleaning the 2x4 forms Lisa cleaning the stakes
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Damon working on the back edge The whole new slab The existing covered venue
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Stage under the pavillion (to one side) Looking back at the covered pavillion (the new slab is beyond the cover) View from the bathrooms to the pavillion (the stage is on the left side)
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The new slab Crack
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Lisa, Mike H and Justin There's nothing quite like watching cement dry! It dried for a while
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Rifle!
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Recon and Damon Waiting for the cement to dry Val, Lisa, Mike H, and Mike B
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Wet slab View of the pavillion (middle) from way out in the dry camping/parking area An RV hookup - you can see the pavillion as the second building in the distance
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A few more RV hookups The parking/camping field (and beyond) from the pavillion area
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The road coming in Taline, Ronnie and Val Arrow
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Rifle Troweling the edges Mike and Lisa H
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Taline and Eunice do paperwork Mike B and his WHIRLYGIG! The whirlygig was not too happy when the concrete was still really wet
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Whirlygig progress on damp concrete Broom finish on the first "done" section!
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We left our mark! (thanks, Annie!) Mike H and Val
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Almost done with the whirlygig Broom finish! Looking in the slab (runback) and pavillion
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Tuff! Tuff on the box Tuff launching off the box
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Bullet coming off the box Aztec

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