Sept 14th - More Rain Forecast

Today started out early as Lynn and I were both awake at 5 am. For 4 hours I worked on the advance forms for the loan. What a pain!

I showed up at the job this morning and rain is the forecast. Mark is there too and with Greenbay the forms are stripped of the 2x4 bracing.

Dylan was nearly finished welding one side of the platform and now it’s time to drill the holes and bolt the lintel to the concrete wall. It will serve as a ledger to set the back side of the platform on. Joe has skipped over to Telluride to pick up a roll of plastic to cover the newly placed decking above. Mike Hagen shows up to begin the building of the Rumford fireplace. By afternoon he has the base of fire brick built up at the correct level, the beginnings of a great fireplace.

The rain starts about noon and it's somewhat dry under the plastic above, but the weather has cooled off. There is snow in the forecast for tomorrow night…too soon.

Mark and I have lunch at the Enterprise and then I take him up the mountain to see some of the mines. We go all the way to the top to see the old Tram tower of the Blackhawk mine. It's tram cables reach all the way to valley floor. Later I take him down to the old abandoned Enterprise mill and show him the two open mine shafts. Back in west Rico I show him the old mine shaft and rails that go to nowhere. Mark has taken at least 120 pictures and seems to be enjoying himself. Bailey, his black Lab, is in heaven.

Back in town I close up the cabin and put tools away. I head for Fabian's Green Room and find Joe, Fabian, and Dylan discussing the platform. Dylan has completed the welding on one side and now Dave drags the entire assembly out of the garage and into the parking lot. The rain has quit for the time being. Dylan has welded two large #1 rebar in an x-pattern underneath the grates. With his backhoe bucket, he picks up the whole assembly and we flip it over on its backside so Dylan can finish the welding. We will attach a large piece of angle iron to the back side which will help strengthen the assembly and make it easy to attach the assembly to concrete wall.

Tonite, Lynn and I, Mark, Fabian and Sue have been invited to Joe and Kathy’s for dinner. We had a great relaxing and fun evening, something we all needed.

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