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Dave is saying Happy Birthday to Mr. Willie who is turning 78 on Saturday! For more information, click here

 

 

 

Dermot asking Mr. Willie how long he has been doing this work

 

 

 

Mr. Willie Hand Screeding the edge

 

 

 

Waiting for more concrete

 

 

 

Andy, our pump truck operator

 

 

 

 

Floating

 

 

 

Power Trowel

 

 

 

On his hands and knees getting the edges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

IAC 7-27-05

In honor of Mr. Willie and his 78th birthday, today's pictures of the concrete pour are all about the Finish Work that Mr. Willie is so good at!

From start to finish. In the front Paul is directing the hose where the concrete comes from. Behind him is a finisher floating the concrete (you can see the blue and red of the handle.

Mr. Willie patting down the concrete

Floating the concrete

Hand Screeding - smooths out the big bumps

Finishers at work


All done

Corner of the second story

Ivar poses for the camera while waiting for the next concrete truck to arrive

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Mr. Willie is loving having Dermot Cole here, from the News Miner, to tell some of his stories to. In this photo Mr. Willie is telling Dermot how concrete works.

 

 

 

Mr. Willie

 

 

 

This picture, and the following pictures show the process of hand screeding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/3 of the way

 

 

 

1/2 way there

 

 

 

floating what was just hand screeded

 

 

 

At the end - it is a long and back breaking process

 

 

 

This is a leaking hose connection that the guys covered for they got tired of being sprayed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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