{"id":16580,"date":"2017-04-30T22:24:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T02:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=16580"},"modified":"2022-06-22T18:05:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T22:05:39","slug":"2022-the-dance-of-the-boom-lifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=16580","title":{"rendered":"2022 – The Dance of the Boom Lifts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They go by lots of names, including – and inaccurately – \u201ccherrypicker\u201d. I think these ones are officially called \u201ctelescopic boom lifts\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are 4 of them, as seen from my living room (click to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n

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With all the construction going on around here over the last few years, I\u2019ve seen enough of them. Now 4 more have shown up: 2 for an old county-owned apartment building on the right and 2 for a new residential building that opened last year on the left.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why?<\/span><\/p>\n

I would guess that the old building needs to have pointing work done, but what would a brand-new building need?<\/span><\/p>\n

I have no idea, but I like to photograph these machines at work, at rest and in unusual juxtapositions.<\/span><\/p>\n

90-95% of the time, I have the luxury of doing so from my living room, so it\u2019s a good, lazy shoot that\u2019s been going on for about a month so far, with \u201cOld\u201d starting about 2 weeks before \u201cNew\u201d. And – obviously – I can only see 2 sides of each building from here.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only presentation option available to me is sequence. I can tell you what I think<\/em> might be going on in the pictures, but if that\u2019s boring, just look at the pix.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The work at “Old” began on May 23 when I noticed the second lift being offloaded, brought onto the property and spooned with the first one:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The next day, measurements were taken and walls were inspected. Grinding at ground level began 2 days after that:<\/span><\/p>\n

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These 2 pix show how wall work was done where fire escapes exist:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m guessing loose mortar was being blasted out and new material was brushed on:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Interesting (?) cross:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Water?<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 5: \u201cNew\u2019s\u201d 2 lifts arrive and get right to work:<\/span><\/p>\n

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3 days later\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026up and down on one side of the building, working together around the corner on another side and parked for the night (buckets view only):<\/span><\/p>\n

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One from each of the next 2 days on New:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I finally went outside\u2026\u2026\u2026..couldn\u2019t see these 2 parked ones from home (click first one to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Went home and took these 2 of Old:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Couldn\u2019t figure out where on the property those 2 in the last shot were parked, so I walked over and took this shot:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Next day (Sunday) – walked over to NEW and took these close and closer PANO shots (click to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday – lunch at Old:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Later, I took a walk over to Old to find out why I couldn\u2019t see either lift. Looks like they were getting friendly on the sidewalk:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Somebody gave me a hard time about taking pictures there. I pointed to the tape (\u201cLook which side I\u2019m on\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n

While I was over there, I asked someone who seemed to be in charge exactly what type of work was being done on both buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Old: \u201cPointing\u201d (I guessed right!)<\/span><\/p>\n

New: \u201cWindow caulking\u201d (On a brand-new building?)<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently, the same company was doing both jobs. I\u2019m curious as to how the old County-owned building hooked up with the privately-owned new building (or vice versa) to get one company to work both buildings simultaneously. How does THAT happen?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Back to our show\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 17 (Old) – Compacted lift, instructions, ready for takeoff, on the roof fixing every last brick, colorful V formation:<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 17 (New) – Is that a caulking gun in the second pic?<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 18 (New – 12:14am) Moonrise:<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 18 (Old) – Parallel Lines (1978 Blondie!)<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 18 (Old) Irish flag? (Green and orange and white in the middle)<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 18 (Old) – Done for the day (click to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 18 (New) – Wrapping up for the day:<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 19 (Old) – Children\u2019s and adults\u2019 colorful play areas:<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 19 (Old) – Secret admirer and topping off:<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 20 – (Old & New) All 4 in the sun (click to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n

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This pic suffers from wide-angle-itis\u2026\u2026\u2026the only thing that isn\u2019t a bit tilted in one direction or the other (look at Manhattan!) is the yellow building in the middle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So the work continues, but unless something really different presents itself, I think I\u2019m done.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks if you made it all the way to the end.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In other good news: I think I\u2019m finally over the stretched-out vehicles phase (but no guarantees).<\/span><\/p>\n

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