Under the Purple Hard Hat

I will say that I am a simple man. You show me a crane and what looks like a giant jungle gym and I will get goose bumps. Today was the first day that I saw the red iron go up. When I went through training to go into the construction site i was asked about climbing and If I would be diong any of that. I said no I would probably stick to the ground level. Today i see the iron going up and all i can think of is how much i want to climb up and take photos and see what these guys see.

I saw the north wall being finished. the cement has been poured and you can actually see where the entrance will be. Before it was just a frame but now you can truly envision it.

One of the guys was spraying the wall with something and I asked what it was. He was spraying a curing agent onto the cement to help it cure. The construction team could either leave the support structures up for seven days or spray this liquid on the cement and it does the same thing as leaving them up.

When i was told that this is a building that will last 150 years I assumed that was standard operating fair. I mean why wouldn't it. I was told that this is a once in a life time build for these guys most buildings aren't being built to last this long and none of them with as much attention to detail.