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Location: Lewes, Delaware

Additional Information: I saw this odd colored squrrel at break time the other day.

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Brush Cleaning

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Additional Information: Paint brushes come clean with the aid of a wire brush.

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Wooden Plugs

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Location: Bethany Beach, Delaware

Additional Information: A porch on a seaside rental had some structural issues which required fastening. I countersunk screws about 5/8" and glued wooden plugs into the holes. The plugs would be made even with the surface using a chisel once the glue had dried.

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Location: Indian River Bridge Project

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Concrete Curing Blanket

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Additional Information: For winter construction.

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WARNING

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Diamond Blade

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Location: Bethany Beach, Delaware

Additional Information: Replacing a disintegrating aluminum foundation vent with a new self closing unit requires a little surgery.

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Big Dig

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Location: Roxana, Delaware

Additional Information: The Johnsons Corner Sanitary Sewer project re-commences as a front end loader arrives on scene and moves some snow around.

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Sunday Morning

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Location: Roxana, Delaware

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Saturday Night

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Blizzard

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Long Weekend

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Back to Work

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Location: Roxana, Delaware

Additional Information:  5 days after a foot of snow, traffic control arrives early and prepares the site for "back to work."

Meanwhile, new blizzard warnings threaten momentum further and highlight the hardship of winter outdoor work.

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Trench Box

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AKA:  Trench Shield, Trench Shore

Location: Johnson's Corner, Delaware

Additional Information:  With the help of a Cat 345B excavator, workers laying sewer pipe, are about to lower a steel trench box into the ground. Trench boxes are used to temporarily shore the sides of excavations so contractors can perform their duties safely, without fear of collapse. 

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House Moving

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Location: Route 1 - Dewey Beach, Delaware

Additional Information: Streetlights were being lowered in this houses path.

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Morning After Morning

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Location: Roxana, Delaware

Additional Information: Dewatering is a long process.

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Tight Delivery

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Additional Information: A pile driving rig is delivered to a small vacant lot in Bethany Beach, Delaware. Within 25 minutes the machine would be unloaded, set up and ready to go.

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Repointing

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AKA: Pointing and Pointing Up are terms which refer to the finishing phase in new masonry but are often applied to the act of repointing as well.

Additional Information: Workers employ a JLG 860SJ to renew mortar joints on the bell tower at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Lewes, Delaware. Repointing is periodic maintenance for masonry which can become badly damaged if water infiltrates cracks and freezes.

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Wellpoint Dewatering

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Location:  Roxana, Delaware

Additional Information: A wellpoint is a pipe driven into the ground far enough to tap the water table.

In Wellpoint Dewatering, many wellpoints are driven and attached to a manifold or header pipe. The header connects to a pump which draws water up through the wellpoints and out of a localized area so that construction can take place. 

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Various Cranes

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Location: Indian River Inlet Bridge Project

Additional Information: Of the 4 cranes visible here, one is the Terex HC 150 featured in the post Crawler Crane.

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