Day 323 – Precision

by The Philosophical Fish

November 18, 2016 – I love the nonchalant posture of this fellow as the diggy-thing (aka the excavator) scrapes down the edges of the first few feet of what will end up being a much deeper hole.

I am surrounded by construction these days. The four-plex across the street has been deforested and is now a massive hole in the ground, eventually seven townhomes will rise from the destruction.

At the corner of Edgemont and Ridgewood two construction sites on opposite corners are underway. One will be a grocery store, multiple shops, and some 70+ townhomes and condominiums, the other to be 24 townhomes on a site where four houses stood (future silos!).

And that’s just in this two blocks.

But as I waited for the bus in the Village I passed the time watching the work, and what amazed me was how precisely the excavator shaved off the edge of the wall by mere inches. What looks like something that would be a bull in a china shop is manipulated with such finesse by it’s operator.

Skill indeed!

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27 comments

Marne Birch November 19, 2016 - 3:03 am

“Diggy thing”? 🙂

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 3:04 am

I’m a biologist…what do you expect from me!?!?

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 3:04 am

Besides, you’re the same age as me, you know we can’t remember the names of common objects anymore!

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Marne Birch November 19, 2016 - 3:06 am

Touche! 🙂

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Marne Birch November 19, 2016 - 3:07 am

But diggy thing could also be a shovel. 🙂

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 3:17 am

But clearly is not, from the image 🙂

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 3:19 am

We have a leaf-blower, we both call it the “blowy thing”

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Marne Birch November 19, 2016 - 3:25 am

Firstly….you have a leaf blower?? And secondly….you can’t call it a leaf blower? 🙂

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Hans Pannerup Rasmussen November 19, 2016 - 3:28 am

Marne Birch How long have you known Paige?

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 3:29 am

Correction…. “Kirk has a leaf blower”, and no, that’s no fun!

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Marne Birch November 19, 2016 - 3:30 am

Hans…a very long time. 🙂

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 3:30 am

Correction…..a very, very, long time…..

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Marne Birch November 19, 2016 - 3:31 am

Shhhhh! We don’t want people to know how old we are. 🙂

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 3:31 am

Most people already do……

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Marne Birch November 19, 2016 - 3:31 am

Only because you keep making comments like that. 🙂

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 3:32 am

Sorry, sorry, sorry……..

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 3:35 am

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Dave Ducharme November 19, 2016 - 5:31 am

She’s getting old, you can’t expect her to remember not to mention it.

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 5:34 am

She’s older than I am!!!!

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 5:36 am

Hahahah! She’s my senior!!! 😀 (And already in bed so she can’t defend herself)

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Hans Pannerup Rasmussen November 19, 2016 - 5:57 am

You have to be careful using the word senior at your age. People might think you are fishing for discounts.

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Marne Birch November 19, 2016 - 12:58 pm

Gee thanks Paige. 😛

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Paige Ackerman November 19, 2016 - 4:53 pm

😀

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MrStefaan November 19, 2016 - 3:59 am

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Joan's Pics 2012 November 19, 2016 - 12:59 pm

That’s trusting your work mates for sure, great photo
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