I’d have to say that today’s been one of the more peculiar day’s we’ve had thus far. I’ll elaborate.

Firstly Dusty, Chris and I started a platform that resides on the western wall. The platform’s part of a ramp system that, I believe, runs along the south and west side but that system is yet to be built. I’m curious about how it’s going to look and how it’ll be built. I guess the unusual thing about it that we didn’t really complete it; we built it 16 feet from the west wall’s door and stopped near the corner. The reasoning is that we will be meeting this ramp with on from the south side with reclaimed wood from Home & Garbage. Another thing that’s unusual about the ramp is that we didn’t completely fasten it because the incline’s going to eventually change. Finally it’s strange but this platform’s frame was built the first day. Funny, huh?

Then John, Mellissa and I started and finished sheathing the bottom of the west wall with O.S.B. That was interesting because due to the large openings in the west wall we it seemed that we weren’t really doing that much; but the precision required and visual difference are both ridiculous. John, Melissa and I needed to be super careful lining everything up and making sure that all of the openings were flush with the framing. When we were done, it was fun to  see the skeleton of a building become a solid form.

Ok, and finally, this is probably the thing that stood out most… I’m sure a hurricane hit our site today. It started in the morning with a small sprinkle, no big deal. Then the lightning came and struck right behind the building. John and I were standing outside near the east entrance of the warehouse then we both saw a blinding flash that came from nowhere. We stared at each other for a moment before an earsplitting BOOM shock the ground and the building; we could actually here crackling in the air. Then we decided it’d be in our best interest if we went inside. Then the rain and the wind came and visibility was lost, all the saws were brought inside and we continued building away.

Crazy day.

Later

Nic Pietron

Group 2