Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Does anyone else see a strong parallel between TJ's recent photo of the excavation at Boalt and the conclusion of the famous children's story, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel?
I mean, how are they going to get the excavators out? It will take either a wrench or a crane.
[Update, September 04, 2009: the answer is here.]
I mean, how are they going to get the excavators out? It will take either a wrench or a crane.
[Update, September 04, 2009: the answer is here.]
posted by Patrick Bageant at 10:48 AM
7 Comments:
I think they leave that dirt ramp that you see going out to Bancroft so the equipment can roll out and then remove the dirt composing the ramp with a crane from the street level. But I could be wrong. If they are going to lift those things out with a crane, that'd be awesome.
But seriously, "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel"! Great reference. I had almost forgotten about that gem of childhood.
Speaking of childhood gems, I cannot wait to see Where the Wild Things Are.
Before you feeling bad for those poor neglected steam shovels, don't forget about John Henry.
oops, I think I accidentally the whole thing :-(
The strangest effect of this is that you could get seriously injured by falling from the ground level of Boalt Hall.
Re Dan's comment - it's about a 4 story drop right now from the zeb patio windows. Pretty nuts.
Re Caley's comment - they'll start trucking the non-essential ones up that hill and out of the pit as early as next week. I hear from those in the biz that these projects usually require a tower crane when there's no natural ramp (such as one from an underground parking garage) that will pull the last hoe-ram out. If DE is true to his word and the excavation is done by the end of next week, look for some serious cable-action-acrobatics to occur for our beloved hoe-ram shortly thereafter.
I was trying to figure out how a wrench would help ... maybe OP meant winch?
Nah, I meant "wrench." As in, a tool that is good for turning big big things into a bunch of little tiny pieces. :)
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