The day started out with a call from the FAA. There are a couple of canopies that are moving sideways alot in the wind. An architect out there thought the canopies were going to fall down so he blocked access around them. The canopies were constructed about 4 years ago and no one thought anything about the side-to-side movement until yesterday. Yesterday and today, the wind is blowing about 20 mph and gusting near 30 mph. We've had much higher winds over the last 4 years. Anyway, get a call as I'm dropping Debbie off at her office indicating the FAA architect wants someone out there ASAP to investigate the canopies. I get to the office to finish another project for an owner review submittal. While I'm taking care of that, a call about another project and another request to drop what I'm doing to rush something through cuz the contractor needs an answer ASAP. I send out the owner review stuff. Go to the FAA and discover the canopies are ok and it's not a big deal. Explained to the architect that canopies are sometimes designed to sway alot but that doesn't mean they are going to fall down. Talked about canopies at gas stations and convenient stores, street light poles, traffic light poles and similar things that move alot repeatedly during high winds. They are ok although they look kinda freaky moving around like that. Agreed to run some numbers and double check those canopy columns just to make the architect feel better. Get back to the office and find an email about another hurry-up deal and another project. Bent joist during erection, wanting to know if it will be ok and can I check it out now cuz the crane costs a bunch of money and it's just sitting there waiting for my answer. Plus an email asking if I'm "finished yet" with the hurry-up that came in before the trip to the FAA. Plus another email asking if I have the detail ready for the parapet extension that was a rush on Wednesday. Plus a call from an architect on a project in Tahlequah asking if I can review the existing framing for the skylights they want to add in an old library building. Can I do that today cuz they want to issue drawings this afternoon and it shouldn't take me long? dayum. Some days are rough. But as usual, my day ain't as rough as it is for others. Deep breath and dive in, bro. What day is this anyway?
2 comments:
It's almost Friday! Although, with all your work lately, that hasn't meant much to you. :( Hope it calms down a little soon. Good to hear you're getting lots of business, though.
Oh, if you get a sec, I put some new pics up on my blog. :)
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