The Building’s First Steps

D. C. Veale and I went back up to the site about 1:30 p.m. which is when we were told the concrete would arrive.

The trenches for the footers had been dug and tested and workmen were putting final touches on the forms and rebar that will give the footers shape and strength.

A little after 2:00 p.m. the first concrete truck rolled into the site and the workmen began to assemble the trough that was to deliver the concrete from the truck to the footer.

As they prepared to pour the first footer, due to the narrowness of the access road and the wetness of the soil the concrete truck had a difficult time positioning so that the trough could easily feed the concrete to the proper place.

Not to worry!

They simply had the crane pick up the concrete bucket from the far side of the work site and bring it to the truck.

But when they sat it down at the truck to load,… it wouldn’t fit under the output channel.

Not to worry!

They just brought over the backhoe and lowered where the bucket was to sit.

Then it worked just fine!

And within a few minutes (seemed like forever because it was cold, damp and windy)

They were pouring the first footers and Glen Mar Church at New Cut Road was underway!

And we cheered them on!

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