High Mercury Monday

Started work at 6:00am or 10:00pm California time. Half of the crew started demolition of the roof and the other half dug trenches for footing to support columns supporting a 4 story building. One thing I can't stand...spiders and heights, and there we were up on top of the roof with sledgehammers and pry bars tearing up the roof and having all the debris fall 12 feet down to the ground. All was going great for the first 5 hours until heat and humidity started taking it's toll on everybody, a few guys got so overwhelmed that they started vomiting. We all took a 15 minute break to hydrate and bring our core body temps down a few degrees. All went well the rest of the day and accomplished more than we thought we would considering the extreme temperature. Enjoy a photo diary of our days events, Scott. :) Roof before we cut it down:

Roof After:

Scott Taking a Heat Break:

Calvin, Grant Alex digging one of 16 holes 4 feet by 7 feet by 3 1/2 feet deep, including 2 feet under the existing foundation:

Rick and Barry cutting remaining roof line:

Calvin and Alex a.k.a Dirt Dudes: