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Starting framework
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Do I really want to start this?
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Adding bracing
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More bracing. Form is upsidedown here.
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Bracing detail
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Bracing done
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Ready to add plywood
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Plywood installed
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Adding re-bar and re-mesh
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Loaded up and ready to go
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At camp, Mike begins mixing
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More Mike mixing
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I had to go to town with my truck and get more concrete mix
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Nearly there!
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Mike still mixes
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All done, cross beams hold wires to keep steel reinforcement in the middle of the mud
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Mike takes a break
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Watching mud set up and harden. Another damn fine job by Mike and Steve.
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Salamander in spring
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Does your water taste funny lately?
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Crew at camp for wood cutting and well top install, Charlie, Sean and Elmo
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Well top form flipped over
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Chain hoist used to flip over form.
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Smitty and friend
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Raiding coolers
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Well top in place
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Empty wooden form
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Mike uses sealer on well top
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Smitty, Elmo and Joe
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plus Tom and Rich too.
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Stacking wood
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Saturday lunch time
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Mike and Charlie
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Mike & Charlie
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Mike pretends to work
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Ha Ha gotcha!
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Well cover done
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Horseshoes
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Horseshoes
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Horseshoes
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Horseshoes
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Harvest moon next morning
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Harvest moon
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Camp at dawn
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More moon
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