I've been asked to announce the BIGGEST, MOST EXCITING PROJECT of 2008! 
Yes, IRM has acquired this concrete coaling tower! Built by the famous Wabash Railroad in Decatur, Illinois, this structure is about 80' tall, spans four tracks, and weighs several tons. But Nick is sure it can be moved in one piece, just like the Strahorn Library. So we're going to need lots of extra volunteer help to remove wires, bridges, signs, overpasses, and other obstructions from the path of the behemoth. And of course, we'll expect Max to come along in his bucket truck and immediately replace all the wires. For free.
Yes, IRM has acquired this concrete coaling tower! Built by the famous Wabash Railroad in Decatur, Illinois, this structure is about 80' tall, spans four tracks, and weighs several tons. But Nick is sure it can be moved in one piece, just like the Strahorn Library. So we're going to need lots of extra volunteer help to remove wires, bridges, signs, overpasses, and other obstructions from the path of the behemoth. And of course, we'll expect Max to come along in his bucket truck and immediately replace all the wires. For free.While we're at it, anyone who has experience using dynamite for excavation or demolition is asked to please see Nick. Otherwise, this will probably be left up to me. But it might be safer to have somebody who actually knows what he's doing in charge of this phase of the project. In any case, we need your generous donations now!
But wait, there's more! While we're at it, we'll probably also try to take this old heavyweight passenger car under cover of darkness, while nobody's looking. Its exact history has not yet been determined, but it is undoubtedly one-of-a-kind and very historic. So we've started another indoor track space fund. Now how much would you be willing to pay?P.S. I just looked in the paper. Your horoscope says, "Today would be a good day to donate generously to your local railway museum!"
May I suggest an alternate form of moving the structure? Simply "disassemble" it with a wrecking ball, and then "convert" it to rubble, and then simply move it in dump trucks to IRM. Then all you need to do is "reactivate" the componets of the structure with water and a concerete additive to reassemble the structure.
ReplyDeleteCould kids play in the concrete coaling tower? Is the coal included? This deal keeps getting better and better...gwyn. ;)
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