Not that anyone but us cares... but I thought I would put on some updated photos of the new facility that Metro is building...and that Dan is in charge of making happen. They only have 10 more weeks and it will be done! 3 more weeks until the roof is totally on and 7 weeks for the inside to be finished and any additional outside concrete and finishes. We shall see...but Dan would love to have it completed on April 16
th. (His birthday). The "due date" is April 17
th...and you know how
unpredictable "buildings" can be. This was before they poured a lot of concrete...
A look at the inside where the office portion is going to be. These are break-rooms and restrooms. This was before they started the second floor where Dan and the other
executive offices are located.
This is a "grinding ball". No matter how we try to explain them... "they look like cannon balls"... you just have to see one. These are what Metro delivers daily to
Kennecott and other mines in Nevada. They put them into big tumblers... that look like a dryer but you could park a school bus in one of them... along with the ore, and then they smash it all up so the gold, copper, etc... can be extracted. This one is fairly small but it weighs 24 pounds!
A more recent view of the concrete on the East side of the building. There will be 25 acres of concrete when this is done. It sure will be nice during the winter next year! No more mud!!!
If you took the picture above this one, this picture, and the one below, they all fit together for a true view of this side of the
building. It almost looks like a "race track". The big piece of equipment you can see right in the middle is called a "shear". It cuts up big pieces of metal so it can be processed. This machine is HUGE... but it doesn't look like it from up on top of the building.
This is going to be amazing when it is finished. I am so proud of Dan and everything he has done to bring this project to fruition. It has been a lot to juggle. Not only building this facility, but doing his regular work responsibilities, and being a bishop... not to mention husband and father. How does he do it? A lot of help from our Father in Heaven for sure.
This is a more recent view of the lower level of offices. They have the floor for the upstairs going in!
Another view from upstairs. This is of the bins that hold grinding balls and the crane with a magnet that loads them into trucks or containers. This is all concrete now....
Here is a view of the upstairs... without the roof... This weird box is the elevator.
This is a shot inside of the warehouse. This machine is called a "
bailer". They can put whatever they want into it and it "spits" it out the other end in a bail....
That is it for now. Sorry if this was totally boring for those of you who may be reading my blog, but this is a huge part of our life right now and I need to document it. I will post new pictures in a few weeks...
A look at the inside where the office portion is going to be. These are break-rooms and restrooms. This was before they started the second floor where Dan and the other executive offices are located.
This is a "grinding ball". No matter how we try to explain them... "they look like cannon balls"... you just have to see one. These are what Metro delivers daily to Kennecott and other mines in Nevada. They put them into big tumblers... that look like a dryer but you could park a school bus in one of them... along with the ore, and then they smash it all up so the gold, copper, etc... can be extracted. This one is fairly small but it weighs 24 pounds!
A more recent view of the concrete on the East side of the building. There will be 25 acres of concrete when this is done. It sure will be nice during the winter next year! No more mud!!!
If you took the picture above this one, this picture, and the one below, they all fit together for a true view of this side of the building. It almost looks like a "race track". The big piece of equipment you can see right in the middle is called a "shear". It cuts up big pieces of metal so it can be processed. This machine is HUGE... but it doesn't look like it from up on top of the building.
This is going to be amazing when it is finished. I am so proud of Dan and everything he has done to bring this project to fruition. It has been a lot to juggle. Not only building this facility, but doing his regular work responsibilities, and being a bishop... not to mention husband and father. How does he do it? A lot of help from our Father in Heaven for sure.
This is a more recent view of the lower level of offices. They have the floor for the upstairs going in!
Another view from upstairs. This is of the bins that hold grinding balls and the crane with a magnet that loads them into trucks or containers. This is all concrete now.... 
Here is a view of the upstairs... without the roof... This weird box is the elevator.
This is a shot inside of the warehouse. This machine is called a "bailer". They can put whatever they want into it and it "spits" it out the other end in a bail.... 
That is it for now. Sorry if this was totally boring for those of you who may be reading my blog, but this is a huge part of our life right now and I need to document it. I will post new pictures in a few weeks...
1 comment:
What a nice facility that is going to be! It will be so much nicer for the employees and working conditions. Dan...good work!
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