ALMOST MOVED

Well, I see it has been a month since I updated you on the building being moved across the street from work. Here are some pictures so that you can keep tabs. :0) It is almost in it's final resting place, many millions of tax dollars later... all for the "Odd Fellows".

June 4, 2009 ~ 6:00pm

The brown and tan checkered area to the left of the building are 4 inch steel plates that they have put down to roll the building across. They had problems with it sinking into the ground, and this has prevented it from happening.

June 5, 2009

It appeared as though they were actually going to start moving again, as indicated by one truck backed in and lines tied to the back. I think they stopped at that point because it began to rain??

June 8, 2009 ~ 9:30am

Moving day. The truck's are almost all hooked up and ready to move.

June 8, 2009 ~ 11:30am

Although it is difficult to see in this picture, the trucks have pulled almost to the Federal Court on the left, and the lines are tight and pulling.

June 8, 2009 ~ 1:00pm

It is moving, I promise. ;-)

June 8, 2009 ~ 2:30pm

Almost as far to the left as it can go, before it heads across the street.

June 8, 2009 ~ 4:30pm

Whew! It's a good thing they are finished because I'm exhausted (from work, I promise, not just watching the building move) The chains have been removed and some of the truck's are neatly lined up to the right of the building, ready to pull across the street.

It looks like they could move it across the street tomorrow but I don't know if they will or if they will need to move the big metal plates over the road to move across it. Regardless, as you can see, the big timbers are neatly lined up in the 12-14 foot (?) hole. They are ready for the building to be set down on them and then lowered into place.

I'm sure you can hardly wait to see the rest of the "move". I hope I remember to take pictures. :0)

Take care!