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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Transportation Boring Report: Jackhammering Edition!!

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:24 AM

[Click to enlarge. The details are neat.]

That backhoe with jackhammer attachment has been jackhammering those rounded concrete walls into smaller concrete chunks all morning. Nonstop. Since 7:00 am!

Well, not quite nonstop. Every 20 seconds or so, he'd pause, long enough for anyone living in the large apartment building across the street to think, "Sweet glory be, he's done, maybe I'll get to sleep just a little longer." And then—BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM!

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7 am? On a WEEKDAY? I can't believe it.

Posted by Thunderbird on December 8, 2011 at 10:40 AM

You know, they might be violating their contract with the city. Call the planning department and complain.

Posted by TVDinner

on December 8, 2011 at 10:49 AM

Get your lazy ass out of bed. It's 7am on a work day!

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on December 8, 2011 at 10:55 AM

@2,

The city was considering lifting all noise restrictions on this project, allowing them to work throughout the night. So, no, they're probably not violating anything. Normal noise ordinances allow for that kind of racket 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.

Posted by keshmeshi on December 8, 2011 at 11:32 AM

no doubt a permitted activity. eggs, omlette, etc.

Posted by Max Solomon on December 8, 2011 at 11:42 AM

@4: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! They were actually considering letting them work all night?

Ok, then. Wow.

Posted by TVDinner

on December 8, 2011 at 12:08 PM

They're making noise at legal times, unlike the drunk idiots who like to make their noise at 2am.

Posted by suddenlyorcas on December 8, 2011 at 12:10 PM

I'll trade a day or two of jackhammering for the constant barking of poorly-owned dogs...

Posted by JonnoN on December 8, 2011 at 12:12 PM

nice capture of an interesting scene in this photo. thanks. BAM!

Posted by peskypoop on December 8, 2011 at 12:54 PM

Good thing you don't live above Skillet, I guess.

Posted by laterite on December 8, 2011 at 1:46 PM

I'm curious as to why they are smashing up otherwise useable concrete cylinder parts. Do they not need them? Overbought? Using some sort of squirt-in fast-set cement now? Need concrete "filler" or ground support so we don't get a sinkhole? Why smash up already constructed things?

Posted by treacle on December 8, 2011 at 3:14 PM

muahahahahahahaaaa ! if you had a job you wouldn't notice . serves you right for being an un employed hippie .

Posted by whatsbeckgottadowithit on December 8, 2011 at 3:51 PM

@11

could be that they are defective. i'd have to believe it's easier to haul away a lot of little pieces of concrete, that settle nicely into a dump truck, than to try and get round shapes into a rectangle without a lot of wasted space.

Posted by zeebleoop on December 9, 2011 at 6:14 AM