Fire (Station) in the Hole

This blog is officially pre-empted by Snomageddon, Snowzilla, Snowpocalpse, or whatever you are calling this ridiculous snow of 2010. I had a regular construction update prepared, but snow rules. (Bonus: bookmark this post and re-live it in August. I think it might be looking pretty good then).

Of course we all thought the December snow was our “once a decade” storm. Who knew it would be followed by a “once a century” storm (well, I certainly hope so at least).  I have a couple videos to show the damage, and pics too. (Be sure to kick up the video to 720p and watch full screen for full impact). No idea what this does to the construction schedule, but can’t be good.

Dec. & Jan. Storm Comparo — take a look at the far northern wall on the left side in both pics:

Close up of the far northern wall:

Video as storm winds up Friday Evening:

Video during storm on Saturday Afternoon:

Lee Highway Looking West; East:

21st Rd @ Lee Looking North:

Between Service Bay and Garage:

Railings for Lee Hwy stairwell exit were installed last week. Oddly though they route employees away from the dealership. Take a look at the picture below to see what I mean. I’m not sure why they didn’t just put in a couple steps on the east side of the pad to create a direct route.

The veener work is now approx 2/3rds complete, with the east side to be completed probably this week. County’s last estimate was that they would be able to issue a occupancy permit by the end of the month so we’ll see if that happens. As soon as Koons can turn the lights on fire station construction will finally start.

I was asked if I had any drawings of the fire station, which I do, and had been meaning to post for the last two years. So I have finally done it and just in the nick of time. Click on the “Architectural Drawings” tab above to take a look. I’ll post the interior layout in February too.

DVR Alert: Totally not FS3 related but the 3rd season of Damages starts up tomorrow (1/25) on FX. If you like plot twisting, shady dealings, back stabbing, triller, mystery shows with love-to-hate characters,   I highly recommend it. Better than anything you’ll find on network TV. However, you might want to first catch season 1 for free on Crackle or it won’t make sense. (You are on your own finding Season 2, though not as essential). It’s a non-linear show so patience is required. It takes a couple episodes to lose the WTF ‘tude. Then you are hooked like a red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Lee Hwy Entry Guard Rail Prevents People From Walking Directly To The Dealership; Roof Partially Installed:

Brick Veener Completed on Lee Hwy Side:

Garage on Old Dominion Looking Southeast:

Close-Up of the Grids — Ugly Generic Industrial, But Not Visible With FS3 Next Door:

FS3 Plot Cleared And Ready:

Time to glass the place up a bit, plus brick veneer work continues:

Brick veener:  installation 21st Rd. side, in place on 21st Rd, and creeping down Lee Hwy:

Glass Pane Installed On Side of Lee Hwy Stairwell:

Vent Relocated? (Top last week, Bottom this week):