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Day #83
Monday,
July 31, 2000
The project is now headed west of Main Street on Patterson
Avenue. The crew completed the installation of all lines,
taps and meter sets on Main Street last Friday afternoon, leaving the
actual hookup of the lines to the houses along Main for a later
time. The reason for this is the city wants to ensure that
everyone living along the street is home to monitor interior lines
once the pressure of the new system is turned on.
As of today, plans are to go to
the west end of Patterson, set the fire hydrant, then return to the
tower and complete work there. The 8-inch line installed early
on has yet to be actually hooked up to the tower, since the city did
not want to loose the ability to fight fires on both sides of
town.
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When digging on Patterson this morning, the crew uncovered a gas leak,
so while Keith Droneberger (white t-shirt), a representative of
Kansas Gas Service, addresses the problem, Bob Elwell, Bob Grimm,
Steve Spiegel, Steve Place, and James Haskins look
on.
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As
Keith continued to work on the gas leak, the crew retired to the fire
hall for a meat loaf, mashed-potato and all the trimmings dinner
served today by Leeray and Dee Falk. Leeray is
shown preparing iced tea while Dee monitors the portions taken by Steve
Place, Bob Grimm and
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Bob Elwell. A
near riot ensued shortly after this photo was taken when one of the
crew not yet in the picture indirectly insulted the cook by asking for ketchup. Once
calm was restored, everyone enjoyed the meal, with many
taking seconds.
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After dinner, young and old alike get involved, as Sara, the
eleven (11) old granddaughter of Bob Elwell helps out by moving
a ladder for Grandpa Bob seen in the trench. Earlier in the
morning, Sara had challenged her grandfather to 9 holes of golf.
There was no declared
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just who did win. |
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