I never realized before (never having lived on a job-site) the pace of construction. Mornings, early, are when the stuff is delivered, and this can take HOURS. Big trucks come, flat beds, and then a trailer with a fork lift maybe, or maybe they use one of the two big hydraulic lifts from the job site. All the big beams, or metal window frames or whatever, have to be stacked behind the fence. Today–scaffolding. Then maybe almost the whole day is spent putting UP the scaffolding (and we know the roof is coming soon.) They eat big lunches out of giant coolers they bring from home. They work some more and then–time to shut the job site down. This can also take hours. The big hydraulic lifts and all the stuff have to go inside the fence. Some days, like today, the big lift won’t fit so they leave it in the street with it’s bucket up high.
Meanwhile, in latte land, I learned a little something from Jeff Burgess who is writing a book on nice looking coffees and how to make them. Perhaps this is because he and his brother head the Seattle Barista Academy (see link). Some coffees are “etched coffees,”
and some are “free pours” (my personal favorite). I won’t give you the title of Jeff’s book yet (we don’t want it stolen after all), but hope to get an early copy!
On The Way 