So today the final sheet of the small section between the bridge and the lodge was installed, but the others haven’t been delivered yet so the work has halted. We were told that the obstuction yesterday was from a “tree root”. The explanation was that if it had been cement the metal would have jumped around, sort of like it did today, when Bertola’s windows rattled and the building shook.
If that was a tree root, then this must have been the tree
(In case you don’t recognize the picture this is the “Tree of Life” from Walt Disney World, and um, it’s made of cement.)
For this morning’s efforts they couldn’t install the last pile towards the wall to close off the curve. There were too many “roots”. They thriftily used the “left over” sheet pile from yesterdays scraps to close the gap between the pilings and the wall. It is resting atop the footing and will be welded in place this afternoon.
Skip is slated to leave Saturday, and the sheet piles may not arrive until Monday. What could possibly go wrong?
