(03-09-2015 10:43 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I need a view from the other direction. It looks like the cypress trees are gone.

I think the backhoes played a role in taking them down last week.

(03-09-2015 11:13 AM)Pimpa Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 10:43 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I need a view from the other direction. It looks like the cypress trees are gone.

I think the backhoes played a role in taking them down last week.

...so you're saying both backhoes played. Which would prove the notion that the Foreman doesn't like to play the Freshman backhoes is untrue?

(03-03-2015 08:33 AM)Orange County Owl Wrote:  Groundbreaking event has been scheduled for March 10.

http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/03/media-ad...ce-center/

Bump. Groundbreaking Event tomorrow! (Hopefully some pics will be taken and posted here by those in town?)

Excavators or trackhoes - they're definitely not backhoes.

Sorry to be such a pedant.

(03-09-2015 11:21 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 11:13 AM)Pimpa Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 10:43 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I need a view from the other direction. It looks like the cypress trees are gone.

I think the backhoes played a role in taking them down last week.

...so you're saying both backhoes played. Which would prove the notion that the Foreman doesn't like to play the Freshman backhoes is untrue?

Depends on how much PT the freshman backhoe got and when.

(03-09-2015 12:01 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  Excavators or trackhoes - they're definitely not backhoes.

Sorry to be such a pedant.

Know thy hoe.

(03-09-2015 10:02 AM)Antarius Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 09:29 AM)Pimpa Wrote:  What was that building used for?

The cam has been awesome so far, and we are only in the demo stages. It's strangely serene watching the backhoes do their work with no sound.

Storage. Concession stuff, equipment etc.

Also the old "colored" restrooms, IIRC.

...in that I vaguely recall someone going back there once, relatively recently, and noticing that the door still said "colored."

Here's a screen capture for 3/9/15 at 1:42 p.m. CT:



I keep hoping to see how they are removing the lower rows.

Both "hoes" are quiet at 3:18 PM---it is visibly pouring down rain there.

(03-09-2015 02:04 PM)Caelligh Wrote:  Here's a screen capture for 3/9/15 at 1:42 p.m. CT:



I keep hoping to see how they are removing the lower rows.

I assume you mean the rows up against the wall. The concrete there isn't actually attached to the wall. There was a thick, heavy caulk line. COmparable to other similar situations I've seen, they broke the lowest 1-3 feet using a saw, jackhammer or similar.

(03-09-2015 03:47 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 02:04 PM)Caelligh Wrote:  Here's a screen capture for 3/9/15 at 1:42 p.m. CT:



I keep hoping to see how they are removing the lower rows.

I assume you mean the rows up against the wall. The concrete there isn't actually attached to the wall. There was a thick, heavy caulk line. COmparable to other similar situations I've seen, they broke the lowest 1-3 feet using a saw, jackhammer or similar.

I know you said saw, jackhammer, or similar, but I heard hatchet, axe, and saw...

(03-09-2015 03:47 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  I assume you mean the rows up against the wall. The concrete there isn't actually attached to the wall. There was a thick, heavy caulk line. COmparable to other similar situations I've seen, they broke the lowest 1-3 feet using a saw, jackhammer or similar.

Thanks!

Would they use something like a jackhammer for rows yet higher? The excavator likely cannot reach more than 40 feet from the concourse (per specs for a "large excavator" that I just looked up). The excavator on the right may be demonstrating its maximum range already.

(03-09-2015 12:01 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  Excavators or trackhoes - they're definitely not backhoes.

Sorry to be such a pedant.

You're right. I worked in excavation in college and I think I'm the one who mistakenly labeled the machines as backhoes. Since then, I've been busting my brain to remember the correct name for them. Trackhoes is it! They're also referred to as backloaders. I want to apologize to everyone here for that irresponsible and reckless slip up. It will never happen again. Well, I'm sure it probably will.

(03-09-2015 12:55 PM)baker-13 Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 10:02 AM)Antarius Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 09:29 AM)Pimpa Wrote:  What was that building used for?

The cam has been awesome so far, and we are only in the demo stages. It's strangely serene watching the backhoes do their work with no sound.

Storage. Concession stuff, equipment etc.

Also the old "colored" restrooms, IIRC.

...in that I vaguely recall someone going back there once, relatively recently, and noticing that the door still said "colored."

OMG! As a 41-year old, it still blows my mind that we lived like that. Whenever I hear stories or see documentaries about segregation, I just can't believe it!

(03-09-2015 10:43 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I need a view from the other direction. It looks like the cypress trees are gone.

Yeah, I noticed that too on Friday. It looks a lot different. I wish they could have replanted them around the stadium somewhere or in the parking lots. Those tress could have really come in handy for tailgaters in the September sun. Too bad. Could they be keeping them somewhere to replant later, or were they completely destroyed? Anyone know? Those tress have really grown on me over the years. I remember when they were saplings about ten years ago.

(03-09-2015 03:58 PM)13thOwl Wrote:  I know you said saw, jackhammer, or similar, but I heard hatchet, axe, and saw...

+1,000 !!

(03-09-2015 04:42 PM)Caelligh Wrote:  Thanks!

Would they use something like a jackhammer for rows yet higher? The excavator likely cannot reach more than 40 feet from the concourse (per specs for a "large excavator" that I just looked up). The excavator on the right may be demonstrating its maximum range already.

There is a VERY sturdy earth berm below the relatively shallow concrete steps they are removing. The machines simply roll down onto the dirt and reach lower. I don't think they go much lower than halfway down so that they can break and lift the concrete at the bottom, and then drop it near the top where the other one takes it away.

I saw the vehicle come off the top and start down the hill once... it looked pretty precarious with a rather sudden shift in attitude. I don't know if that was a mistake... but it was kinda scary looking.

I think they need to get Parker Schnabel down to drill some test holes. Who knows? A pay streak may be the answer to funding Athletics at Rice.

Yea, we need to rush and get that gold.

(03-09-2015 04:51 PM)Afflicted Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 10:43 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I need a view from the other direction. It looks like the cypress trees are gone.

Yeah, I noticed that too on Friday. It looks a lot different. I wish they could have replanted them around the stadium somewhere or in the parking lots. Those tress could have really come in handy for tailgaters in the September sun. Too bad. Could they be keeping them somewhere to replant later, or were they completely destroyed? Anyone know? Those tress have really grown on me over the years. I remember when they were saplings about ten years ago.

The trees are not only torn down, they are chopped up as well. Unless we've got all the king's horses, all the king's men, and then some, they're not getting re-planted anywhere.

The oak trees have officially declared victory over the cypress trees at Rice University. Well played, Oak trees. Well played!