All of a sudden when I reply to an incoming message, after hitting send
the message I have replied to disappears?  Anyone?
Thanks,
Leland


-----Original Message-----
From: Darling, all I want is that you should be a pinhead -- Arlene
Croce [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Ken Follett
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 5:01 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Sand Mining


In a message dated 8/15/2002 6:19:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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In Manhattan the cost is usually substantially greater



In Manhattan, at least on preservation and maintenance jobs, we get all
of our sand in bags. Cost $3.00 - $20.00 per bag (higher cost depending
on the need to match historic aggregates). Easier to move sand when it
is in bags than loose. Logistics is the large factor. A pile of sand
loose not only attracts cats, but it gets pushed around and would need
to be loaded into 5 gallon buckets in most cases to get it to where it
needs to be used. Easier and cheaper on labor to get it in a bag to
begin with. We also use the sand bags to fill with debris.

One time in Manhattan I bought sand loose and that was one time too
many.

Getting debris out of a building site can be a problem in itself. Right
now we are doing a project on the upper East side where we cannot have
containers, the debris needs to be removed, down the wall via hoist,
then from a small courtyard and through the "music" room then up a
narrow ramp to the sidewalk. Then, not being able to have mini (1 yd)
containers on the site, we load it directly into the carting truck. Much
easier to handle the material once it has been bagged, which occurs up
top of the parapet wall that we are working on.

On another note: minor crisis of the week was when the guy with the Land
Rover pushed the portable toilet we have on the street out of his way
for parking. He pushed it a few feet past the property line. The crisis
was the neighbor complaining that we were on their property. Our
suspicion is that our client demanded the portable toilet, rather then
letting the crew use the perfectly good toilet inside, in order to get
back at their neighbors.

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