Projects are ALWAYS ten times harder than they appear, especially when you're dealing with a 100 year old building. Who would think that ALL the cinder block in this building would be filled solid with concrete, not hollow as any reasonable person would expect cinder block to be (that must be the way they did things back in the day... guess things really aren't made the way they used to be). So this week Chris and John tied their bandanas and went to work drilling the holes to run the plumbing. Using a 50-pound core driller meant to be used vertically into the ground, they shouldered the damn thing and drilled through 8 inches of solid concrete managing somehow to operate the "Rambo" machine gun-like tool from the shoulder. They finally managed to blast through the concrete creating the holes you see in this pic. Now we're ready to lay the pipes for plumbing. We're hoping to have all the pipes laid next week for mid-term plumbing inspection shortly thereafter. Once the plumbing goes in we can start concentrating on building the bar. Once the bar is done we can focus on the interior decor and finally the new store front and outdoor patio. Once we are done, we will all drink...heavily. It all takes more time than you expect (of course) but we're still hoping for mid to late June completion. Oh, and the smiley face on the wall... that was Chris and John's way to show how happy they were to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. :-)=
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