Into the Sunset

The crane came today to hoist up the satellite dish and it's base to the roof. The base, without the ballast looks like a satellite in the sky as it flies up to the roof. How appropriate.

Look what the punks did to our new window up front. The first night that we had all the glass in, someone thought it would be a major improvement to throw a rock at the 1" double paned glass and took out a 5'x10' section.-

---Karma will catch up with these hoods.

The Z Systems boys hard at work in CAMTOC.

Dish and AC units on roof

Another view Dishiepie

Chris and Scott getting dangerous with the tools

Max, getting even more dangerous with a power drill to the side door.

Rocket Crane Guy giving out of this world service to the satellite boys

Hey what's all the fuss with the crane?

Satellite up, please.

Sadly, the construction portion of this blog has come to an official end: November 16, 2007.

Sunset from the roof tonight

View of the park at sunset from roof




The new satellite dish is up finally
Front view with dish. Entry is finally done

View of the SE corner, and the new sign, cool.


Time to move in and actually WORK HERE. Time to make some cash to pay for this baby.

Happy Halloween

This building project has come to an anticlimactic end. It's sort of the end that just won't happen...like a sneeze lost 2 or 3 times only to come back in a big way.

So, the building is DONE. That's right. EVERYTHING is done, built, finito, finale, spinozi.
EXCEPT the glass panes for the front vestibule and kitchen cafe. They say by the end of this week or early next week--and even if it takes that long, 2 weeks beyond the highly optimistc end date of October 19, this was one hell of an on-time performance by the team.

Since we started on June 1, the 5 month schedule is only behind by 2 weeks. A 22 week schedule is 24 weeks. It's a teensy 9% time over run.

OK, OK, here are some pictures with the signature Chief Scientist remarks:



A couple more shots of my new favorite staircase. Solid steel all the way around bartender!

Oooh, aaah, those gallery track lights on the wall in the lobby sure make this look like an art gallery. CaptionMax is just SO hip.

Check out these fat cables that lead into our super high tech 007 Security System. Just try to break in to our building abd you will be zapped big time. CaptionMax is such a safe place to work.

Remember the opening scene in Get Smart? They filmed it at CaptionMax. Everyone is super smart at CaptionMax.
Gotta love those fresh new maple doors.

A view of the cafe area

Everything but the kitchen sink has been put into this new building...Oh wait a minute, here's the kitchen sink. So I guess it DOES have everything. - - Check out the Swedish Dishwasher. CaptionMax is SO diverse.

October 23

These maple doors sure make everything look really sharp. I wish my camera lens was sharp. Use your imagination. These rooms are totally 100% done and signed off.

Once again I was having camera issues, now the exposure is messed up but you get the picture. Here's the reception area. The yellow tape now has a really nice metal railing but youll have to wait a day to see that.

Door into the scheduling zone
Today was the nicest day of the year, and a perfect day to roll up the kitchen cafe glass doors to the outside world.
Even the bike room and recycling room get fresh coats of paint and a really shiny cement sealer to top it all off.

All Done

The ladder rack in CAMTOC--just gobs of blue wire with nowhere to go.

Carpet down against a blue, green and neutral wall

The mysterious fiber optic terminal box
The not-so mysterious new phone terminal--nicer than the old brass box.

The grand entry stairwell is finally in!

Painter Paul just wondering what to paint next.

How manyguys does it take to make a conduit turn a corner?
The white roof of the atrium
Putting together the vestibule roof.
Y'all are gonna have to wait a day to see the glass front. I've been saving it for the end :)

Gettin There

This is the glass door that rolls up for fresh air to the cafe. Indoor outdoor sidewalk cafe included with purchase.



And a longer shot of same. The doors with the plywood will be outfitted with the same style glass as the one in the middle.

Roll, roll, roll, your paint, gently down the hallway...Merrily

Merrilly Merrily merrily

Life is but a dream

Way cool. A new blinding white roof and the new roof for the majestic atrium up front.
The sandman cometh.
The tiles are in the bathrooms. YAY.
A corner of CAMTOC. floors and walls all done. Gerald thinks we need electricity before calling it done. I say just run extension cords to the tech center.

A palette full of light fixtures awaits their installation.
Scissor Jack Harry making the atrium come alive.

A man selling ice cream

A guy fitting ductwork

da da da da da da

Wires wires everywhere.
Spaghetti junction