March 20, 2004

	Joe and some of the 38 cub members and friends showed up at 7:00 AM to remove the existing safety fences and layout the orientation of the new ones.
	Stuff still on the truck. Plans for the day's activities are being made.
	Joe and Randy brought much of the materials and the post hole digger. That made the job simple. Later, Fred brought the materials, etc. for the new storage shed.
	This is what the field looks like without any fences. Plenty early and lots of opportunity for everyone...
	Bob can hardly wait to put the post hole digger to work. It sure made the job pretty painless compared to other methods.
	Joe looks on as Randy and Bob move on to the second hole. It took more effort than many thought to use the "one man" post hole digger.
	Ye Ha! It is a good thing there are at least 30 holes to dig. This machine was a brute to move. Heavy and needing some help to bore through the ground.
	Randy demos the manual post hole digger. Notice the string on the ground that marks the new flight line.
	Don't know how this got into our photos for the field, but here you can see Brian, our Vice President and the old sagging fence line.
	An early view of the new fence installation. The post holes for all the posts have been drilled.
	Some of the worker party helping to assemble the fences.
	Getting the vertical post ready involved adding the metal post holders.
	Dave taking a stroll to his truck, He provided the laser alignment tool we used to set the fence posts.
	The weather cooperated the whole day. Joe was involved in many discussions about implementation details. Lots got done in a very little time.
	If this were a barge, we would be polling our way across the river. in this case, the loose dirt was being tamped down into the holes.
	The new fences are coming along nicely. Notice that the wind has picked up to about 15 MPH. No one flew that afternoon. the wind was rough and this turned out to be hard work!
	This is the before look of the fence. Dave's laser helped to level the vertical posts. Notice the bare spots in the grass. These are where the old safety fence was.
	The fence line is looking pretty good. We still need to stretch the fishnet across the openings...
	Rick and Fred are clearing the way for the storage area work.
	Joe shows Steve and Jeremy what needs to be done for the pilot's pads.
	Steve and Jeremy set all four new pads,
	The lunch was great and many complemented the chef. There was plenty for everyone!
	The work crew having lunch together.
	The tent was a nice touch.
	Someone commented that it would be nice if we had this many people at our flying events. If Pat and Joe bring the food, I think everyone would come back.
	Dale, the landlord, commented that he liked the work that was done. He especially mentioned the roadwork. Nice job guys!
	Everyone helped out in their own way. There was a lot of work.
	Meanwhile, sometime earlier, the storage shed crew stripped the old lean-to and roofing materials from the existing structure.
	Has anyone seen my contact lens?
	The crane was for visual effect. Where do you want to put the shed? Luckily it was already in place, no moving required.
	Framing the new side of the storage shed.
	The new storage area takes shape.
	Looking good! Nearly complete.
	A view of the nice job of combining the old with the new side.
	Taking the old roof apart.
	The porta-potty has been move to its new location.
	This is what the flying field looks like today. What a great job, guys!

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