Avalon, NJ
17 - 19 September 1999
 
CONSTRUCTION!!!!

            If you weren't over at Dana Savage's (please pronounce Sah-VAHGE) sponsor's house on Saturday... WHERE WERE YOU?! Well, I know where SOME tall beings were, but more on that to come later... So, the Foreman admits that he was a little late to the most hoppin' construction site in Avalon, but goode intentions were there. "Pious" Peter Katzfey, Marky Mark Davison, and I went to a "happening" area in Sea Isle City... a place called Ocean Drive. Seemed like a perfect place to land a job. Being that our CONSTRUCTION crew was on hiatus for some time... Marky Mark was involved in a long-term project that turned sour when he realized that he had built on loose ground and the foundation collapsed around him. Thank goodeness that he's lost relatively few working hours as a result of this devastation. "Pius" Peter has been on his usual spree of random surveying, and was in rare form... he ALMOST hit paydirt with a consultation inquiry over dinner with our sponsor, but the site turned out to be in too snooty of an area. Peter was disillusioned. Personally, the Foreman is in-between jobs right now (taking offers), having just abandoned a modest home in DC to pursue other interests... only to have my other job offer cancel on me.  Let that be a lesson to all of you -- don't abandon the site until you've A) demolished the remains, B) Gotten a SECURE better offer and surveyed the site, or C) both A and B. But I digress...
            So upon arriving at Miss Sah-VAHGE's lot, I found a throng (note: NOT THONG, I said THRONG) of eager craftsmen and women honing their skillz. I must admit, hard work like I saw when I arrived upon the scene brought a tear to this master-craftsman's eye... You guys are great. Let's take a peek at the happenings at Savage Structures, Inc...

 
 
 

Welcome to the Company! (who let the piper in the tub?)
 

                                                                                        

"Action" Jackson got a name this week...                               Kool's a hardworker, no doubt about it!                   Ooow, VP... hydrating... essential for hard work!
 


Scooter gives this job a thumbs up!



Babbit's Building and Associates share a groundbreaking toast...
 

 

Katie creates a Lean-To on Kool...
WARNING! This is an UNSAFE structure! Ever heard of the 3 Llitle Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf?
Well, anyone could blow down such an attempt at a shelter...
 

                                                                                                         
    Stoner really loves his bottle of love potion...                                                                                                             Speaking of Stoner, what is that sign that
                                                                                                                                                                                   he's making with his fingers? Is that some
                                                                                                                                                                                       sort of way of saying he's ready to
                                                                                                                                                                                             commence construction?!
 

                                     

"I propose a toast to the Catholic Choir, to which we owe all this!"                                                    "I'll drink to that! Heck, I'll drink to pretty much anything!!!"
 


The crew takes a break for a pose... (how innocent does the VP look? Looks can be deceiving...)
 

                                                        

               Katie KNOWS how to put in two at a time, I mean, overtime...                                                       Scooter... Blowing kisses at a cute contractor?
 


Could "The Plumber" (AKA "The Piper") Be attempting to lay some pipe? Or is he just freeing a clog?

 

Of course, the Quality Control Supervisors were on hand to ensure that all buildings were up to code...
 


This site is a MESS! Remember, workers, ya gotta clean up when you're done building...
(and WHAT THE HELL is Mark doing...?)
 


Mark was able to put together this impressive rendition of a Gothic Gargoyle... exquisite workmanship from a mastercraftsman!
 


Kool gets worked...er...gets to work...er...
 


Of course, even The Foreman cannot go without breaking A LITTLE ground... right?!
 


Overwhelming winner of The Foreman's HARD HAT AWARD for the weekend, Katie Babbitt poses in true form... Not only was Katie very successful in the underwater developments you saw above, creating numerous foundations (although everyone can attest to the fact that if you build a house underwater, it's going to leak...), she was also involved in a little off-shore development... Was Katie just visiting a beachfront motel, or was there serious developments? I assure you that off-shore real estate will be investigating... Regardless CONGRATS on your honor of the weekend, Katie!
 


As the work day (or I should say work night) came to a close, you could tell who was working hard and who was hardly working... The VP bows out early in favor of tasty... WATER?! C'mon, VP!  Scooter's no way NEAR ready to punch out!
 
 

Katie, on the other hand, punched out LOOOONG ago...
 


THANKS FOR STOPPING BY AND REMEMBER,
KEEP YOUR HARD HAT ON!
 
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