i'm a believer..
ok, let's talk yesterday.. i couldnt tell if anything was posting on my blog, so i waited until this morning to write, but as you will see from the pictures, we had an interesting morning. we went to san miguel first to drop off a concrete mixer, so i got to see the flood damage, and let me tell you, this past group has done incredible work to help that community. next, we went out to santa ana to drop off a concrete block maker. let me set the situation up for you, then you can look at the pictures under this blog.
the concrete block maker was in the back of a white, flatbed truck, and this piece of machinery weighs a solid half-ton. the goal was to go around the back of the property and drive it through a gate and set it up in the middle of the property. the only problem with this, is that there was a huge mudpit in between the main road and the gate.. HUGE mudpit.. as soon as i see this mudpit, i think to myself, and outloud- "there is no way this is going to happen". the plan is, that joe's blue land cruiser, will tow this flat bed truck, WITH the concrete block maker, through the mudpit, AND up a series of rocks. this is no terrain for a flatbed truck. joe's confidence was funny to me, because i was a doubter.. "no problem" he says, as i laugh to myself.. "ok buddy, i'm rootin for you" so the trucks head into the mudpit and the flatbed sinks fast, and i'm ready to start making fun of joe. joe, however, remained confident.. with the tow strap secured tightly to the frame of the flatbed, joe tugged and tugged until he finally got the flatbed moving. once it started moving it went pretty smoothly from there.. THROUGH the mudpit, and UP the rock hill, into the gate, where i was heckled by joe for ever doubting the land cruiser.. i will point out, though, that i threw a rock under joe's tire right before he got the truck out that could have possibly been the game changing performance, but i dont want to take all the credit, so.. good job joe. check out the pictures
the interns arrived yesterday afternoon, good to have them here and gayle's group comes today. the summer has begun! keep us in your prayers and i'll update again soon
believing in the power of land cruisers..
NCR
the concrete block maker was in the back of a white, flatbed truck, and this piece of machinery weighs a solid half-ton. the goal was to go around the back of the property and drive it through a gate and set it up in the middle of the property. the only problem with this, is that there was a huge mudpit in between the main road and the gate.. HUGE mudpit.. as soon as i see this mudpit, i think to myself, and outloud- "there is no way this is going to happen". the plan is, that joe's blue land cruiser, will tow this flat bed truck, WITH the concrete block maker, through the mudpit, AND up a series of rocks. this is no terrain for a flatbed truck. joe's confidence was funny to me, because i was a doubter.. "no problem" he says, as i laugh to myself.. "ok buddy, i'm rootin for you" so the trucks head into the mudpit and the flatbed sinks fast, and i'm ready to start making fun of joe. joe, however, remained confident.. with the tow strap secured tightly to the frame of the flatbed, joe tugged and tugged until he finally got the flatbed moving. once it started moving it went pretty smoothly from there.. THROUGH the mudpit, and UP the rock hill, into the gate, where i was heckled by joe for ever doubting the land cruiser.. i will point out, though, that i threw a rock under joe's tire right before he got the truck out that could have possibly been the game changing performance, but i dont want to take all the credit, so.. good job joe. check out the pictures
the interns arrived yesterday afternoon, good to have them here and gayle's group comes today. the summer has begun! keep us in your prayers and i'll update again soon
believing in the power of land cruisers..
NCR
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