Bob Majors' weekly reports - Assembled by Robert Middour
Chapter: 1 26-Jan-2012
End of boxcar 28655 was finished this date. Bill Brooks worked all day
long to make a front end loader operational, with consultation from our
local real estate entrepreuner. Chris and Jim worked on MOW projects.
Visitors from Maine toured the area. Vegetarians from Chapel Hill
picketed the Swift's Premium fridge, apparently sent by Paul and the
others from the Yates Motor Company group. I called in the Swat team
from Harris Plant and they were rapidly dispersed.The two buildings
moved to the G Scale site are now rented to very nice families.They are
using the Porta Potty on the other side to comply with HUD regulations.
Chapter: 2
Yes,
the family loves the double door accent, but disdains the old wooden
out house, prefering instead the blue plastic enclosure.Have we applied
for the Federal grant for insulated windows? We'll need a minorty
contractor and an environmental impact survey as well. Translator who
speaks esperanto must be onsite 24/7. I took away their orange extension
cords that had extensive tape repairs and they are using whale oil
lamps
Chapter: 3
Tyner Foundation has generously supported the housing, and also the modern art display!-----
Chapter: 4
Today, it looked like both families were settled in. HVAC people were there, and ducts seem to be taking up more room than had been thought. However, as explained through the esperanto interpreter, they seemed to understand. Also explained that the lumber pile was not really a pile but a modern art work. This was harder to explain Overall, its been very succesful!
Chapter: 5 1-Feb-2012
After the gang left on Wednesday , the Occupy Bonsal
group returned. They admitted being scared away by our numbers. They
were also disturbed by the noise and the constant coming and going of
the Kubota tractor, even though I explained that Charles was creating a
sculpture with a different look, and not, as they termed it," a scrap
heap". I have personally relented in my opposition to their storing
items in the reefer. They've had a lot of spoilage in their foodstuffs
due to lack of refrigeration. As you know, one of their countrymen is
the steward on the Silver Star, and he's been tossing containers of Yak
Butter(one of their staples) off as they pass each day. This item, as
the Chapel Hill gourmands will tell you, doesn't keep well.The other
disturbing thing to the group was the incident where the remaining
homeplace, next to the paint shack, was moved by someone with an
abbreviated tonsure, operating a forklift. Naturally, they were
terrified, as anyone would be with this amount of jostling.