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  • January 20, 2003 at 4:20 pm #721838
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    Crane is now fully up again.

    January 20, 2003 at 4:23 pm #721839
    lostcarpark
    Participant

    I’m looking out a 6th floor Ballsbridge window, so I can see the crane is vertical, but can’t offer a lot more detail. It still facing away from the spike, so presumably it will shortly be turned around.

    I can’t offer any insight as to when the next piece might be going up, but if I see anything, I’ll let you know!

    James

    January 20, 2003 at 4:30 pm #721840
    Murpho
    Participant

    Paul: You obviously know a lot about erections as it took you only 2 minutes to report back 😀

    January 20, 2003 at 4:43 pm #721841
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    I only have to walk 30 feet to check :p

    January 20, 2003 at 4:58 pm #721842
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    rte is saying 7.30 …

    January 20, 2003 at 5:43 pm #721843
    ro_G
    Participant

    Going down for 7:30 tonight for a look myself.

    Tonights forecast: Slack winds, extensive mist and fog patches, frost in places. Risk of an isolated shower. According to Met Eireann, but then again, they always say that 😀

    http://www.weather.ie/forecasts/regional.asp?Prov=Dublin

    January 20, 2003 at 5:55 pm #721844
    Paul Clerkin
    Keymaster

    see you there ro

    January 20, 2003 at 5:56 pm #721845
    LOB
    Participant

    Michael Ross, I fear,has a severe case of Verbal Diarrhoea

    January 20, 2003 at 6:31 pm #721846
    Niall
    Participant

    No excuses with the weather then…

    January 20, 2003 at 7:27 pm #721847
    GrahamH
    Participant

    I’m hoping that I will have left the city with it half finished, and to return in the morning with it fully assembled, reaching for the skies. Hoping being the key word….

    January 20, 2003 at 11:10 pm #721848
    fjp
    Participant

    Oh well,

    My camera just can’t handle that little light, so here’s the weirdest set of photos you’re going to see of an actual piece being put in place (scroll waaaay down):

    MAKE LINK GO NOW!!!!!!

    fjp

    (jesus – they look weird)

    January 20, 2003 at 11:17 pm #721849
    ro_G
    Participant

    Great piece of action as piece 4 was slotted in, with the guy inside the tube riding up on the crane and piece 3 and 4 slotting together eclipsing the torchlight from within.

    Seeing the swaying of the bucket full of bolts going up on the crane on a relatively calm night like tonight gave me much more empathy with the guys not attempting it on windier days.

    Overall, cold but essential viewing 🙂

    January 20, 2003 at 11:32 pm #721850
    Murpho
    Participant

    FJP
    What can I say, you’ve been quicker than all the media in Ireland.
    Nothing on RTE or any newspaper sites, but your pictures have been almost live.

    A big thank you for this as I am en ex-pat who is rather sadly (in an anorak sort of way) trying to follow this from The Netherlands.

    Your pictures give a good impression of how the spire will look overnight too.

    January 21, 2003 at 1:45 am #721851
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    There was good crack down there tonight, I took this clip of the tube being straightened up.

    Unfortunately it’s around 2 megs, so apologies for the slow download time.

    January 21, 2003 at 2:41 am #721852
    lostcarpark
    Participant

    Hey exceelent photos. Was down there a little after midnight, and was just in time to see piece number 5 be hoisted into place. It was quite a sight. It sure is getting tall!

    Can’t wait to see the last section go up tomorrow.

    James

    January 21, 2003 at 2:51 am #721853
    Ebear
    Participant

    Just saw piece 5 go up. I’m in Temple Bar posting. There seem to be problems with this penultimate piece. There’s still a chink of light, clearly visible from the quays, and a sound of frantic hammering from above, unlike the 4th piece which went in quite smoothly.

    Assuming all is well and they close off the gap, I asked one of the guys what time the last piece is going up and he said 10 o’clock.

    So turn off the alarm clock, Paul.

    See you there.

    January 21, 2003 at 7:24 am #721854
    ro_G
    Participant

    10am – hmmm – best go to work so 🙁

    January 21, 2003 at 8:27 am #721855
    Rory W
    Participant

    I heard that section 5 had to be taken down again for cleaning and that it would be going back up at 10 this morning with the final sections going up about 12 – anyone else here this

    January 21, 2003 at 8:36 am #721856
    Murpho
    Participant

    According to RTE (Who’s news site is terrible) the cleaning of the 5th section has already happened and it is now back in place and the final section will be erected at 10am.

    Can’t find any pictures anywhere of how O’Connell St looks now.

    FJP it seems that your services are required again!

    January 21, 2003 at 8:44 am #721857
    ro_G
    Participant

    was down there at 7:30 this morning. They had the wrapping off the final ‘long section’ and were giving it a good cleaning. Also, it looked as if they had already hoisted up the bolts to secure the final sub assembly. SIAC told me hopefully up for 10-ish. The tai-chi guys merely hummed.

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