Bubble Blog: Concrete
The good news is that Tropical Storm Irene did not cause significant damage to our new lift installation. The bad news is that with most roads into the Mount Snow valley closed and important work had to be put on hold as we could not get concrete or a crane into the site. Back to the good news – The crews working on Route 9 are real heroes because they got the road open yesterday and we have a green light to get the crane in here.
If all goes well we could have the crane on site Monday and start raising the bents for our chair storage barn. We are about 2 weeks behind on barn construction so we are hoping the rest of September is dry and we do not have another setback.
Concrete trucks will be able to access the mountain and Poma expects to fly concrete to towers on Sept 19 & 20. They will have to drive concrete up to two tower locations at the summit but first we have to put a few parts of the work road back together, which suffered some from TS Irene. Tentatively, the towers will be flown into place around Oct 5. We will let you know when we have a definite and we will video for those who cannot come up and watch in person.
Our bubble chairs start arriving on Monday. I can’t wait to see the blue bubbles! It will take about 3 days for them all to get here. It sounds like our haul rope is sitting in port so that will make the journey soon. It is all coming together even though the last 2 weeks have been nail biters.
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RTB: respect the bubble! Can’t wait to ride up in comfort! Will not miss the local triple!
Great news on the whole… thrilled to hear that the road crews are killing it and beyond psyched to see that the schedule is still looking good!
Many people have asked how to help, specifically in Wilmington. I was speaking with a friend who mentioned that some businesses in Wilmington are have trouble dealing with insurance companies over flood insurance, and that they would likely need to litigate, but have limited resources to do so. So, if you are an attorney and are willing to give your time to help Wilmington business get the insurance proceeds they are due, that might be a way to make a real difference. I would call the town offices to ask who might need help. Just a thought.
Another idea is if there are any Public Adjusters (represents the property owner as opposed to the Insurer) out there, they may be able to assist in the formal process against the Insurance companies. This is what they do for a living. PA’s (as they’re called) typically get involved at the beginning of the precess. Many people don’t know they exist. Most PA’s will work for a % of the $ amount received from the insurance company.
Here is a link to the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters – http://www.napia.com/
Just a thought and hope it helps.