Romania Trip 5/23/06
Fifth Day On The Job ...... The Infiltrator System Arrives
Today the Teleios Team awoke to a bright, sunny morning and the sound of several cuckoo birds - we keep hoping they can pick another song soon :) Excitement filled the air as we knew that we would have a good, dry day to work with and that the Infiltrator chambers were on their way. Trench drying and digging was a priority as we worked to dig 2 more of the 10 trenches needed for the system. As groundwater made it's way into Trench # 1 during the night, the Teleios Team learned the fine art of "bucket brigading" to remove the mud that accumulated at the end of the first trench. This was a great workout for Puff Mama and Her Peeps and she even learned a few more moves that she plans to show her homegirls at Curves when she gets back to Greenville. Most of the field work today was focused on preparing the trenches for the Infiltrator System.
Other work in the morning included disinfecting the largest of two drinking water reservoirs so that it would be ready to provide ample water for the Hungarian Baptist Women Conference that begins on Friday. By lunchtime, the team learned that there was a glitch in processing the paperwork through Customs and that the truck transporting the Infiltrator System would nor arrive at the camp until later in the evening so the team did what it does best, adjusted to the circumstances and went shopping in Odorheiu! Ed was able to almost complete his shopping list for everyone in Ware Shoals and Leah browsed for the perfect gifts for those on her list. While the team shopped, digging continued on the trenches (despite a broken bucket on the backhoe that was repaired after lunch) and the truck cleared Customs and was enroute to the camp.
After 7:00 pm, the truck arrived with the Infiltrator chambers and the team and others went to work unloading the truck and headed back to the field to set the proper level for the sewer pipe that enters the Infiltrator System. The team worked late into the evening, finishing at dusk, which was close to 9:00 pm. It was a long, productive day and team was ready to become expert "Infiltrator Installers" by morning.
Today the Teleios Team awoke to a bright, sunny morning and the sound of several cuckoo birds - we keep hoping they can pick another song soon :) Excitement filled the air as we knew that we would have a good, dry day to work with and that the Infiltrator chambers were on their way. Trench drying and digging was a priority as we worked to dig 2 more of the 10 trenches needed for the system. As groundwater made it's way into Trench # 1 during the night, the Teleios Team learned the fine art of "bucket brigading" to remove the mud that accumulated at the end of the first trench. This was a great workout for Puff Mama and Her Peeps and she even learned a few more moves that she plans to show her homegirls at Curves when she gets back to Greenville. Most of the field work today was focused on preparing the trenches for the Infiltrator System.
Other work in the morning included disinfecting the largest of two drinking water reservoirs so that it would be ready to provide ample water for the Hungarian Baptist Women Conference that begins on Friday. By lunchtime, the team learned that there was a glitch in processing the paperwork through Customs and that the truck transporting the Infiltrator System would nor arrive at the camp until later in the evening so the team did what it does best, adjusted to the circumstances and went shopping in Odorheiu! Ed was able to almost complete his shopping list for everyone in Ware Shoals and Leah browsed for the perfect gifts for those on her list. While the team shopped, digging continued on the trenches (despite a broken bucket on the backhoe that was repaired after lunch) and the truck cleared Customs and was enroute to the camp.
After 7:00 pm, the truck arrived with the Infiltrator chambers and the team and others went to work unloading the truck and headed back to the field to set the proper level for the sewer pipe that enters the Infiltrator System. The team worked late into the evening, finishing at dusk, which was close to 9:00 pm. It was a long, productive day and team was ready to become expert "Infiltrator Installers" by morning.
"Puff Mama" and her "Peeps" perfect the "bucket brigade" move that she will share with her homegirls at Curves in Greenville. The bucket brigade was used to remove mud from Trench # 1.
The Infiltrator System has arrived!
The Teleios Team unloads the Infiltrator System.
"Sewer Man Norton" places the first Infiltrator chamber in Trench # 1 to verify the the level needed for the sewer inlet pipe for the system.
"Sewer Man Norton" and "Handsome Sewer Boy" check the level of the inlet pipe to the Infiltrator System.
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