.. Beam goes up!

[Now, before I get letters ... I'm paraphrasing a Homer Simpson quote : "Bed goes up, bed goes down ... cloud goes up, cloud goes down."]

There was a "topping off ceremony" at LTU in the third week of February, as the last beam was raised to the roof of the new building. Not to pass up a photography opportunity - I was there, camera in hand. Here are the results! (Click on the images to see larger versions.)

  Did you have an opportunity to sign the beam? >     

  Here's my signature .. immortalized to infinity and beyond! >     

  There was a boom video camera capturing the action >     

  In fact, we have cameras watching cameras! >     

  And it has a mondo-complicated control panel! >      

  I had my camera set up for a timed exposure >      

  Here's a closeup of the camera >     and here is the animated gif (with explanation).

   We need a really cool crane to lift the beam >      

  And we need a crowd to gather in the drizel and the mud! >      

  Beam almost there ... >      

   Here is the beam at the top! >