tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599222840274804102.post2596753756196491627..comments2023-04-15T03:10:12.861-06:00Comments on New Temple in Provo: Raptors, Puddles and Holes in the WallsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599222840274804102.post-46809096335903292962013-09-05T09:59:56.681-06:002013-09-05T09:59:56.681-06:00I feel validated by having the same questions you ...I feel validated by having the same questions you do. I have been told that there is a vast drainage system being put in place and these sumps are part of it. Let me see if I can learn more about these, like where the oil ultimately goes once it drips off the cars.Julie Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263863405353025499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599222840274804102.post-68806149443015709592013-09-05T09:56:55.912-06:002013-09-05T09:56:55.912-06:00The sumps are really interesting to me. Is there r...The sumps are really interesting to me. Is there really so much oil in parking lots? Are they going to clean them out periodically? Will they have metal grates over them? Will the floors tilt toward the sumps?Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631232232642423785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599222840274804102.post-46473761701010076942013-09-04T20:37:45.656-06:002013-09-04T20:37:45.656-06:00I have watched the forms under the tower go up tod...I have watched the forms under the tower go up today -- this was sooner than I expected. Have you seen the rebar along the east side? They'll build forms there soon, too, but I don't think the wall will block my view of the annex until they put a lid on it.<br /><br />I asked about the slumps on the west lot. The answer I got was brief: modification was necessary due to changed conditions. I opened 3 browser windows and looked at July 3rd, August 21st, and today. I'm not sure what has changed. Julie Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263863405353025499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599222840274804102.post-985273254917817112013-09-04T20:06:26.790-06:002013-09-04T20:06:26.790-06:00The forms are starting go up on the northeast corn...The forms are starting go up on the northeast corner. Looks like your assumption was correct, yet again, Julie! Say sayonara to the basement and Hello to a firm foundation!<br /><br />BTW: it looks like they must have made a mistake on the west lot where they've had to dig up the cement and are now putting the black sealant down in two or three of the sloped indentions. It was indented initially, but I don't think it was deep enough. Am I correct?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777506515290986427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599222840274804102.post-72950857542271077312013-09-04T07:51:53.970-06:002013-09-04T07:51:53.970-06:00There have been a lot of discussions around here a...There have been a lot of discussions around here about what the birds are. An onlooker at the site, a helpful man I have met before, pointed out the birds while I was taking pictures of the track hoe. He called them raptors. I zoomed in as far as I could, and you are seeing all I could see. My husband thought they might be red-tailed hawks which are common around here. A friend of mine said that raptors made her think of dinosaurs. Thanks for your input. I'll try to look up on my next visit and look for them again.Julie Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263863405353025499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599222840274804102.post-32087159449626188112013-09-04T07:45:58.077-06:002013-09-04T07:45:58.077-06:00You identify the soaring birds in your first photo...You identify the soaring birds in your first photo as raptors, are you sure that is what they are? To me they look like turkey vultures. How can I tell? When Raptors soar they have wings that are generally flat, while the wings of soaring turkey vultures form a shallow V. The three birds that are highest in the photo have definite turkey vulture characteristics. The one that is lower and nearer to the crane's tower in the picture appears to be further away than the others, making it hard to distinguish its features or even its direction of travel. Never-the-less I am going to bet that if you zoomed in on these birds you would find that they are all turkey vultures.JayBinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772612103183760057noreply@blogger.com