Travels, Life In Albany, 2014

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Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0= Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0=
I visited again in March and it was much warmer. We did framing, putting up the rafters. When we started there was the end rafter up along with a couple of others (the ends are the most tricky, especially the first). A fork lift (shown here and in this short video) was used to lift the rafters and we slid them into position. Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0=
Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0= Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0=
Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0= Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0=
On the near side (where we started) there was a cherry picker designed for construction sites as shown above and in this short video. Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0=
Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0= Troy Habitat for Humanity Build. =0=
Old cubicle at CommerceHub. =0= New cubicle at CommerceHub. =0=
At work, CommerceHub has been quite successful and our ower, Liberty Investments, is happy to invest in us. As such we are hiring and growing which means plenty of shifting people. Above is a picture of my 'cube' in a conference room which was converted into seven 'cubes'. I was there at the end of 2013 but was soon moved to the wonderful window cubicle shown here. It had been in a quite ordinary area where the shades were always closed as if there were no windows at all. I thought that was a shame and put up clear trash bags over the tops of the windows to block the sun (the complaint for why the blinds were closed) but leaving my cubicle and that whole corner much brighter. They are also constructing another building for office space at SUNY Nanotech which we may move into (the early rumors) or may not (the later rumors). New cubicle at CommerceHub. =0=
New cubicle at CommerceHub. =0= New cubicle at CommerceHub. =0=
After just a few months we were shuffled around as new space opened up so that we were sitting close to team mates. The Pipeline team that I am on is only four people and we were moved to a windowless office with four desks set up in the corner as shown here. Most of my plants stayed behind in the window sill, but I visit them regularly. . =0=
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