Relay for Life

Saturday morning, bright and early, at 0530, we ran in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. We did the 5k run, talking another team member into running with us this time. We probably won't ever get the last two members to run with us. We were all on our own this time, it was not a relay like the last one. We finished in reverse order of our age, with one exception. The oldest finished first, followed closely by the next oldest (me), then the youngest and the last two finished according to age. Here we are after the run, still smiling.This another one of the working dogs on base. They shave the front legs so it will be easier to insert the IV needle if the dog gets dehydrated or injured.

This is a Russian airplane left behind from the Afghansitan war with the Russians. This plane and several others are still at Chapman. They are used for target practice, there are many bullet holes in them, as well as a painting canvas. I tried to load several other pictures of the planes, but the internet and the blogspot were not cooperating tonight. I'll include them in a future posting.
The paving contractor needed to return a backhoe they rented, but did not want to pay for a trailer to haul it. So, they loaded it in the back of this dump truck. Too bad I didn't get a picture of them loading it, though I think it would have been more entertaining watching them unload it. There couldn't have been more than three inches on each side of the backhoe to the sides of the dump body.

We started a new project on Saturday, construction of a new B-hut. This is the contractor shortly after he arrived on the job site with the material. I was taking a picture of the workers starting to unload the lumber, when he wanted me to take another picture with him in it. His name is Lucky, though not spelled this way, but pronounced as "lucky". We thought he was joking with us, but he convinced us it was his real name, not just a nickname.