Crane Operator

On Friday a crane arrived to put some metal beams up into the attic.  The engineer had to redesign the floor in order to make sure it could hold a living space up there even though when it was originally built and who knows for how long after that there were people living up there.
The metal beams were pre-measured and pre-made to fit in just the right spot.  And because they were so long and heavy they needed a crane to hoist them in through an open window in the attic.

The entire crane arrived on the back of a truck and then with a remote control the crane operator "drove" it off the back of the truck and into our driveway.
The operator was one of the nicest guys.  Very jovial and talking with us.  He asked Marty if Benjamin wanted to get up on the beam.  YES, of course he did.  And then he asked if Benjamin wanted to control the crane.  Another resounding YES.
He called Benjamin over, buckled the remote control fanny pack thing around his waist.  Spoke to him in Germany telling him what each of the controls did and then as Benjamin was hoisting in the first beam, he said "There are a couple of guys up there in the window.  Make sure you don't squish 'em" Hahaha!!  Benjamin

took it very seriously.  He very carefully used the remote controls, fed the beam through the open window to the guys above and then with a smile handed back the remote control.
Day # (whatever, I have lost track!)  Beams IN.
A crane will come back in a few weeks to hoist up some other steel beams but the first of the beams are into the attic which is a big step.