engineers

I met Eric up at the North bridge. Eric is an engineer with the City of Sarasota and he was just finalizing the drilling under the Intercoastal Waterway, for a large utility pipeline to be connected to the main-land. Ahead of schedule, he was so proud of his equipment - the Vermeer drilling rig - and for the city's available use of new technology. While using a combination of equipment, and a GPS cable system - Eric was a week ahead of schedule. After drilling 72 feet under the waterway - and after some 1200 feet of tunneling - he had that smile on his face.

I had been walking my dog - and 'Knuckles' spooked by the all heavy equipment - had broken off of his leash, and after all that commotion, this final scenario gave me the opportunity to just - stop and talk.