Friday at Bere

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Graham and Steve have partnered on all the cabinet work. They made 540 feet of lumber that Rick brought from Kelo this morning for the cabinets. They planed and stripped and ripped using the Béré table saw - which was invented by Graham for such a place as this. They got the linen cabinet done in the master bath.

Jamie and Rick pulled the wire to all the outlets and switches and Jamie set the toilets in the bathrooms. In addition, we got the master bedroom floor poured and finished.

Jamie became a truck repairman by fixing the turn signals and changed the oil in the truck. In this process he found a rag wrapped around the fan blade - blade is taken loosely because two of it's 6 blades were missing.

Peter mounted the 4 invertors in the control room for the solar system. He also stuck his head inside an autoclave - fortunately it was not on because it burned up a few months ago. The supplied part was incorrect, so they will have to default to the smaller unit.

Peter also experienced his first OR contribution - by assisting James in a cyst removal procedure. He now qualities as an OR nurse. OH - - all by flashlight as the generator was not running. Hopefully after we leave, flashlights will become a thing of the past.

As part of our Solar System installation, Graham and Peter converted previously mentioned Béré Table Saw into the One and only Béré Wire Cutting Saw - - since Peter has to cut 48 pieces of 20 inch - this wire size is similar in thickness to a sharpie. It would have been a tough job by hand.

On the medical front - - yesterday the lady who came in pregnant with her baby outside her uterus, came back today - this time with money to cover her costs for surgery. It was a mess and she is touch and go at the moment.

Kelli assisted with a prostatectomy. There Béré' heat had a negative effect and Kelli needed some fresh air. It can happen to the best of us.

Around 6am, Rick and Steve - were deep in dreamland when James walks by dragging a pig behind him. Actually, it was a piglette - maybe weighing 20 pounds. This peg had been terrorizing the grounds for a number of days. Our fearless Resident Physician Surgeon and now Pig Catcher cornered the critter and with one swoop of his large hand had pig in paw.

This pig gave his all - in that he became lunch for a number of the patients.

We all hope that the rooster witnessed the mornings events - and took good notes so to avoid any our guest at Thanksgiving.

In closing we are one week into our stay at Béré'. The next 3 work days will most likely stretch into work evenings as well if we can construct temporary lightly.

Thanks for you all being there to read this - we miss you much.

The Béré Bunch