Funny you should mention "raising" a building. A few months after we moved to Sanpete I actually assisted in a barn raising. It wasn't a traditional wood barn but what they call a "hoop barn." It is constructed of a frame of steel pipe that can be bent in a variety of shapes with a heavy fabric (polypropylene, I think) stretched over the frame. The barn I helped with was about 80' x 120'. It took about 40 of us Amish/Mormons to pull the fabric up and over the frame and anchor it to the opposite side. While I would have had more fun with a mortise-and-tenon wood structure, at least I can honestly say that I've helped raise a barn. I'm afraid the Amish might have difficulty with the concept of a rolling roof. When I get to that point I'll have to ask. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 7:54 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Expanding Earth On 1/19/11, Kim Hyatt <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
Yes, my cousins are old enough. So is my sister. Alas, all are married.
When Kim builds his observatory, it will be "raised" by a group of Amish men. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3391 - Release Date: 01/19/11