holding pens

jwmacawful · Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:36 pm

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these are some holding pens i was working on during the spring. this picture shows the framing. i dont know why but was having a very hard time downloading pics to this site. hopefully i can remember how i did it and post more.

Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:06 pm

"Holding pens"?

That looks a lot like a prison in the background...

Would "People cages" be more accurate?

Steve S

jwmacawful · Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:20 pm

Otto Nobedder wrote:"Holding pens"?

That looks a lot like a prison in the background...

Would "People cages" be more accurate?

Steve S

all i'll say is if you look on a map it's a very small island next to la guardia airport in nyc

delraydella · Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:04 pm

I'm happy to say that that's the only island in NYC that I've never been on.

jwmacawful · Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:11 pm

delraydella wrote:I'm happy to say that that's the only island in NYC that I've never been on.

then you've been to our other less lavish resort called hart island?? the residents check in but almost never check out.

delraydella · Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:00 pm

Okay, make that 2 islands I'm happy to say I've never been on!

noddybrian · Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:10 pm

So will you be building any of these for " Stockton " - seems like they need some now that " Clay Morrow " is incarcerated ! - & be careful not to leave any screwdrivers laying around !

All joking aside you get some varied & unusual work - but you'd think they could have afforded some clean new material for you to work with - that looks like they lucked out at a junkyard & found it !

jwmacawful · Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:12 pm

noddybrian wrote:So will you be building any of these for " Stockton " - seems like they need some now that " Clay Morrow " is incarcerated ! - & be careful not to leave any screwdrivers laying around !

All joking aside you get some varied & unusual work - but you'd think they could have afforded some clean new material for you to work with - that looks like they lucked out at a junkyard & found it !

don't even get me started on the material situation! i was t.d.y. to this unit and had nothing to do with purchasing material. the 2x2 tubing was the lightest wall available and was laying around for at least 1 winter so was almost rusted through before we set the first piece. in contrast- at my regular duty station i use 3/16 or 1/4 wall tubing for prison gates and pens that will never see a drop of weather.

jwmacawful · Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:17 pm

delraydella wrote:Okay, make that 2 islands I'm happy to say I've never been on!

i'm willing to wager you've never been to north brother island either. this is where typhoid mary was quarantined till her death.

delraydella · Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:05 am

No, but I have been by it on a boat. That's makes 3 now. I guess I need to get out more...