Anyway, yesterday 28/Feb in Embun was guardhouse moving day. Our members got together as early as 9am but hit a technical glitch i.e. the crane-lorry had a breakdown that fortunately was repaired in an hour. That time was spent catching up with neighbours who volunteered to help in the moving and positioning of our adopted guardhouse.
Finally at about 11.30am, 5 of our guys jumped into a car to lead the crane-lorry to the 2 locations. The guys told of their learning experience in moving cabins with cranes, as they suddenly returned to collect a ladder to climb atop the roof of the cabin to afix the lifting hooks. Back at the Embun entrance, the rest of us were getting hungry and thirsty, biscuits and water appeared and after more sunshine we returned home to wait for THE CALL.
12.30pm the call to action came through, and those close to the PJU 1A/22 junction went there to attempt directing traffic. What a sight to see the approaching crane-lorry loaded with 2 x 12' cabins perched on its back. It deftly made the turn into PJU 1A/22 and skirted the low-hanging branches, pulling down a few along the way.
The unloading was tricky, compounded with incoming and outgoing traffic from Embun. Being a Saturday, neighbourhood traffic was a steady stream, but fortunately drivers were patient and obediently waited for directions to pass safely.
After a few turns of the cabin in mid-air and input of opinions on which way the cabin was to face, the cabin was set down on bricks donated by another member of the neighbourhood who has a stash of bricks, steadily dwindling through 'sedekahs' now and again.
The next phase of course is to refurbish the weathered cabins up to liveable standards again.
