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<blockquote data-quote="Packrat 6" data-source="post: 1591583" data-attributes="member: 80288"><p>Sorry, John, but scrmblr couldn't pass the physical I impose on my dates! Just one of the regulars that is getting frustrated because he can't hunt as much as he would like! I know the feeling, but hopefully will be heading out in about a month or so and heading for the Texas ranch after a convoluted trip first to Denver.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>John, the thing that made Alameda such a PIA, was Oakland, San Fran, San Jose and all the other cities and number of people around there! If it hadn't of been for the great unwashed masses and their cars, it would have been a nice place! I could have stayed in LA, if I wanted the crowds. Our contract was with the City of Alameda and I rented one of the navy Captains quarters on base with a deal I worked out with the City since housing was very expensive off base and converted the carport to an office. It worked out great for about half the cost of off base, and I didn't need to rent an office, even though the company paid the rent and utilities. Looked at the Admirals quarters, but too big for what we needed. Admirals quarters had a HUGE ballroom (sort of like 8X men's underwear on a 32" waist) for entertaining. Just too big.</p><p></p><p>One of the things that stuck in my mind was a storage building for vehicles and maintenance equipment, and the only one like it on base, that was about 120' - 180' long, 60-80' wide and about 40' tall and the entire building was made out of clear, exposed, vertical grade redwood. The support posts were like 20" x 20" CVG and the roof decking was 4" thick x 8" Tongue and Groove redwood. Even the roof trusses were Redwood. I offered to take the building down at no charge to the City, but they wouldn't let me, unless they got full salvage rights! I could have retired off the sale of that wood about 20 years early. The building is to the left rear of the headquarters building at the end of the next Westward (towards the water) running street and just past the single story machine shops but before the tall building! Drooled over that building!</p><p></p><p>I did have fun converting one of the hangers to a Disney movie set, and kept insisting that I wanted to meet Mickey Mouse, but they kept telling me that he was tied up in the L.A. basin! (Tied up? Was probably being held for ransom!) The guys I worked with from Disney were a pleasure to work with, but very demanding in their requirements. Everything had to be EXACTLY like they specified it! Caused some problems when what they requested wasn't available anymore, but we did find acceptable substitutes.</p><p></p><p>In your 2nd picture, that hanger to the far right, was converted to the Tesla Electric Car company, but I didn't work on it, and the Headquarters in the middle of the picture with the quadrangle in front, was riddled with Asbestos. Took forever to get it cleaned out. Our housing and office was off the picture to the left in the single story ranch style houses. Also, off to the left was a Sea plane hanger with a ramp down to the water. Fascinating!</p><p></p><p>OK, have written a book, so better quit for now!</p><p><img src="https://www.longrangehunting.com/data/attachments/41/41149-a432c823d5071b98b3691a8c1814bc84.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Politicians and Diapers need to be changed often, and for the same reason! (See Len, you could have had an advertiser in here, very reasonably)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packrat 6, post: 1591583, member: 80288"] Sorry, John, but scrmblr couldn't pass the physical I impose on my dates! Just one of the regulars that is getting frustrated because he can't hunt as much as he would like! I know the feeling, but hopefully will be heading out in about a month or so and heading for the Texas ranch after a convoluted trip first to Denver. John, the thing that made Alameda such a PIA, was Oakland, San Fran, San Jose and all the other cities and number of people around there! If it hadn't of been for the great unwashed masses and their cars, it would have been a nice place! I could have stayed in LA, if I wanted the crowds. Our contract was with the City of Alameda and I rented one of the navy Captains quarters on base with a deal I worked out with the City since housing was very expensive off base and converted the carport to an office. It worked out great for about half the cost of off base, and I didn't need to rent an office, even though the company paid the rent and utilities. Looked at the Admirals quarters, but too big for what we needed. Admirals quarters had a HUGE ballroom (sort of like 8X men's underwear on a 32" waist) for entertaining. Just too big. One of the things that stuck in my mind was a storage building for vehicles and maintenance equipment, and the only one like it on base, that was about 120' - 180' long, 60-80' wide and about 40' tall and the entire building was made out of clear, exposed, vertical grade redwood. The support posts were like 20" x 20" CVG and the roof decking was 4" thick x 8" Tongue and Groove redwood. Even the roof trusses were Redwood. I offered to take the building down at no charge to the City, but they wouldn't let me, unless they got full salvage rights! I could have retired off the sale of that wood about 20 years early. The building is to the left rear of the headquarters building at the end of the next Westward (towards the water) running street and just past the single story machine shops but before the tall building! Drooled over that building! I did have fun converting one of the hangers to a Disney movie set, and kept insisting that I wanted to meet Mickey Mouse, but they kept telling me that he was tied up in the L.A. basin! (Tied up? Was probably being held for ransom!) The guys I worked with from Disney were a pleasure to work with, but very demanding in their requirements. Everything had to be EXACTLY like they specified it! Caused some problems when what they requested wasn't available anymore, but we did find acceptable substitutes. In your 2nd picture, that hanger to the far right, was converted to the Tesla Electric Car company, but I didn't work on it, and the Headquarters in the middle of the picture with the quadrangle in front, was riddled with Asbestos. Took forever to get it cleaned out. Our housing and office was off the picture to the left in the single story ranch style houses. Also, off to the left was a Sea plane hanger with a ramp down to the water. Fascinating! OK, have written a book, so better quit for now! [IMG]https://www.longrangehunting.com/data/attachments/41/41149-a432c823d5071b98b3691a8c1814bc84.jpg[/IMG] Politicians and Diapers need to be changed often, and for the same reason! (See Len, you could have had an advertiser in here, very reasonably) [/QUOTE]
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