Northwestern Mutual is in the process of constructing a new office building in downtown Milwaukee. Since the facility group, that reports to Jo, is responsible for the construction, Jo got the opportunity to see them start pouring the concrete for the building foundation. The main building, all 32 floors of it, will sit on a concrete slab - instead of concrete pillars drilled into the soil. One of the engineers explained that the soil conditions under the building made this ideal. The slab was poured in one continuous pour over 24 hours. We got to see the pour in action along with walking out onto the rebar support structure, very impressive. We hope to soon see the building rising since it they seem to have been either removing the old building or digging the hole for a long time.
Our other fun that weekend was attending a Buck's game at the Bradley Center along with several of Jo's HR team. While the food and environment was the usual fun, the Bucks didn't play particularly well and therefore lost by a lot. But we did enjoy our usual mix of chicken fingers (not just for little kids) and pizza (also not just for little kids) while watching the NCAA March Madness games in the suite. Maybe that is why the Bucks played so poorly, they were watching the game at the bench.
We also got to enjoy the last hurrah for the snow, hopefully. We woke up to a white lawn and cold, cold temperatures again. Fortunately, the temps are getting above freezing so no shoveling is involved. I must admit, I am really ready for temperatures being steady in the high 50's at this point - even though that probably won't happen for another couple of weeks.
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