The day started off good. I went down to the ROM early in the morning to test the concrete. It gave me the opportunity to wander around the site and examine one of the most unique construction projects in Toronto up close. The lattice of steel beams is really a sight to behold. I got some weird looks from the workers when I started snapping a few photos but then I saw the concrete driver doing the same thing.

Pumping concrete to 2nd floor slab-on-deck

Steel beam lattice for 'crystal'

The day started going downhill afterwards. I was asked to go up to Brampton to pick up some asphalt samples another company technician collected and bring it back to our lab. But as I was about to return with the samples, the boss called and told me they needed me urgently downtown to catch a concrete truck for testing ... in 20 minutes. Brampton to downtown Toronto in 20 minutes ... What did he expect from me? I don't know about you but I have yet to gain mastery of manipulating the space-time continuum. I tried anyways and amazingly, made it downtown only a few minutes late. But it was all in vain. I couldn't find the construction site. It didn't help that the only direction I was given was that it was an underground parking garage around City Hall .