Filming day 2

We went over to the welders this morning, to check on progress, and also to meet the small crew from the tv show.

Good news - the seat frames are all made, including the sliding sections.
Bad news - they restrict the windows to the side, cut straight across the communication windows between the front and rear, and also restrict that doorway. I knew when I sent in the dimensions of the seat backs that they would be high, but I didn't have the correct measurements for where those little windows were, and I also hadn't adequately allowed for the curvature of the side of the ambulance... Still, we live and learn.
Seeing them made, it was tempting to leave them be, but I was not happy with the compromise it was going to leave us with aesthetically, so we had a good chat with Pete the welder and came up with a solution. Sadly, the solution means he has to change all four of them, but he did one while we were there and it didn't take more than about 25 minutes for him to alter it, so it's worth it!

Our plan, as far as I was concerned anyway, was to get the welding done the first two weeks of April, and then deliver Bertie to Glenn and Greg at Awesome for them to start. They have said it will take them 6 to 8 weeks, so we would have him back by the middle of June to do our finishing touches and be all finished before July. However, since it's already the 11th and no sight of the work here being finished (or in the case of the flooring/step/storage, even started) it looks like that timescale is going to slip and slip.

Anyway, we had more filming time today. We spent time talking to the guys at the welders on camera, and Angie got lots of footage of sparks flying etc. I found the whole experience of being in the workshop really fascinating - not anywhere i would ever normally have a reason to be. Bertie is educating me in many ways it seems!

We need to get Bertie down to St Ives to meet up with the carpenter (who, incidentally, has changed from 'Thomas' to 'Fred' - having never met either of them, it means little to me!) to discuss his portion of the work as soon as possible. Aside from needing to make plans, we also have no quote for that section of the project, which would be kind of useful! We have made and cancelled several appointments to do that, during this whole period of him not starting or running reliably, but we have arranged again to go this Saturday, and I'm determined we will.