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I'll leave the heavy lifting to the pros

On an unusual sunny and gorgeous day in February, a towering crane was reaching into our busted open courtyard and plucking out some of our stainless steel fermenting tanks. The tanks ranged from 1800 gallons to 5600 gallons and they were being removed only temporarily to allow the jackhammers to go to work on the courtyard pad. (Come to think of it, I should upload the sounds of jackhammers and figure out a way to get some virtual concrete dust on all your cars too.)

I thought it would have been really cool if they were moving full tanks. Dean, our winemaker, didn't think so, but suggested I could get a ride inside one! He said it would be an "E-ticket ride" whatever that means. I opted to steer clear and watch is all like a Cal-Trans supervisor. Wendy took the photos, so really, I was there only to watch and of course report.