Ryan's Photo Gallery
2009 Rochester Pride At Work Labor Day Parade
Date: 05/30/2011 Views: 260
Photo credits by filename: all-numeric by Ryan Tucker, IMG_xxxx by Bess Watts, SSPXxxxx by Dave Lepard, LaborDay09xx by Dawn Lepard. Thanks to Sarah and Rick (hardhats), Rick Sanchez (stickers), Jay and Mariah (Trailer), Bill Young, IBEW86 (stickers)
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The trailer arrives at Bess and Ann's house
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Hardhat cleaning and tabulation
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The trailer's foundation is moving along slowly but surely...
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The sides for the trailer, in the staging area
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The sides are starting to go up! Time for some people pictures. Dawn and her dad, Dave.
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The cake-like cylindrical base is up on the trailer. Note the "NO STEP" signs -- at this point, it's easy to forget it's a trailer and prone to tipping.
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Almost everyone involved with this year's Pride at Work Labor Day parade float. Left to right: Dawn, Bess, Ann, Connie, Deb, myself. Not pictured: Dave (taking the picture)
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Now it's easy to visualize where we're going...
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...... and we're done for the day! Time to enjoy a drink and some good thoughtful discussion.
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Seriously, folks. Time to enjoy a drink. Stop working and come up to the patio.
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Taken at 10:00 PM the night before the parade.
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Press conference and rally before the parade
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Hitching the float onto the back of the car!
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The float is in the staging area, ready to go.
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Dawn - Pride at Work member and a member of IBEW
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Float Tow Vehicle Cockpit Cam, from the staging area
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Flags flying from the car's antenna (still in the staging area...)
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Ryan, strapped in and ready to go. (Things are getting a little boring in the staging area)
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Ken Preston contributed a sign to the cause, which I put in the back window. Wasn't any room on the float for any more signs :-)
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Metro Justice marches in the Labor Day parade at the corner of East and Alexander
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The Pride at Work contingent passes through East and Alexander
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Interfaith Health Care Coalition in the Labor Day parade
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The signs atop the float
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Back at home after the parade, Deb, Bess, and Dawn relax beside the float.
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Dawn, Dave, and Ann relax beside the float.
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Deb, Ryan, Anne, Dawn and David posing in front of our float.
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Dawn and Dave Lepard relax and chat after the parade.
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Deb finds the bubble machine! Should have brought this with us...
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Chock full o' signs
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Tick Tock memorial.
