Two days ago, Larry, our water guy, came by with 6000 gallons of water. After some trial and error we ended up using a large hose to mist the house for our initial Ice test. Lucky for us, Tom Stoye, Rosie Sharp, and Tim Nutt showed up for some support for this endeavor. By Midnight, 18 degrees had become 10. Tim and I decided to let others rest and carry on until the morning. By 6am we had over an inch of ice covering the entire house and nearly an empty truck of water. We have learned that even with low temperatures the sun has more of an impact on the melting of ice. After a 22 hour day we regrouped, did an interview with a Swiss Public Radio correspondent, and were ready for more challenges... Our biggest will undoubtedly be the foreseeable forecast which is leading up to our shoot date. It looks as if we will have highs just above freezing with a spattering of sunny days...Hmmm.
Today we had a very nice meeting with Erica Hill from the Detroit Film Office, and some conversations with some of Detroit's finest fire fighters. Tomorrow we install a sprinkler system in the house, figure out how to tap / blow out a hydrant, and protect a large hose from the passing cars, German TV, and another all nighter with the hoses.
photo: Rosie Sharp
photo: Rosie Sharp
photo: Rosie Sharp
photo: Rosie Sharp
