Men at Work in Ridgecrest neighborhood

by Patty Hale

The song "Who Can It Be Now," an '80's release by the band Men at Work, was played out on one block of 8th Ave NE in Shoreline on Wednesday, April 27.

Action on the street in the Ridgecrest Neighborhood by men at work included a training exercise by the Shoreline Fire Department. 

Using the hook and ladder truck, along with other apparatus, Fire Department personnel took advantage of the steeply pitched roof at the Tabernacle Baptist Church to practice their rescue and fire fighting techniques.

Instead of cold water putting out a hot fire, Rich works in the back of the Washington Energy service truck readying parts and equipment for the installation of a water heater that will turn cold water hot for an 8th Ave resident.

Men from Kemp West, contracted by Seattle City Light to trim around high voltage transmission lines, were also hard at work.

Cody Holmes

High off the ground, in the boom, is local Ridgecrest resident, Cody Holmes, who has been employed by Kemp West for the past 3 years.

8th Ave resident, Ken Marable using a log splitter, makes quick work of of a back-breaking job as he helps a neighbor with her fire wood.

I am sure that there were also women at work today on 8th. Their toys just weren't as big or as loud.

Photos by Patty Hale.