This little anecdote may tell those who did not know Alfred what a can do type of guy he was. Years ago, when Alfred was building the new shop, he had excavated the foundation area and the footings. He had notified the inspectors that the footing holes were ready for inspection. This was late in the week and the inspectors said they could not come until early the following week. Heavy rain was predicted and Alfred had a major hole in the ground. He contacted the concrete people and told them to start sending trucks until he told them to stop. Early the following week, the inspectors arrived and were livid to find a concrete slab even with ground level. Alfred greeted them with drawings and calculations together with a receipt from the concrete company to prove, in Alfred's view, the dimensions of the footings and the slab. Apparently, the inspectors were not amused, but Alfred finished the building without further harrassment.
