Bridge Over the River Hai? -- The Ranger

Here’s November’s project at Hotel California, finished ahead of schedule and over budget. Eight sturdy redwood 2x4s were ripped, bent and glued to form the backbone and railings of this bridge, squeezed between matched sidewalk edges, that had been exposed with a borrowed cement saw and jackhammer. Why did the old retired guy build a bridge over the future fish pond? Boredom? Stroke therapy? Life fulfillment? No. He built it to get to the other side.