October 12, 20196 yr Tweet was from 1.5 hours ago, update is 13 transported to hospitals, still searching . Edited October 12, 20196 yr by clapclapclap
October 12, 20196 yr Looks horrible, esp. if workers were active. Shocked if some of those on ground weren't Abbott'd.
October 12, 20196 yr 56 minutes ago, Neonmoon said: You can see the workers running on the street Not running fast enough.
October 12, 20196 yr What was happening that a guy just happens to be videoing a construction project?
October 12, 20196 yr Hard Rock Hotel apparently. I've seen their work and it's not all that difficult to believe those assholes would cut corners.
October 13, 20196 yr Quick which public company owns billboards, for lawyers, in New Orleans, i need to buy some stock.
October 13, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, RollLeft said: Quick which public company owns billboards, for lawyers, in New Orleans, i need to buy some stock. That ship has sailed, dude. Gordon out front shoulda told ya.
October 14, 20196 yr 6 hours ago, RollLeft said: Quick which public company owns billboards, for lawyers, in New Orleans, i need to buy some stock. 444-4444
October 14, 20196 yr Author On 10/12/2019 at 5:14 PM, Fuck Tim Beck said: It's NO, it looks fine. Just leave it as is. Yeah, just market it as a Frank Gehry project.
October 14, 20196 yr I am shocked -- SHOCKED -- to find that a construction project in NOLA is perhaps not completely on the up-and-up.
October 14, 20196 yr Just now, yoladu said: Nice, Coop Himmelblau correct ?? One of my favorite examples of the style even if it completely ignores the original buildings contexturalism.
October 14, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Onboard 2.0 said: Nice, Coop Himmelblau correct ?? One of my favorite examples of the style even if it completely ignores the original buildings contexturalism. It's no Celinto Catayente towers....
October 14, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: It's no Celinto Catayente towers.... Hey, it's all about seeing buildings in their natural state.
October 14, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, housious said: A bunch of lawyers are about to get all lawyery It's NOLA, man. We are assured of the following outcome: 1 - some rich folks will get richer off of this. 2 - poor working folks will remain in the shit, and nothing will change to make life safer for them. 3 - nobody of any wealth or power will face any consequences. Forget it, Jake....
October 14, 20196 yr Quick which public company owns billboards, for lawyers, in New Orleans, i need to buy some stock. If you can’t get in on that hustle, invest in yellow paint
October 14, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said: a construction project in NOLA is perhaps not completely on the up-and-up. it's not on the up-and-up anymore, that's for sure
October 14, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said: It's NOLA, man. We are assured of the following outcome: 1 - some rich folks will get richer off of this. 2 - poor working folks will remain in the shit, and nothing will change to make life safer for them. 3 - nobody of any wealth or power will face any consequences. Forget it, Jake.... How would that differ from the rest of the US?
October 14, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, SquishMitten said: If you can’t get in on that hustle, invest in yellow paint crime scene tape. Fixed it - New Orleans style.
October 14, 20196 yr There has been an ongoing investigation by the feds into corruption in the New Orleans permitting/inspection department. Probably all just a crazy coincidence, right? https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_636bae40-d644-11e9-bd7d-03e777aed0f8.html
October 14, 20196 yr Looks like something you would see in a 3rd world, corrupt shithole. Someplace, like, oh I don't know, New Orleans?
October 14, 20196 yr Speaking of 3rd world shitholes, anybody remember this fiasco? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Tower Ocean Tower SPI was an unfinished, 31-story condominium in South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, United States, that was imploded when it was deemed unsafe to remain standing. Construction was halted in May 2008 when cracks formed in the building's supporting columns, and investigations revealed that the core of the skyscraper had sunk by more than 14 inches (360 mm). Though the developers initially vowed to fix the problem, studies discovered that repairs would have been too expensive, and plans for its demolition were announced in September 2009. At the time of its controlled implosion in December 2009 the building weighed 55,000 short tons (50,000 t), and it was the tallest reinforced concrete structure to be demolished in that way. It was nicknamed "Faulty Towers" and "The Leaning Tower of South Padre Island". Friend of mine who lived down there at the time got in on this action: Any materials that could be recycled or resold, including fixtures and fittings, steel, flooring, and windows, were removed from the building before demolition They just opened it up and anybody could come in and take whatever they could safely remove. Then you paid some fraction of the actual cost. Sort of like when you salvage a door panel for your 85 Oldsmobile from a junkyard.
October 14, 20196 yr I'm surprised anyone in SPI was worldly enough to know of Faulty (Fawlty) Towers. Edited October 14, 20196 yr by hopkinsnhorns
October 14, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, immortal13 said: Did they hire aggys to build this? aggys don't generally build, they design. But the outcome can be the same (see bonfire '99).
October 14, 20196 yr 20 minutes ago, Moby Ric said: Anyone know who the General Contractor is? Pretty sure it's this guy.
October 14, 20196 yr So...another example of corruption and cutting corners in New Orleans? I'm shocked.
October 14, 20196 yr On 10/12/2019 at 11:33 AM, woohorn said: Looks horrible, esp. if workers were active. Shocked if some of those on ground weren't Abbott'd. Sooooo, we're just going to let this one go?
October 14, 20196 yr engineering firm was Heaslip engineering. They knew about the issue for a few months and were trying to fix it. Steel was deflecting and gussets were being added. Too late
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