The Construction Thread

[trysail]

"A mob of teenagers in a Western Alaska village allegedly stole four-wheelers and taunted a foreman with racially charged threats, forcing a work crew Sunday to flee town and abandon a $10 million tank-farm project."

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Ah, yes. The joys of the 3rd world.

There's not a whole lot to be said in favor of drunken/drugged anarchy.

 

[rosco rathbone]

This Stebbins thing grates on me. I know all the folk who are running that job and I know that the company actively recruits local hire and injects a pile back into the local economy. Plus, they do a lot of OJT.

There may be more to this scenario than meets the eye. Maybe the foreman eyeballed someone's sister, or one of the men violated a local fetish or taboo.

 

[thør]

There may be more to this scenario than meets the eye. Maybe the foreman eyeballed someone's sister, or one of the men violated a local fetish or taboo.

More than likely, someone decided not to show up for work for a few days in a row and was angry that they were fired. I'll be talking to my friends who run the job and find out what really happened.

 

[thør]

She must be wearing Level D safety lotion.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5zbyoJnnG1qf6rrdo1_500.jpg

 

[rosco rathbone]

She must be wearing Level D safety lotion.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5zbyoJnnG1qf6rrdo1_500.jpg

Caption this pic...

"Just making a handle for my vibe".

 

[thør]

http://www.bouldervalleyvelodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/framework-webpage.jpg

 

[thør]

http://www.bouldervalleyvelodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/velo001-1024x639.jpg

 

[thør]

http://www.bouldervalleyvelodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/web_version.jpg

 

[Saint Peter]

Zoom!

 

[koalabear]

An outdoor velodrome in Alaska! has to be government money.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Sweet velodrome.

 

[thør]

An outdoor velodrome in Alaska! has to be government money.

Colorado......

 

[Saint Peter]

An outdoor velodrome in Alaska! has to be government money.

It is private money and in Colorado.

Sometimes you have to get off the political band wagon and enjoy a nice ride around the track.

 

[Saint Peter]

I am going to take the Yeti up there before they get the fence up.

 

[koalabear]

It is private money and in Colorado.

Sometimes you have to get off the political band wagon and enjoy a nice ride around the track.

Especially in your mild winters.

 

[Saint Peter]

Especially in your mild winters.

Plenty of sunny days in Colorado. The Olympic Velodrome in Colorado Springs is outside. The high altitude makes it a great place to train. The slutty Boulder girls make the new one an outstanding place to train.

 

[koalabear]

Plenty of sunny days in Colorado. The Olympic Velodrome in Colorado Springs is outside. The high altitude makes it a great place to train. The slutty Boulder girls make the new one an outstanding place to train.

Plus it's much safer than going to a batman movie.

 

[thør]

Planning a road-trip in China?

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/08/25/world/asia/25bridge-1/25bridge-1-popup-v2.jpg

Fairly new bridge fails.

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[chillywilly2]

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/08/25/world/asia/25bridge-1/25bridge-1-popup-v2.jpg

Fairly new bridge fails.

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Well theres "Made in China" for you

 

[thør]

Well theres "Made in China" for you

No shit.....

"According to the official Xinhua news agency, the Yangmingtan Bridge was the sixth major bridge in China to collapse since July 2011."

Houston, we have a problem.

 

[chillywilly2]

And, all of them fairly new bridges....there is definetly a problem.
Either with engineering or inspection/quality control.

 

[thør]

And, all of them fairly new bridges....there is definetly a problem.
Either with engineering or inspection/quality control.

Hmmmmm

What about the New Bay Bridge in San Francisco?

Lots of questions.

 

[chillywilly2]

Don't know anything about that one. Most of my concern is focused on a shopping mall right now.

The engineering company closed and I have many projects on hold

 

[thør]

Don't know anything about that one. Most of my concern is focused on a shopping mall right now.

The engineering company closed and I have many projects on hold

The State of California was saving money by dealing with a Gov't owned company for bridge fabrications.

Might be time to go fishing?

 

[Loring2]

In another life, I'm going to turn wood into furniture. All I ask is for a really big workshop and lots of tools, and maybe for a dog to wait for me by the doorway.

You're asking to much, scale back your dreams.