CBS12 update: Rescue teams recovered several more bodies, including those of two children, at the site of the condo collapse in Surfside on Wednesday, pushing the death toll to 18. The two children were four and 10 years old, according to Miami Dade-County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Their names have not been released.
sug, I'm certain there will be dozens of lawsuits. Class action from the surviving family members comes to mind.
Jim, the reason repairs were ignored will probably be revealed on one of the investigations.
Bohe, In a former life, I worked for a company who made architectural windows and doors. I'm pretty sure there are laws about panic strikes for fire exits.
nam, sadly, you are correct. Too often doing the right thing comes after loss of life.
12 dead, 149 missing. Search and rescue crews are working round the clock, hampered by rain. Footage today shows many on their hands and knees using 5-gallon buckets sifting through a mountain of rubble.
Everything built on Miami Beach has to be reinforced with steel reinforced cement pilings driven deep into the sand. It's part of the engineering design to be approved by county building inspectors.
I'm sure investigations will reveal the building had developed cracks that maintenance was ignoring. One story claimed pending lawsuit(s) about this so it should come as no surprise. Half of the building broke away and I would wager the entire structure must be demolished.
Don't know if the county inspectors knew about this and / or cited the building owner for violations.
Mercedes, from what I've read the building was built to standards of that period. It's withstood dozens of hurricanes. The failure was the ground it was on started sinking over the years and nothing was done about it.
Jim, I didn't read too deeply into the story. It was built with normal fabrication techniques for it's time. One report told by a relative of someone who lived there said 'things were so bad it seemed like it would collapse one day'
Considering the style of music and words, I envisioned the setting in or around Medieval times. However, the lyrics "A bullet had found him, His blood ran as he cried..." didn't seem appropriate. I think "An arrow had found him" to be the correct for that time period.
I would consider repair if I owned a vintage car and finding a replacement windshield difficult.
There was a booth at the auto show for a guy who did 'on the spot' repairs in cracked windshields. I kinda doubt it was a viable business. Just like the cars with wrapped signage advertising they repair dents without paint. They don't last too long.
Years ago I worked for a company who manufactured store fixtures and did curved front (serpentine) display units for Lancome and Estee Lauder. They would fit the the top against the front piece and (using a syringe) inject a clear liquid glue. Through some type of capillary action the glue would form a perfect joint. At that point they would turn on the Ultra-Violet light and the glue would cure in a few seconds.
Grand, you do know what you're talking about. I chuckle because I started in the cabinet business before most of the people I'm working with were born.
It's nice when they come to me for advice/solutions (to fix their mistakes) and I have good answers.
My interview for this position lasted more than an hour as the owner (who with is brother) inherited the business from their father. He mentioned several times about my expertise, knowing many of the same developments and resources they have worked with over the years... he could put me in any situation and I'll make it work.
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RE: The Insurgent instigator odds of getting a new term just went up.
How often have you been asked op if you report all income you make...How odd (and disgusting) to bring up any suspicion to another member here.
Are you fond of fueling a rumor like this?