Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:46 PM
Roland99 (52,964 posts)
Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side
37mph gusts. That’s not that strong
What geniuses are building this they don’t pay attention to weather forecasts? https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/01/29/politics/us-border-wall-falls-over-high-winds/index.html (CNN) Newly installed panels from the US border wall fell over in high winds Wednesday, landing on trees on the Mexican side of the border.
The area is part of an ongoing construction project to improve existing sections of the wall. Agent Carlos Pitones of the Customs and Border Patrol sector in El Centro, California, told CNN that the sections that gave way had recently been set in a new concrete foundation in Calexico, California. The concrete had not yet cured, according to Pitones, and the wall panels were unable to withstand the windy conditions. The National Weather Service reports that winds in the area gusted as high as 37 miles per hour Wednesday. Video from CNN affiliate KYMA shows the metal panels leaning against trees adjacent to a Mexicali, Mexico, street as the wind whips up dirt from the construction site on the other side of the border. 
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Author | Time | Post |
 Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side (Original post) |
Roland99 | Jan 2020 | OP |
| Coventina | Jan 2020 | #1 | |
| Dennis Donovan | Jan 2020 | #2 | |
| Roland99 | Jan 2020 | #3 | |
| Dennis Donovan | Jan 2020 | #11 | |
| lpbk2713 | Jan 2020 | #4 | |
| tanyev | Jan 2020 | #5 | |
| 2naSalit | Jan 2020 | #6 | |
| WyattKansas | Jan 2020 | #7 | |
| Beartracks | Jan 2020 | #8 | |
| KY_EnviroGuy | Jan 2020 | #9 | |
| alittlelark | Jan 2020 | #10 | |
| trof | Jan 2020 | #12 | |
| Roland99 | Jan 2020 | #13 | |
| Totally Tunsie | Jan 2020 | #14 |
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:47 PM
Coventina (24,975 posts)
1. Haha! I hope Mexico sends a bill for the clean up!
on edit: now that I see the picture, I feel sorry for the poor trees it fell on.  |
Response to Dennis Donovan (Reply #2)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:49 PM
Roland99 (52,964 posts)
3. Don't wave too hard. You'll knock over more wall with the wind!
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:50 PM
lpbk2713 (41,720 posts)
4. Symbolic of the asshole who came up with the fence idea.
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:51 PM
tanyev (39,104 posts)
5. PLEASE tell me that section was put up by Fisher Sand and Gravel.
A company that President Trump urged military officials to hire for border wall construction has been awarded a $400 million contract to build a span of new barrier across an Arizona wildlife refuge, according to a Defense Department announcement Monday.
North Dakota-based Fisher Sand and Gravel won the contract to build in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Yuma County, Ariz., the Defense Department said, with a target completion date of Dec. 30, 2020. ‘He always brings them up’: Trump tries to steer border wall deal to North Dakota firm Trump has repeatedly pushed for Fisher to get a wall-building contract, urging officials with the Army Corps of Engineers to pick the firm — only to be told that Fisher’s bids did not meet standards. Trump’s entreaties on behalf of the company have concerned some officials who are unaccustomed to a president getting personally involved in the intricacies of government contracting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/north-dakota-company-that-trump-touted-gets-400-million-border-wall-contract/2019/12/02/9c661132-1568-11ea-bf81-ebe89f477d1e_story.html |
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:51 PM
2naSalit (67,476 posts)
6. Another story that should go viral....nt
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:53 PM
7. Quick, somone post a pic of it with people using it as a ramp to get over the border.
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:58 PM
Beartracks (12,022 posts)
8. Even his "promises kept" are just shams.
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:58 PM
KY_EnviroGuy (14,157 posts)
9. This is a sign they're rushing the process to please tRump.
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Good construction practices would require adequate curing of concrete foundations before attaching panels subject to wind loads.
As we know from plenty of experience, construction firms can be badgered or bribed to rush schedules. If tRump's good at anything, it would be the abuse of contractors.... 
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:02 PM
alittlelark (18,746 posts)
10. Desert winds are unpredictable and GUSTY !!
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But then Bigly Genianus brains should know that.
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:09 PM
trof (54,012 posts)
12. So does it belong to Mexico now?
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:49 PM
Totally Tunsie (10,885 posts)
14. Nice that they put the wall up next to CLIMBABLE trees.
