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Hekate

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14. In the Land of Earthquakes, I would not want to live anywhere in its shadow...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Jun 11, 2023, 12:19 PM

Jun 2023

Take a protractor to the map with that foolishness at the center and draw a big circle using its height as the radius. (I think I said that right. It’s been mumble decades since high school Geometry.) Nope. No thanks. Not buying anything there until that thing is red-tagged and taken down.

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SF's Millennium Tower now tilting more than ever to the west after early recovery [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 OP

Its time for a do over- tear it down and start fresh. Blues Heron Jun 2023 #1

100s live in it. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 #3

that must be their collective IQ Blues Heron Jun 2023 #5

"As far as remedial work goes, this is just a mess," said veteran geotechnical engineer Bob Pyke. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 #2

I have a wobbly table, when I put folded paper under one leg, another gets wobbly BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 #6

I have a 100 million dollar plan that will fix that wobbly table. sarcasmo Jun 2023 #13

LOL!!! Have your construction team send me the specs BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 #15

Bob Pyke speaks here BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 #10

if it falls, is there insurance? a billion? Tetrachloride Jun 2023 #4

mostly well off people live there, I'm sure most would like to sell but would have to take a loss BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 #7

I think Joe Montana lives there. lucca18 Jun 2023 #16

Can't they just slice 29" out of one lower floor? bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #8

more details here BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 #9

Thanks! It's a big toy for structural engineers bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #11

Once again, I turn to Idiocracy for the obvious solution... Buns_of_Fire Jun 2023 #12

In the Land of Earthquakes, I would not want to live anywhere in its shadow... Hekate Jun 2023 #14