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San Francisco's sinking Millennium Tower creates 1-inch gap between building next door
KCBS radio ^ | 2/24/2022 | Natalia Gurevich

Posted on 02/25/2022 11:31:07 AM PST by vespa300

The saga of San Francisco's sinking Millennium Tower continues, as the structure's movement has now created a 1-inch gap between the main tower and a 12-story podium, according to reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle.

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KEYWORDS: california; climatechange; globalwarming; localnews; millennium; millenniumtower; risingseas; sanfrancisco; searise; tower
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I just don't think this is going to end well. Reminds me of what Muhammad Ali said when asked what would happen if he ever fought Wilt Chamberlain......."Timberrrr"
1 posted on 02/25/2022 11:31:07 AM PST by vespa300
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To: vespa300

A twelve story podium?
Freaky.


2 posted on 02/25/2022 11:34:03 AM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: vespa300

What happens during an earthquake?


3 posted on 02/25/2022 11:35:36 AM PST by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: Huskrrrr

An earthquake might just shift the building enough to where it is perfectly straight again.


4 posted on 02/25/2022 11:37:23 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 34 days away from outliving Robert Reed (of Brady Bunch Fame))
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To: vespa300

Build Back Better will fix it.


5 posted on 02/25/2022 11:37:39 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Huskrrrr
What happens during an earthquake?

As it is already leaning, the building has a head start in the fall direction.

6 posted on 02/25/2022 11:38:05 AM PST by CedarDave (Pfizer's boosters: You just turned your immune system's functionality into a subscription service!)
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To: vespa300

That’s interesting. Is the financial district built on top of fill, by any chance?


7 posted on 02/25/2022 11:38:14 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: vespa300

That is a lot of caulk.

If the podium was the same height as the tower, the gap would be greater.

It would be interesting to place a marble on the floor at the top.

I thought they had already beefed up the foundation. Wonder where it would be if they hadn’t done that.


8 posted on 02/25/2022 11:38:55 AM PST by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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To: vespa300

wonder what the tipping point is...


9 posted on 02/25/2022 11:38:56 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: vespa300

Damn Millenials! Can’t they do anything right?


10 posted on 02/25/2022 11:39:26 AM PST by JME_FAN
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To: vespa300

Move over, Pisa.


11 posted on 02/25/2022 11:39:31 AM PST by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: nobody in particular
Just duct-tape it to the building that is straight.
Problem Solved
I need a smoke..
12 posted on 02/25/2022 11:40:38 AM PST by SGCOS
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To: vespa300

The Italians just laugh .................

13 posted on 02/25/2022 11:40:50 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Huskrrrr

Have to wait and see how it shakes out.


14 posted on 02/25/2022 11:41:08 AM PST by kanawa ((Securing the 2022/2024 elections is of paramount importance.))
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To: vespa300

Does anybody actually stand at a 12-story high podium and give a speech?

Who can hear you on the street?


15 posted on 02/25/2022 11:41:35 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: beethovenfan

I’m leaning on the Tower of Pisa,

Had an eyeful of the tower in France,

I’ve been hang round the Garden of Madison...................


16 posted on 02/25/2022 11:42:45 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: vespa300

Somebody is going to get sued over this.
There will be ongoing and steadily increasing expenses just to keep this building within regulations of safety.
Especially now, that everyone in the Bay Area knows about it.
Builder reputations will be a-burnin’.


17 posted on 02/25/2022 11:44:02 AM PST by lee martell
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To: vespa300

A Deepak Chopra type might tell them it’s all an illusion. The Tower is standing still and the rest of the world is moving upward.

OMMMMMMMMM


18 posted on 02/25/2022 11:45:27 AM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: vespa300

It’s San Francisco, people; it must lean to the left!


19 posted on 02/25/2022 11:45:56 AM PST by immadashell (New Planned Parenthood slogan: Black Babies’ Lives Don't Matter!c)
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To: vespa300

Sounds like a job for LOTS of Superglue.


20 posted on 02/25/2022 11:46:17 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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