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Detroit's Under-Funded Fire Departments Use a Soda Can For a Fire Alarm
Gizmodo ^
| Sptember 6, 2014
| Robert Sorokanich
Posted on 09/07/2014 2:10:22 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
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To: Jack Hydrazine
It was worse than a nuke
the Democrat Party hit it.
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posted on
09/07/2014 2:54:54 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
Um, that’s part of the old Packard plant. It closed in 1955. What they say about Detroit is true. But there are better photos to illustrate it than a auto plant that closed during Detroits golden age.
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posted on
09/07/2014 3:07:04 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
09/07/2014 3:41:23 PM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
While they could obviously use an upgrade, I'm happy to see that they're making low tech work. Personally I'd cut salaries of city council members to pay for modernization. Detroit city council members are among the highest paid in the USA.
Michigan legislative action thread
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posted on
09/07/2014 3:45:13 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: Celtic Conservative
Parts of the Packard plant were being used by small companies as recently as 5 years ago and some of it is actually fairly new. The real problem is that it could never be used as a modern factory. Its simply not set up like a modern factory but some of it is still used for office space.
A GM plant is right across the highway.
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posted on
09/07/2014 3:58:28 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: DogByte6RER
This is the natural end result
Sorry bro but that's not even close to Detroit.........If you think it is, then where is it located?
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posted on
09/07/2014 4:04:05 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Is there such a thing as a vegan zombie?)
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
09/07/2014 4:04:41 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: DogByte6RER
But you have to admit its awesome that Detroit provides a fleet of cars for city council members’ personal use as a perk of the job.
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posted on
09/07/2014 4:52:47 PM PDT
by
FrdmLvr
("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
To: DogByte6RER
sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that pic was taken in IRAQ..the antenna in the background is one of hundreds that form a MSE network... we used these in 2004
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posted on
09/07/2014 4:55:27 PM PDT
by
OL Hickory
(Jesus and the American soldier-1 died for your soul/1 died for your freedom)
To: House Atreides
Why is fire alarm alert printed off? Why don’t they get a phone call. What did fireman do before printers were around?
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posted on
09/07/2014 5:52:13 PM PDT
by
Engedi
To: DogByte6RER
Notice all the wires and cords around the paper on the desk...talk about a fire hazard...
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posted on
09/07/2014 5:54:11 PM PDT
by
Engedi
To: Fido969
not defending them but i don’t doubt a portion of them have done so out of their own pockets for certain items already.
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posted on
09/07/2014 6:11:52 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: JRandomFreeper
they could probably take a few fire alarms and bells out of unused husks of public schools there and make something that works.
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posted on
09/07/2014 6:13:12 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: DogByte6RER
you want to destroy a city, you nuke it.
you want to destroy a city forever, you vote democrat.
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posted on
09/07/2014 6:14:45 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: cripplecreek
Looks like a little test track at that GM plant?
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posted on
09/07/2014 6:20:54 PM PDT
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: shove_it
currently builds vehicles for GM’s Chevrolet, Cadillac, Opel/Vauxhall, and Holden divisions.
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posted on
09/07/2014 6:25:10 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: OL Hickory
I can see the big sandbag walls in the foreground.
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posted on
09/07/2014 6:26:40 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: shove_it
Interesting backstory on the Hamtrammck plant.
>>While some residents protested, others supported the efforts to build the new plant. Gary Campbell, a Poletown resident and bar owner, accused those opposing the new plant of presenting opinions of a small minority as if they represented the entire neighborhood. The controversy led to national news attention and the involvement of Ralph Nader and the Gray Panthers. Protests centered around the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church. The regional Catholic Archdiocese supported the relocations and had already agreed to sell the two Catholic churches that were in the area. However, Joseph Karasiewicz, the priest at one of the parishes defied his local Cardinal and fought to keep his building from being sold. The Archdiocese stood firm in its support of the sale. A 29-day sit-in at the Immaculate Conception Church came to an end on July 14, 1981 when police forcibly evicted 20 people from the church. Twelve people were arrested, only three of the twelve arrested were from Poletown. Shortly afterward, the site targeted for the plant was razed and construction began on the new $500 million auto assembly plant.<<
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit/Hamtramck_Assembly
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posted on
09/07/2014 6:33:09 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: DogByte6RER
my husband works for a company that reclaims old industrial plants and its work, but I bet a person could make a lot of money just recyling the pipes, wiring, steel, etc....
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posted on
09/07/2014 9:39:57 PM PDT
by
cherry
To: cripplecreek
" Protests centered around the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church"My mom and dad were at the auction, They bought the pews from that church. We used the wood in our old home in Brighton to custom build the railings in the foyer. Also sat in one every morning along the counter eating breakfast as a kid growing up.
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posted on
09/08/2014 5:37:48 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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