building down in NY

Fox news | May 16 | Nini

[nini]

Fox just reported a building has collapsed in New York City. More later

[jpsb]

I agree, so a little building under construction partly fell down. Big deal. Hell the Russia Space Dome partly fell down the other day and I don't remeber any posts on that! Now that was a big deal, That building is HUGE.

[Stingray51]

That is what you get for trying to save the toll on the Triboro Bridge.

[Attillathehon]

Try being stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel every morning.

How long does it take to get through the tunnel on a good day? Twenty Hail Marys and Six Our Fathers.

[Flyer]

the Russia Space Dome partly fell down the other day and I don't remeber any posts on that!

There was a thread. Great debate on the quality of the Russian space program.

[xJones]

Congrats on the first post. What you really need is a more impressive handle than "nini". Something like "The_Evil_Satanic_NINI", or "NINI_The_Really_CRUEL. That ought to do it. :^)

[Clemenza]

Try being stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel every morning.

DON'T REMIND ME. One of the reasons I HATE going to Jersey.

If I had to move to Jersey and commute, I'd take the PATH or NJT. Although the PATH goes through a tunnel, it at least moves fast, whereas being stuck in the Lincoln or Holland Tunnel causes instant claustophobia.

[EggsAckley]

Congrats on your first post. And ignore the "rude dudes." They just love to belittle anyone who is happy.
And yes, there WAS a post about the Russian building that fell down. I remember reading it a few days ago.
Just ignore them.
Learn how to spell "Ppfffffffffttttt!" That's the only answer they're worthy of.

[nini]

would it help if I said I could bench press 200 pounds?

[xJones]

You're scaring me! Yeah, that'll work. (Grin)

[ASA Vet]

Be sure to bookmark it. Five years from now it will be fun to look back on.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Try here, or here.

[TheOtherOne]

4 Workers Hurt In Manhattan Building Collapse
 
16:02 ET
Dow Jones International News
(Copyright (c) 2002, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)

NEW YORK (AP)--Four workers were injured Thursday after a collapse at a construction site in the East Side of Manhattan.

Fire officials say work was being done at a four-story brick building at 29 East 61st Street, when two floors within the building collapsed burying the four men.

Firefighters and emergency personnel immediately responded to the scene after the 3:11 p.m. EDT (1911 GMT) collapse, and quickly pulled the men out.

Fire officials say three of the men were taken to New York Hospital-Cornell, and the other was treated at the scene. Officials say the injuries don't appear to be life-threatening.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the collapse.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires 16-05-02

2002GMT

[kinghorse]

"Be sure to bookmark it. Five years from now it will be fun to look back on."

Five years from now I expect to be eating gruel from a helmet. Or penne pasta from fine Italian tableware. Guess I'll have to wait to find out.

[Liberal Classic]

What a strange world in which we are relieved that men are only trapped or killed accidentially.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Largest Russian Rocket Hangar Collapses

Russian cosmodrome roof collapses

[Dan Day]

This is, unforunatly, common on construction projects. All you need is one errant carpenter for the thing to fall apart.

Or a fumble by a crane operator.

[texlok]

So is it terrorists? Are people checking their pants for code-browns?

[My2Cents]

Headline coming in: TWO-STORY BUILDING HOUSING OFFICES OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES COLLAPSES UNDER THE WEIGHT OF GEORGE STEINBRENNER'S WALLET

[WIMom]

"I'm so excited ... this was my very first post!"

Once you take that plunge, there's no turning back. Say good bye to your family (pictures on the desk help), stock up on coffee and munchies, get a comfy computer chair. Have telephone and tv moved next to you, memorize the phone number of the pizza joint that delivers...... You're a goner. LOL!

[Lurking Libertarian]

Fire officials say work was being done at a four-story brick building at 29 East 61st Street, when two floors within the building collapsed burying the four men.

There are a lot of beautiful small buildings in Manhattan, but they are all old. Real estate in Manhattan is so scarce-- Manhattan is an island, after all-- that, as soon as high-rise construction became technically feasible, that's all anyone built. So all those 4- and 5-story buildings in Manhattan were built prior to 1917, many of them long prior. So collapses are, unfortunately, always a risk.