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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNucking Futz. Building, after all, is what I do best, even when money is not readily available!
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How many times has Trump declared bankruptcy? And how many contractors,
suppliers, engineers, employees, and architects has skipped out on paying?
Thanx shit load Russia/McConnell/GOP?Fox News/electoral college for installing this
walking nightmare
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Nucking Futz. Building, after all, is what I do best, even when money is not readily available! (Original Post)
Botany
Jan 2019
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It was a beautiful, clear, see-through building constructed with see-through money
dalton99a
Jan 2019
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)1. He may do it best, but he's not best at doing it.
C_U_L8R
(44,996 posts)2. You don't even have a plan for the wall.
Or an actual budget. What kind of a joke are you?
Botany
(70,479 posts)4. And never mind that it will not work structurally
https://www.upworthy.com/an-actual-engineer-explains-why-the-wall-is-a-disaster-of-numerous-types-waiting-to-happen
Enter Amy Patrick, real-life wall expert. In a now viral Facebook post, Patrick explained to those of us who don't design walls for a living why the planning and building of this wall is much more complicated and potentially much, much more expensive than most of us would ever guess.
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"Im a licensed structural and civil engineer with a MS in structural engineering from the top program in the nation," she wrote, "and over a decade of experience on high-performance projects, and particularly of cleaning up design disasters where the factors werent properly accounted for, and Im an adjunct professor of structural analysis and design at UH-Downtown. I have previously been deposed as an expert witness in matters regarding proper construction of walls and the various factors associated therein, and my testimony has passed Daubert. Am I a wall expert? I am. I am literally a court-accepted expert on walls."
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"Structurally and civil engineering-wise, the border wall is not a feasible project," Patrick began. "Trump did not hire engineers to design the thing. He solicited bids from contractors, not engineers. This means its not been designed by professionals. Its a disaster of numerous types waiting to happen."
Enter Amy Patrick, real-life wall expert. In a now viral Facebook post, Patrick explained to those of us who don't design walls for a living why the planning and building of this wall is much more complicated and potentially much, much more expensive than most of us would ever guess.
snip
"Im a licensed structural and civil engineer with a MS in structural engineering from the top program in the nation," she wrote, "and over a decade of experience on high-performance projects, and particularly of cleaning up design disasters where the factors werent properly accounted for, and Im an adjunct professor of structural analysis and design at UH-Downtown. I have previously been deposed as an expert witness in matters regarding proper construction of walls and the various factors associated therein, and my testimony has passed Daubert. Am I a wall expert? I am. I am literally a court-accepted expert on walls."
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"Structurally and civil engineering-wise, the border wall is not a feasible project," Patrick began. "Trump did not hire engineers to design the thing. He solicited bids from contractors, not engineers. This means its not been designed by professionals. Its a disaster of numerous types waiting to happen."
Goodheart
(5,318 posts)3. Ask those Polish workers he fucked over how he builds without money.
But not all of us will blow oligarchs and backstab our country for money.
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)6. It was a beautiful, clear, see-through building constructed with see-through money