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Great. Please post what your thought are as information comes out treestar Jun 2021 #1
I might get some preliminary feedback later today from my associates currently at the site genxlib Jun 2021 #7
Well, stay away from FB and Twitter. Warpy Jun 2021 #97
Thank you for the job you do.... 2Gingersnaps Jun 2021 #126
✔️ blm Jun 2021 #2
Excuse my skepticism that Florida officials will be forthcoming and honest about what happened Gregory Peccary Jun 2021 #3
Ty for the work you do SheltieLover Jun 2021 #4
I saw the mayor insist it should not be called Surfside. She used a different name- started with a C vanlassie Jun 2021 #5
Not sure what that is about genxlib Jun 2021 #33
Here: vanlassie Jun 2021 #44
Champlain Towers, in Surfside, FL. secondwind Jun 2021 #53
OK genxlib Jun 2021 #55
Yea I think she thought it was helpful for people to have the exact location. vanlassie Jun 2021 #81
She probably wanted to avoid tarnishing the name of the entire town. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #128
she was trying to stop calls from relatives of every condo owner in the entire town dsc Jun 2021 #76
Telling people not to speculate is an impossible order. Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #6
You are probably right genxlib Jun 2021 #9
Yeah. I think because it's so terrifying that this can happen in our country Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #12
agreed Demovictory9 Jun 2021 #10
Is this information accurate? Ptah Jun 2021 #8
It has been reported that it was literally under inspection when this occurred... hlthe2b Jun 2021 #11
A clarification genxlib Jun 2021 #20
I work in a warehouse in North Miami Beach and we just had our 40 year inspection. iscooterliberally Jun 2021 #67
That is a misinterpretation Random Boomer Jun 2021 #93
Your point has already been made by a much earlier poster. However, it does not take into account hlthe2b Jun 2021 #94
I would take that with a grain of salt genxlib Jun 2021 #102
I don't really have any additional information on that genxlib Jun 2021 #17
Thanks for your perspective, genxlib. Ptah Jun 2021 #24
I look at it sort of like a plane crash. Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #87
No one should have been gldstwmn Jun 2021 #68
Video of the condo building in Surfside collapsing: sop Jun 2021 #13
I was emailed that video this morning genxlib Jun 2021 #47
Great info! zuul Jun 2021 #49
Thanks for your thoughts. sop Jun 2021 #65
Or during construction flotsam Jun 2021 #123
Whoa - that happened so quick Ruby the Liberal Jun 2021 #99
You're right. Such speculation should be left to internet message boards. nt LexVegas Jun 2021 #14
this llashram Jun 2021 #15
I still think it was Aliens. Calista241 Jun 2021 #16
too soon Bucky Jun 2021 #19
Or is lt.. denbot Jun 2021 #36
Not some malfunctioning space lasers? mwooldri Jun 2021 #57
Even an expert on alien technology would agree DBoon Jun 2021 #66
Jewish space lazer grantcart Jun 2021 #136
Thank you- I appreciate your experience and sensibility. NBachers Jun 2021 #18
'Once A Failure Occurs, Gravity Takes Over And Increases Load': Engineer Paul Danforth Gives Insight Demovictory9 Jun 2021 #21
This is a perfect example of the media engaging in the same exercise genxlib Jun 2021 #30
been in construction all my life & agree with you 100% !! thank you !! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #22
Just making the observation that approximately 30% of US adults think aliens stole the election. yardwork Jun 2021 #23
Thank You !!! K & R Stuart G Jun 2021 #25
Thank you for your input, genxlib. It's helpful and timely. Hekate Jun 2021 #26
We all know the 9/11 Truthers will be promoting thermite--was there a gold depository nearby? 🤡 TheBlackAdder Jun 2021 #27
You joke genxlib Jun 2021 #32
DU is a place to discuss things, especially things that are being Politicub Jun 2021 #28
Much as last week's tragedy at the Pride Parade.... Thunderbeast Jun 2021 #29
Thank you for this. StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #31
And right after a mass shooting is no time to discuss guns. applegrove Jun 2021 #34
I disagree with the equivalency genxlib Jun 2021 #37
They knew the building in Surfside was sinking in 1990. applegrove Jun 2021 #45
"They" who? Random Boomer Jun 2021 #95
Civil engineers. Saw it on the DU but I can't remember where. applegrove Jun 2021 #96
In this thread: applegrove Jun 2021 #98
It is our nature to speculate left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 #35
It's not a coincidence that I like windmills genxlib Jun 2021 #38
AH! A Quixote! 2Gingersnaps Jun 2021 #127
Good statement. Old Crank Jun 2021 #39
I tend to withhold my opinions on events like this for several days, at least... Wounded Bear Jun 2021 #40
I would imagine that the priority right now Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #41
Yes, you are correct genxlib Jun 2021 #52
In the 80s I had a friend who worked on the study Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #61
Yes that is a famous case study for us genxlib Jun 2021 #70
I am sure there are engineers KT2000 Jun 2021 #89
Thanks for the reality check, genxlib. Martin68 Jun 2021 #42
Since we have been fed a steady diet of speculation by 24hr news channels TNNurse Jun 2021 #43
Hearing some of the dumbass things said by doctors who are in... 3catwoman3 Jun 2021 #51
I figure many of the people in Congress Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #63
I think Bill Frist was a pretty good doctor. TNNurse Jun 2021 #71
Bill Frist Jilly_in_VA Jun 2021 #134
. sarchasm Jun 2021 #46
My concern is if other adjacent buildings are in jeopardy if the ground is unstable Arazi Jun 2021 #48
Not the same engineers genxlib Jun 2021 #54
This is typical whenever anything big happens. Treefrog Jun 2021 #50
The video sealed the grief LittleGirl Jun 2021 #56
If you look at the video I don't know how anybody in the avebury Jun 2021 #125
It will be a miracle LittleGirl Jun 2021 #133
Thank you. Speculation creates emotion as though it was fact. nolabear Jun 2021 #58
There is no such time!! NotANeocon Jun 2021 #59
Maybe "blame" is the wrong word? ShazzieB Jun 2021 #79
Yes indeed! NotANeocon Jun 2021 #91
This is one of the best things about DU Leith Jun 2021 #60
We also have non-doctors, non-lawyers and non-engineers ready to speculate endlessly... brooklynite Jun 2021 #92
The old Code - of Hammurabi keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #62
Thanks for link! burrowowl Jun 2021 #113
Or, put another way... MrModerate Jun 2021 #64
Thank you genxlib - I am guilty and I will stop OriginalGeek Jun 2021 #69
Thank you OG genxlib Jun 2021 #72
Speculation lacks consequence, and is thus, at best, without substances. LanternWaste Jun 2021 #73
I would tend to disagree genxlib Jun 2021 #74
'Potential harm' is an abstract. LanternWaste Jun 2021 #75
I don't really understand your argument genxlib Jun 2021 #77
I hear you, and I agree. ShazzieB Jun 2021 #82
This message was self-deleted by its author USALiberal Jun 2021 #83
It's a discussion board. It will mean nothing. It will change nothing. Lighten up.! USALiberal Jun 2021 #103
Tell that to folks not getting vaccinated because they believe it will change their DNA. Pobeka Jun 2021 #78
It was a horrible thing. Thx for your post and may the rescuers be safe as possible. Pobeka Jun 2021 #80
It's a discussion board, lighten up! Nt USALiberal Jun 2021 #84
You're absolutely correct on every point. Ilsa Jun 2021 #85
Great post!!! Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #86
Thank you. chia Jun 2021 #88
First of 9/11 was not a katrina or Haiti Storm. speaknow Jun 2021 #90
So you stop by to imply I am a liar genxlib Jun 2021 #100
A structural engineer on CNN said the pillars were compromised. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2021 #101
Thanks ! speaknow Jun 2021 #104
Bye! Blocked. genxlib Jun 2021 #109
You seem unnecessarily combative. Ace Rothstein Jun 2021 #111
All I said was 9/11 has nothing in comon with Katrina plus I said speaknow Jun 2021 #114
Best of luck, and thank you so much for the update! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2021 #105
Point well taken. Good luck to you! Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #106
Good luck! Be safe! moondust Jun 2021 #107
All Safety to you - genxlib, and all working on site. electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #108
Just saw your update, stay safe. Ace Rothstein Jun 2021 #110
"Please refrain from guessing....etc." LudwigPastorius Jun 2021 #112
Wait just one minute... PCIntern Jun 2021 #115
Good luck... Mike Nelson Jun 2021 #116
I panicked a bit when I saw a team looking around under the remaining building. NH Ethylene Jun 2021 #131
Thank you. Stay safe. Joinfortmill Jun 2021 #117
Good luck malaise Jun 2021 #118
Thanks for the work you do moose966 Jun 2021 #119
Well said. When I was an ocean marine underwriter I required... TreasonousBastard Jun 2021 #120
Absolutely - let's get through the rescue phase and wait for the science jimlup Jun 2021 #121
Stay safe and thank you for all the information in this thread. karynnj Jun 2021 #122
And they're off. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #124
Wishing you and your team luck and safety lillypaddle Jun 2021 #129
Stay safe! lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #130
Could increasing assault of king tides and sea level rise contributed to Miami condo collapse? BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #132
Yes seta1950 Jun 2021 #135
Agree with you genxlib Retired Engineer Bob Jun 2021 #137
Kicking for visibility. nt Ilsa Jun 2021 #138
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