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iscooterliberally

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67. I work in a warehouse in North Miami Beach and we just had our 40 year inspection.
Thu Jun 24, 2021, 05:13 PM
Jun 2021

The inspectors made me fix a couple of emergency exit lights before they would pass us. I drove right down Collins yesterday and went right by the building that went down. Very scary! Those poor people!

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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