I believe Variac's nuanced use of the word 'believe' is descriptive idiomatic language, and not be confused with the meaning of 'belief'. Or so I believe. ToS
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Yes, as has been amply demonstrated, it would be utterly pointless to question said beliefs without understanding what those beliefs are, what they mean, or even what they stand for.
It would be like as if knowing how many angels could stand on the head of a pin. I believe it would have to be a very big pin with a very small point, giving plenty of room on top. ToS
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Not surprisingly, being in an industry that uses torches to apply the product, I too have seen my share of oops'.
Just local to me;
Blunder caused floating bridge to sink in 1990 storm
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Pemco.com Blog
Seattle's historic Coe Elementary School burns on January 21, 2001. - HistoryLink.org
Husky Stadium collapses on February 25, 1987. - HistoryLink.org
Fire destroys building at Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center | HeraldNet.com
At least while holding a torch you have an idea of what you are doing as it’s happening!
Blunder caused floating bridge to sink in 1990 storm
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Pemco.com Blog
Seattle's historic Coe Elementary School burns on January 21, 2001. - HistoryLink.org
Husky Stadium collapses on February 25, 1987. - HistoryLink.org
Fire destroys building at Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center | HeraldNet.com
At least while holding a torch you have an idea of what you are doing as it’s happening!
Something more recent. FIU bridge that collapsed had key design mistake, experts say. | Miami Herald
The cause of the fire was a lack of contingency built into the restoration budget covering the worst case scenario of a fire within the wooden roof. That it was caused by an electrical short showed a lack of budget contingency in preventative maintenance of onsite kit. That it took over 30 frantic minutes to pinpoint the exact source of the fire means a government raised conservation budget of €150 million could only hope to wing it with a prayer that it never happened. Well, it happened. Ironic that within 24hours the corporate uber rich (who happen to hate each other) raised nearly €1 billion, with a pledge by Macron to complete the repairs within 5 years. This maybe political expediency, but I doubt it will happen. It took 200 years to build Notre Dame, it has stood for 850 years, and perhaps wise to spend maybe another 50-100 years for a complete restoration.
On the day of the fire, everything else worked flawlessly. The Cathedral staff, plus ancillary workers and emergency services all merged their rehearsals together seamlessly within seconds of the alarm being raised. Another 15 to 30 minutes and the whole structure would have been lost.
It reminds me of the 'O' rings debacle with the Challenger space shuttle disaster. After much hand ringing and soul searching, what happened at Notre Dame will inevitably happen again sometime elsewhere. What bothers me is all the hurry and flurry to fix something that if done properly, should hopefully stand for yet another 850 or more years.
The problem, reaction and solution is political, and I will leave it at that. ToS
On the day of the fire, everything else worked flawlessly. The Cathedral staff, plus ancillary workers and emergency services all merged their rehearsals together seamlessly within seconds of the alarm being raised. Another 15 to 30 minutes and the whole structure would have been lost.
It reminds me of the 'O' rings debacle with the Challenger space shuttle disaster. After much hand ringing and soul searching, what happened at Notre Dame will inevitably happen again sometime elsewhere. What bothers me is all the hurry and flurry to fix something that if done properly, should hopefully stand for yet another 850 or more years.
The problem, reaction and solution is political, and I will leave it at that. ToS
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Didn't Bon Jovi
write that? 
Welcome to the world. It is basically the norm, unfortunately.
Unfortunately it's often when they point the torch away to admire or complete their work that they light things behind them. There's no more smoldering fires flaring up at night as they are not permitted to torch apply to combustibles.
Nah, it's the Architect's fault. 🙂
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That's why the rule that you stop working 2 hrs before you leave. To see it alight.
Jan
I am amazed to see that much stupidity. FIU bridge that collapsed had key design mistake, experts say. | Miami Herald That killed people.
Asking for a bridge that looks a way that is not what it is inside.
Oh, well, if that is modern art and architecture, this is a mad, sick world.
Just like Pompidou center did in the rendering and scale model when presented prior to construction.
Needless to say, I put Center Pompidou, Louvres pyramid, and the like in the same bin. It pleases the bobos. An obnoxious parisian breed.
Ah yes, they said that about Frank Lloyd Wright too. They always say that about famous architects. His copper roofs were pretty complicated so soldering them was tricky. Complicated shapes are certainly harder to build than rectangular boxes.
Seems that perhaps the roofing contractors could be blamed just a little bit? After all they are the "crafters" Architecture is unusual in that the design and construction of a project that attempts to be art and in various hands. And many issues can be covered up.
Of course now we have roof consultants and inspectors -like Cal! 🙂 to blame.
Seems that perhaps the roofing contractors could be blamed just a little bit? After all they are the "crafters" Architecture is unusual in that the design and construction of a project that attempts to be art and in various hands. And many issues can be covered up.
Of course now we have roof consultants and inspectors -like Cal! 🙂 to blame.
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