tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post2625718956712327890..comments2023-04-11T09:34:03.031-04:00Comments on Polybloggimous: Chicken Little Was Right!Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-51434970904963336822008-06-16T16:01:00.000-04:002008-06-16T16:01:00.000-04:00I knew about that article before the writer did. ...I knew about that article before the writer did. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-48047282889145284862008-06-16T15:57:00.000-04:002008-06-16T15:57:00.000-04:00Well, it's the first one NOW because it finds the ...Well, it's the first one NOW because it finds the most recent articles. It wasn't there before.<BR/><BR/>I think.Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-35570573731598216802008-06-16T12:09:00.000-04:002008-06-16T12:09:00.000-04:00Anne, I linked a Google search that shows hits for...Anne, I linked a Google search that shows hits for "crane collapse" all over the country. The story you linked is one of the first ones.<BR/><BR/>In the article, I found it interesting that one guy says, "the cranes are safe...human error is the problem." Great! Let's remove humans from the process and it'll be totally foolproof. Duh!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-52728866566885203292008-06-16T11:21:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:21:00.000-04:00Nathan, you must not be the only one noticing the ...Nathan, you must not be the only one noticing the rash of crane failures. The Washington Post <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/15/AR2008061501835.html" REL="nofollow">just posted an article</A> about it in their science section.Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-64320255204237729622008-06-15T14:02:00.000-04:002008-06-15T14:02:00.000-04:00I'm with ya, Nathan. Even though I've spent most ...I'm with ya, Nathan. Even though I've spent most of my life amongst giant machines, I still find tower cranes to be bizarrely unnatural. <BR/><BR/>I've also seen enough accidents on Navy piers and beneath lift cranes that the thought of people driving or walking below a hoist seems utterly insane to me. There is nowhere I need to be that is important enough for me to risk getting squashed like the little dog in <I>A fish called Wanda</I>. No fucking way.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-18913091846377347892008-06-15T12:58:00.000-04:002008-06-15T12:58:00.000-04:00Oooh, cranes! The crane for my building managed t...Oooh, cranes! The crane for my building managed to be installed, "jumped" 3 or 4 times, and be disassembled and removed without falling on anyone. For which I am profoundly grateful.<BR/><BR/>When I went to Vegas for the first time, I and another of the gals took pictures of the dozen or so cranes working on the giant project they have going on in the middle of town. It was very impressive!Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-42441970173654115972008-06-15T09:10:00.000-04:002008-06-15T09:10:00.000-04:00In NYC, they have to be inspected a bunch of times...In NYC, they have to be inspected a bunch of times. When they're first installed, and then each time they're "jumped", (i.e. when they install another section to make it taller).<BR/><BR/>It still doesn't make it any better, especially if the inspector is signing off from a golf course.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-25316103285338181302008-06-15T08:57:00.000-04:002008-06-15T08:57:00.000-04:00My Dad (who is in safety management) said the prob...My Dad (who is in safety management) said the problem with the cranes is they only need inspected once a year--NOT every time they're put together at a site.<BR/><BR/>And since cranes are dissembled and reassembled...<BR/><BR/>Not that we have cranes like that here in West (by God) Virginia.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com