Ah, but how many pilot suicides have we had since then? And the Greek hypoxia flight. Would those have happened if others had been able to access the cockpit?
Just saying, one has to be careful that in solving one problem, one does not create another.
And I'd say the biggest deterrent to a...
Local word is that the building sold a few years ago for $250,000. Considering that you're lucky to buy a small one story house around here for that.... My guess is that the sellers knew there were issues and couldn't unload it fast enough.
Two comments I've seen posted on one of the New London facebook pages (New London Strong) - I have no idea of the accuracy:
State pier construction shook downtown for awhile driving piers to bedrock in the river
The architect warned in 1851 that the steeple was unstable and should be rebuilt...
Not sure how to link this, but at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/346679428820631/user/100062782580697/
There's an interview with a gentleman who was working on other nearby buildings who claims he saw stress cracks in the granite that morning.
Yeah, and they fed the homeless there every morning. I think that was in the rear (newer) addition, but still, even people walking past...
This is about five miles from me. If I hear any interesting local chatter I'll post.
I've been following this on pprune.org (airline pilots forum, you can read without being a member). A couple things I haven't seen mentioned here....
Theory is the jet wasn't completely on the ground when it hit the Dash, that rear landing gear had touched down, but nose was still high...
Homeless were affected, but it doesn't sound like they were the main problem.
https://www.wfsb.com/2023/11/13/los-angeles-motorists-urged-take-public-transportation-after-massive-fire-closes-interstate/
I just happened to see this and wanted to provide a small clarification. The Fedex crew that was attacked by the hammer wielding jumpseater was a 3 man crew. If there had been only the pilot and copilot, undoubtedly the jumpseater would have succeeded, as even the three of them barely managed to...
Where I live, there are sirens located around town. Most often, they're used to announce winter storms and parking restrictions, but they can announce ANY sort of emergency, whether it's a storm or the local nuke plant melts down. Why would they put up sirens without speakers?
I've read some...
I'm local. They've opened the left two lanes.
For those not familiar, this is the main route between NYC and Boston. There's really no good detour, the closest alternate bridge is one lane each way near the casinos. Suffice to say traffic has been a mess. Word is that a car blew a tire and...
I believe this camera was located in the part of the building that survived, but I assume it would have failed when the power went out? Not sure what would have initially triggered it, possibly vibration from the initial deck collapse?
I don't think this has been posted? Ring camera from inside the part of the building that remained standing. Doesn't really show anything, but you can hear the collapse.
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Linked video is a local station's story about the mother and daughter that survived falling on top of the rubble. The beginning recounts their actions and how they ended up where they did.
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Actually, it was late, they may have been tired or distracted - if their parking spot was near the elevator, it's unlikely that they were looking around much beyond right where they were driving. Plus, there's no reason for them to be looking up - so if the deck had started punching thru, they...
If the plants were sufficiently root-bound, they probably 'contained' the dirt, especially if the soil was damp.
Also consider - if they were root-bound, that would contribute to adding some pressure on their container. One more stressor adding to the problems with the deck?
