LibertyBell Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 11 hours ago, uncle W said: less farting?... feed them natural lemon grass and it solves the excess methane problem, I dont like the kind of crap they feed animals these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 11 hours ago, uncle W said: greatest Sunday-Monday storms I've lived through... 3/18-19/1956....11.6"...Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon... 12/11-12/1960..15.2"...Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon... 1/12-14/1964....12.5"...Sunday evening to early Tue. morn... 2/9-10/1969.......15.3"...early Sunday Morning to early Mon Morning... 2/6-7/1978.........17.7"...just after midnight early Monday morning to Tue afternoon... 2/19/1979..........12.7"...early Monday morning to Monday afternoon... 1/7-8/1996.........20.2"...Sunday morning to Mon afternoon... 2/16-17/2003.....19.8"...Sunday afternoon to early Tue morn... 12/26-27/2010...20.0"...Sunday before noon to early Mon morn... 1/31-2/3 2021....17.4"...late Sunday night to early Wed... the blizzard of 1888 was a Sunday-Monday storm,,,same as the blizzard of 1899... wow this includes some of our all time classics are these also considered the most disruptive to traffic and moving around because of occurring on those days? in comparison to storms like Feb 1983 and Jan 2016 which ended before the weekend did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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North and West Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Living in a place like this must be a real experience during high wind events. https://dnyuz.com/2021/02/03/the-down-side-to-life-in-a-supertall-tower-leaks-creaks-breaks/ Many of the mechanical issues cited at 432 Park are occurring at other supertall residential towers, according to several engineers who have worked on the buildings. All buildings sway in the wind, but at exceptional heights, those forces are stronger. A management email explained that “a high-wind condition” stopped an elevator and caused a resident to be “entrapped” on the evening of Oct. 31, 2019 for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Wind sway can cause the cables in the elevator shaft to slap around and lead to slowdowns or shutdowns, according to an engineer who asked not to be named, because he has worked on other towers in New York with similar issues. One of the most common complaints in supertall buildings is noise, said Luke Leung, a director at the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. He has heard metal partitions between walls groan as buildings sway, and the ghostly whistle of rushing air in doorways and elevator shafts. I’m not a structural engineer, but how can this come to a surprise to anyone anywhere? I read this and love how people are shocked - SHOCKED! - that physics rears it’s ugly head when you’re over a thousand feet off the ground on a coastal plain.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_other_guy Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, North and West said: I’m not a structural engineer, but how can this come to a surprise to anyone anywhere? I read this and love how people are shocked - SHOCKED! - that physics rears it’s ugly head when you’re over a thousand feet off the ground on a coastal plain. . Supertall buildings have been built for years. It is not a new thing. Harry Macklowe is a life long Manhattan developer. There is a great book on him and Trump and the GM Building called Liars Ball. Long story short, he knows what he is doing. If the building is falling apart, he knowingly built on the cheap 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, jfklganyc said: Supertall buildings have been built for years. It is not a new thing. Harry Macklowe is a life long Manhattan developer. There is a great book on him and Trump and the GM Building called Liars Ball. Long story short, he knows what he is doing. If the building is falling apart, he knowingly built on the cheap Good to know; I will check out that book. Always find readings like that fascinating. As for the mechanical resonance, I'm just thinking of the slender structure. It seems like it would be prone to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 2/3/2021 at 8:18 PM, bluewave said: Living in a place like this must be a real experience during high wind events. https://dnyuz.com/2021/02/03/the-down-side-to-life-in-a-supertall-tower-leaks-creaks-breaks/ Many of the mechanical issues cited at 432 Park are occurring at other supertall residential towers, according to several engineers who have worked on the buildings. All buildings sway in the wind, but at exceptional heights, those forces are stronger. A management email explained that “a high-wind condition” stopped an elevator and caused a resident to be “entrapped” on the evening of Oct. 31, 2019 for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Wind sway can cause the cables in the elevator shaft to slap around and lead to slowdowns or shutdowns, according to an engineer who asked not to be named, because he has worked on other towers in New York with similar issues. One of the most common complaints in supertall buildings is noise, said Luke Leung, a director at the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. He has heard metal partitions between walls groan as buildings sway, and the ghostly whistle of rushing air in doorways and elevator shafts. I get motion sickness if I’m high up in a building for too long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 6 hours ago, jfklganyc said: Supertall buildings have been built for years. It is not a new thing. Harry Macklowe is a life long Manhattan developer. There is a great book on him and Trump and the GM Building called Liars Ball. Long story short, he knows what he is doing. If the building is falling apart, he knowingly built on the cheap Man I would not want to be living up top on a cheaply built 90 story building! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 There were legit concerns this winter would be a dud and now we're getting snow on top of snow... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 12 hours ago, jfklganyc said: Supertall buildings have been built for years. It is not a new thing. Harry Macklowe is a life long Manhattan developer. There is a great book on him and Trump and the GM Building called Liars Ball. Long story short, he knows what he is doing. If the building is falling apart, he knowingly built on the cheap These super tall buildings are a real eyesore. They are rectangular and just look ugly and completely changed the classic NYC skyline (9/11 did that too.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 5 hours ago, Brian5671 said: Man I would not want to be living up top on a cheaply built 90 story building! Imagine being up in a building like that during Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 NYC is leading Boston in snowfall totals this winter by 4 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 52 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: These super tall buildings are a real eyesore. They are rectangular and just look ugly and completely changed the classic NYC skyline (9/11 did that too.) a disaster waiting to happen... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 1 hour ago, LibertyBell said: Imagine being up in a building like that during Sandy Karma for the Uber rich? As always ...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Nibor said: There were legit concerns this winter would be a dud and now we're getting snow on top of snow... Gonna guess about 75% of the posters here have no clue what this is from... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, BxEngine said: Gonna guess about 75% of the posters here have no clue what this is from... Revenge of the Nerds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Just now, Nibor said: Revenge of the Nerds? Thats Rjays secret forum name. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Kent Dorfman ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Juliancolton Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 44 minutes ago, BxEngine said: Gonna guess about 75% of the posters here have no clue what this is from... Isn't that Harry Potter? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Just now, Juliancolton said: Isn't that Harry Potter? Really? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, Dan76 said: Really? Well not the character, he means Ron Weasley from Harry Potter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestHillWx Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rclab Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, bluewave said: Good Morning BW. Are the extremes in depth due to SST’s in combination with elevated terrain and the continental landmass to the west or from a regular storm cycle? As always .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 12 hours ago, rclab said: Karma for the Uber rich? As always ...... The super premium super tall apartments are mostly empty, owned by absent individuals to serve as a pied a terre on visits and as a safe stash of funds. Not so many actually live there, so NYC gets eyesores that don't even give much back economically to the community. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 39 minutes ago, rclab said: Good Morning BW. Are the extremes in depth due to SST’s in combination with elevated terrain and the continental landmass to the west or from a regular storm cycle? As always .... Yeah, a more extreme version this year of all you mentioned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/12/18/japan-snow-stranded-motorists/ The episode was caused by “ocean-effect snow,” similar in dynamics to lake-effect precipitation that frequents the shores of the Great Lakes. A frigid air mass blowing from the northwest over much warmer waters, in this case between 55 and 60 degrees (12.8 to 15.6 Celsius), allowed heat and moisture from the Sea of Japan to be transported inland in the form of heavy snow. Japan’s high terrain helped focus moisture, too, concentrating it on the upslope, or windward side, of the mountains. That meant snow could fall for days at a time unimpeded, the wintry blast maintained so long as the wind fetch remained from the northwest. Japan’s climate routinely favors hefty snowfall in the mountains. Arctic wintertime cold fronts from Siberia surge south across northeast China and the Korean Peninsula, arriving in Japan after passing over the adjacent sea. The Sea of Japan is kept mild by the Kuroshio Current, akin to the Gulf Stream; a branch of it, called the Tsushima Current, meanders west of the Japanese island chain. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 20 minutes ago, etudiant said: The super premium super tall apartments are mostly empty, owned by absent individuals to serve as a pied a terre on visits and as a safe stash of funds. Not so many actually live there, so NYC gets eyesores that don't even give much back economically to the community. Those who are working hard and honestly need more and should be accommodated. Many who, through hard work, have achieved economic greatness do follow philanthropic pursuits. Somehow the simple formula never seems to balance. The cost of one of those eyesores could fund an extensive first time and secure housing complex with training and education available for technical certifications. Eventually those skills would give the individual, partners or families the ability, if desired, to expand and grow within their own dreams with security. They’d also be paying taxes. Being remembered for such an achievement would certainly outshine an eyesore still standing after your gone. Yee, I know, ‘rose colored glasses’, ‘once upon a time’ “take a sip of reality, old timer”. I still can dream. As always .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 28 minutes ago, bluewave said: Yeah, a more extreme version this year of all you mentioned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/12/18/japan-snow-stranded-motorists/ The episode was caused by “ocean-effect snow,” similar in dynamics to lake-effect precipitation that frequents the shores of the Great Lakes. A frigid air mass blowing from the northwest over much warmer waters, in this case between 55 and 60 degrees (12.8 to 15.6 Celsius), allowed heat and moisture from the Sea of Japan to be transported inland in the form of heavy snow. Japan’s high terrain helped focus moisture, too, concentrating it on the upslope, or windward side, of the mountains. That meant snow could fall for days at a time unimpeded, the wintry blast maintained so long as the wind fetch remained from the northwest. Japan’s climate routinely favors hefty snowfall in the mountains. Arctic wintertime cold fronts from Siberia surge south across northeast China and the Korean Peninsula, arriving in Japan after passing over the adjacent sea. The Sea of Japan is kept mild by the Kuroshio Current, akin to the Gulf Stream; a branch of it, called the Tsushima Current, meanders west of the Japanese island chain. That certainly answered my question of how an inland sea, instead of the Mississippi, could have effected our climate. As always .... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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