tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post3546895667916163509..comments2023-09-20T05:14:16.635-04:00Comments on Stamford Talk: Eat, Think, Drive, Blog!: Debris Falls From Trump Parc for the Third Time: Are You $h!tt!ng Me?Stamford Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145856659548079358noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-55046073143383665842008-07-24T22:08:00.000-04:002008-07-24T22:08:00.000-04:00from what I gleaned from Channel 12 news report, M...from what I gleaned from Channel 12 news report, Mayor ceased construction activities until pass muster and assigned a full-time "safety inspector" to the project from now on - he supposedly starts tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>Good job Mayor Malloy, I knew you'd come through! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-8694095666745569442008-07-24T16:24:00.000-04:002008-07-24T16:24:00.000-04:00Seriously though... the debris flew ACROSS THE STR...Seriously though... the debris flew ACROSS THE STREET and hit the UConn building??? Will the next piece hit Dakshin? This is freaky. At first I was going to avoid the intersection but maybe now I need to avoid the whole block...Leadhyena Inrandomtanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597365838412115319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-83251803085431327862008-07-24T15:02:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:02:00.000-04:00Simple solution: force the Donald to walk back and...Simple solution: force the Donald to walk back and forth under the construction without a hard hat for a few weeks. Wonder if there'd be any more mistakes?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642801719490522997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-30416413699504494832008-07-24T14:08:00.000-04:002008-07-24T14:08:00.000-04:00Patty, thanks for the info! That story hasn't app...Patty, thanks for the info! That story hasn't appeared on my RSS reader yet for some reason, so I would not have know about the press conference if you hadn't pointed it out. Hmmm should I muster the energy to go? <BR/><BR/>Greg, I'm not anti-<I>building</I>; I don't mind new buildings and more people living in and enjoying Stamford. (And I'm happy to have them in that condo, so they're not competing with me when I want to buy a house.) I am anti-<I>unsafe</I> building <I>practices</I>. I do not think it's par for the course for stuff to fall off enormous construction sites. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect workers to keep materials ON the building rather than sending them sailing into the street below. <BR/><BR/>I wonder how much difference fines would make; they'd have to be pretty big, right? I agree that more pressure needs to be put on the builder.Stamford Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145856659548079358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-4522076638664998662008-07-24T13:37:00.000-04:002008-07-24T13:37:00.000-04:00The mayor is holding a news conference at 3:30 htt...The mayor is holding a news conference at 3:30 <BR/><BR/>http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/ci_9983616<BR/><BR/>Whitemist are you hearing anything about what he'll say?<BR/><BR/>I remember that 1982 crane collapse. It was horrific. It was often brought up in the media when the crane collapsed at UConn while building the "ConnDome." I was there that summer and saw the end result (no one died or was injured but the crane was beyond useless after).<BR/><BR/>I truly hope this site will be shut down.pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599429717669216237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-39520808249217184992008-07-24T12:15:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:15:00.000-04:00All I can say is that as a UConn Stamford student,...All I can say is that as a UConn Stamford student, I am not looking forward to crossing that street every day during the upcoming semester. If even Dr. Ego won't cross in that crosswalk, what are the students supposed to do?xoMagicEllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12554429792010762634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-85435826318887582852008-07-24T10:29:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:29:00.000-04:00I picked the Advocate up off the drive and knew yo...I picked the Advocate up off the drive and knew you'd be on a tear this morning. Keep it up, ST.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-35301200193101794932008-07-24T10:25:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:25:00.000-04:00First off, its on the 1st page of the Advocate web...First off, its on the 1st page of the Advocate website. It just happen this AM so how the hell can it be in today's newspaper? <BR/><BR/>I feel like the Trump project is getting WAAAAAAY too much leinency over these safety issues because of the amount of money that the builder has committed to the city. A smaller/less profile job would not get away w/ this.<BR/><BR/>There are large buildings going up all over the downtown area (i.e. high grove) yet Trump is the only one that you hear issues about.<BR/><BR/>The construction co should be better prepared to work in a extremely high car/pedestrian zone else hire someone else. I fully support a shutdown and let them get their act together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-12991302361618583762008-07-24T10:12:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:12:00.000-04:00Hmmm, in discussions with people who know, I found...Hmmm, in discussions with people who know, I found that Trump is NOT the only site that has had problems, but not as many as Trump. The building of Canterbury Green - "A woman was killed in a 1982 crane accident in Stamford when a crane overloaded with steel snapped, falling on the truck in which she sat."<BR/>The GE Building on Atlantic lost a number of glass windows before they were properly re-installed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-39076659388160904232008-07-24T09:28:00.000-04:002008-07-24T09:28:00.000-04:00mr. z said "According to the latest from News 12, ...mr. z said "According to the latest from News 12, the Trump site will be shut down tomorrow at 3pm unless some set of vague 'safety requirements' are met."<BR/><BR/>No doubt they will need to sweep the floor a bit. That should fix the problem.Devils Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599135756589544668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-59009842995846864672008-07-24T08:53:00.000-04:002008-07-24T08:53:00.000-04:00stamford advocate finally picked it up online toda...stamford advocate finally picked it up online today. Comments are picking upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-74027375234591335332008-07-24T00:26:00.000-04:002008-07-24T00:26:00.000-04:00According to the latest from News 12, the Trump si...According to the latest from News 12, the Trump site will be shut down tomorrow at 3pm unless some set of vague "safety requirements" are met.<BR/><BR/>http://www.news12.com/CT/topstories/article?id=214940Mr. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665322425491289469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-69562209108182941642008-07-23T23:51:00.000-04:002008-07-23T23:51:00.000-04:00This news didn't appear in the Advocate, so it mus...This news didn't appear in the Advocate, so it must not be true. Are you making this up Stamford Talk?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, what is up with the Advocate. How hard is it to add the story to their online site? I have to learn about this important story from a social blogger (and a fine one at that).<BR/><BR/>Move over dinosaur media conglomerates, the Bloggers are taking over.Devils Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599135756589544668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-15788242302420100042008-07-23T19:43:00.000-04:002008-07-23T19:43:00.000-04:00Thankfully no one was hurt; don't let there be a f...Thankfully no one was hurt; don't let there be a fourth time....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-90479157232262531062008-07-23T19:27:00.000-04:002008-07-23T19:27:00.000-04:00What we can do is shut them down for 3 months and ...What we can do is shut them down for 3 months and let the builder and construction co. bear the costs of such a shutdown. In my opinion 3 strikes, you're out. That's it. Stamford has several "undeveloped" pieces of land downtown. This can be another. <BR/><BR/>STAMFORDTALK PLS WRITE TO THE ADVOCATE. IN NYC they would have shoved the builders into the East River in cement shoes. It's happened in NYC too but NOT 3 TIMES IN A ROW. What next a sheet of glass falls on a pedestrian? Worse yet an entire crane??!<BR/><BR/>I close my sunroof every time I pass under the building. Will be taking an alternate route now.<BR/><BR/>SHUT THEM DOWN NOW. PEOPLE FIRST, MONEY LATER. F YOU CAPELLI, TRUMP ET ALL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-37609944503268943052008-07-23T19:17:00.000-04:002008-07-23T19:17:00.000-04:00What do you want them to do?The work has to be don...What do you want them to do?<BR/><BR/>The work has to be done. Shutting down the street for an extended period of time is out of the question. Slaps on the wrist don't work. Safety courses don't work. What's left?<BR/><BR/>The city has to find some way to fine the crap out of the company, and the local paper should grow a pair and actually put some pressure on the builder to answer for some of this. <BR/><BR/>What I don't want to see happen is an emotional response of "OMG BIG Bu1ldINGS are S00 Bad!" This is the fault of a builder who either sucks really bad at a project of this scale, or they are having really, really terrible luck.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000390962075959162noreply@blogger.com