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massey building: leaky etc
Posted by: svennestle ()
Date: August 05, 2013 11:39PM

"And what may wind up as Rohrer’s true legacy is a replacement for the Massey Building, the asbestos-filled, leak riddled, HVAC-challenged headquarters of the police and fire departments."

well the roof don't leak if you patch it. anyone knows that's a small roof and it's not mission impossible to repair a roof.

problem is bad maintenance team. let the thing leak for years on end, continually billing for fixing that was no fix. now they say "hey lets us build you a new building - only cost an arm and a leg"

i worked in a building that had bad leaks. i had to stand ON 3 phase wire while in a pool of water (with the wire) or be fired. managers continually paid to have that roof "fixed". always leaking. my but i was on that roof: they never fixed it.

recently a car dealer in manassas had a roof fall in.

i guess the moral of the story is: the best way to destroy something is to fix it improperly

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Re: massey building: leaky etc
Posted by: Mr GFR ()
Date: August 06, 2013 02:26AM

Your a smart person. I like you.

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Re: massey building: leaky etc
Posted by: Zap ()
Date: August 06, 2013 08:50AM

Those 3 phase wires can do brain damage. I thought it was only a myth.

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Re: massey building: leaky etc
Posted by: KeepOnTruckin ()
Date: August 06, 2013 02:30PM

I heard the chiller broke down recently. I believe chillers last a long time if you do the regular maintenance. Perhaps it wasn't being done here

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Re: massey building: leaky etc
Posted by: EE ()
Date: August 06, 2013 06:59PM

Zap Wrote:
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> Those 3 phase wires can do brain damage. I
> thought it was only a myth.

Yeah, nothing to do with current. It all depends which phase it is.

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Re: massey building: leaky etc
Posted by: Zap ()
Date: August 06, 2013 07:53PM

EE Wrote:
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> Zap Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Those 3 phase wires can do brain damage. I
> > thought it was only a myth.
>
> Yeah, nothing to do with current. It all depends
> which phase it is.


I heard it was when the phases cross each other.

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Re: massey building: leaky etc
Posted by: .... ()
Date: August 09, 2013 04:46PM

I still donut understand why the county can't just buy an existing empty office building out Dulles/Chantilly way instead of squeezing in a new building by the Taj Mahal and creating a parking and traffic nightmare. In addition, having the legal authorities monitoring the activies of county employees in the neighboring buildings

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