The Daily Blog Open Mic – 17th June 2025
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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The most repeated problems with this building are – it’s an eyesore, people don’t like it. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/564349/derelict-gordon-wilson-flats-in-central-wellington-to-lose-protected-heritage-status
There is a statement that lumps of concrete could come down in high winds, earthquakes etc. So fix it, so fix it dear Henry. (There’s a Hole in my Bucket.)
The Topp Twins bring some practical advice to Wellington, something not heard for some decades. We could have a laugh and learn at the same time. What a good idea, perhaps someone could start a business doing this, sort of like government used to do. only to music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5S0vKz3Qvc
Bishop was told to say that Wellington couldn’t be held back by heritage or something. (Trousers looking for a boy!) https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3460273-gordon-wilson-flats-to-be-demolished-as-government-moves-to-amend-rma
Further about high rise city buildings featuring USA problems.
The Weird Flaw Plaguing Skyscraper Windows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFk1FM6I4Jk
Stewart Hicks
We should look at this and see where the cracks are in the fantasising theories. There is so much money being wasted; we can’t build with possible problems that will mean replacement – buildings are supposed to be inspected every five years or so; in New York it is hard to erect scaffolding on this basis. So the scaffolding is left in place in certain areas all the time or over lengthy periods!
and a repeat of this –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56PMJbCFXQ
Manhattans most dangerous building
Veritasium 33.39
Bill Lameasure made a terrifying discovery his cutting edge skyscraper an engineering marvel had a fatal flaw winds of just 110 kmh could cause it to collapse.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/564375/unacceptable-forest-and-bird-demands-action-after-hundreds-of-native-seabirds-killed-in-trawler-catch
Here is us doing what we do well. Shane Jones will keep smiling – he’s supposed to do marine stuff isn’t he? Funny that when the going gets tough the tough get going, and turn it up, and there’s no pausing them.
Quote by Kurt Vonnegut: — ‘We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.’ Mother Night
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/13719-we-are-what-we-pretend-to-be-so-we-must
Can someone reassure me about what Kiwis pretend to be, I’m not sure?