random thoughts 2021

By aka Espi Go To PostSometimes I wish tattoo artists just told people no

By aka Espi Go To PostSometimes I wish tattoo artists just told people no

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.

Residents at 432 Park complained of creaking, banging and clicking noises in their apartments, and a trash chute “that sounds like a bomb” when garbage is tossed, according to notes from a 2019 owners’ meeting.

Eduard Slinin, a resident who was elected to the condo board late last year, wrote a letter to neighbors in 2020 reporting that the building’s insurance costs had increased 300 percent in two years. The insurance hike was partly because of a sprinkler discharge and two “water related incidents” in 2018 that cost the building about $9.7 million in covered losses, according to a letter from the residential board of managers.

Some residents also railed against surging fees at the building’s private restaurant, overseen by the Michelin-star chef, Shaun Hergatt. When the building opened in late 2015, homeowners were required to spend $1,200 a year on the service; in 2021, that requirement jumps to $15,000, despite limited hours of operation because of the pandemic. And breakfast is no longer free.

The group commissioned SBI Consultants, an engineering firm, to study mechanical and structural issues. Initial findings showed that 73 percent of mechanical, electrical and plumbing components observed failed to conform with the developers’ drawings, and that almost a quarter “presented actual life safety issues,” Mr. Slinin wrote.

By aka Espi Go To PostWait so you have to spend $15000 at that restaurant a year if you live there? Am I understanding this?

By DiPro Go To Posti'm always a bit weirded out how cheap mcnuggets are in some places.
those can't be made from actual chicken.

By sy Go To PostThere are literally billions of chickens

By Lunatic Go To PostHonestly going to probably require a hospital visit.

By sy Go To PostHer shit is laid to rest

By Lunatic Go To PostDamn probably going to have to use alcohol to dissolve that glue.

By aka Espi Go To Postwhy would you put gorilla glue in your hair? That can’t be real.

By Not Go To Postlmao



https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/realestate/luxury-high-rise-432-park.html