demo

Not the kind of demo I usually write about: this is demolition. This happened in my area this morning. I would have liked to have seen it!

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  1. Unknown12 June 2006 at 09:39

    Good to know. If I hadn't seen this, later this summer when I'm back in Oakville I would have gone down to the lake and looked along the shoreline and been left scratching my head 'What's missing? Something's different.'

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  2. David Cho12 June 2006 at 10:52

    May look fascinating, but doesn't that release a lot of unpleasant particles into the air you breath? Kinda like 9-11 where workers hot very sick in the aftermath.

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  3. laura k12 June 2006 at 10:57

    You can't get very close anyway. You could wear a mask (I would have to because of allergy/lung problems) and for most people, a one-time exposure wouldn't do harm.

    The Ground Zero workers had daily exposure, for long periods of time, and were purposely told by their lying, thieving govt that the air quality was acceptable, when it was not. The usual thanks the USA gives its heroes.

    David, how did you turn this post political?!?! :)

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  4. James Redekop12 June 2006 at 11:21

    In a controlled demolition, as much hazardous material (asbestos, etc) as possible is manually removed from the site before the demolition as well. All in all, the demolition will put less harmful gunk in the air than running machinery for two months to pull the thing apart brick-by-brick.

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  5. Vera12 June 2006 at 17:41

    They really were an eyesore... but one you could count on. It's going to take a little getting used to.

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  6. James Redekop13 June 2006 at 06:29

    There's nothing quite as refreshing as the absence of an industrial eyesore. Lakeshore Blvd. east of the Don River is another excellent example -- no Gardener Extension hovering over your head anymore.

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  7. Emily14 June 2006 at 11:48

    Oh wow. That would have been interesting to see.

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