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I block him so I don't have to see his wikipedia cut and paste jobs. Unfortunately, I neglected to log in before going into the forums this time.
 
Has this one resumed vertical construction, or are they still clearing away the snow?
 
DZH22 said:
Has this one resumed vertical construction, or are they still clearing away the snow?
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After taking that snow removal pic yesterday morning, I got so busy myself I didn't have time to go check again, but I think yesterday was mostly snow removal. This morning I've seen the crane lowering in rebar so it would seem they're gotten the vertical construction restarted. They're up high enough that I only have a very oblique view of the work area, so I'm making an assumption mainly from what the crane is doing. No action on the concrete pumps since the storm. Maybe I should say they're still in the process of getting it restarted.

Up until this storm, they've been doing a lot of sub-assembly in that narrow raised deck space between the Burnham building and the tower. Some of the rebar cages and so on. They haven't made much of a dent in snow removal in that space yet, so I don't know if they're going to stop using that staging area, or just haven't gotten to the snow removal there yet.
 
I have a view from 35th floor at 53 State. Yesterday all the snow was removed off the top level. It looked like a fresh layer of concrete but was probably just that it was cleaned off so well. Pretty impressive.
 
whighlander said:
Roxx -- The remnants of the Fire Alarm Telegraph -- one of Boston's most important innovations -- probably responsible for saving more lives than anything until the introduction of the 911 telephone exchange

Invented by Channing and Farmer and fabricated by Thomas Watson [of Mr Watson come here....] at the Charles Williams Company at 109 Court St.

http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:Electric_Fire_Alarm_System,_1852
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A couple of years ago, the Boston Fire Commissioner explained why the City still maintains the system of over 3,400 boxes:

They are simple to use

They generate their own power (operate when phones, cell, internet and power are down)

They speak every language
 
underground said:
So you're saying I could pull it in Spanish?
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Well it has the advantage (vs. cell phones) of being able to tell the dispatcher exactly where it is, no matter the language of the person pulling it.
 
Mongo said:
Well it has the advantage (vs. cell phones) of being able to tell the dispatcher exactly where it is, no matter the language of the person pulling it.
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The boxes have transcended language and look down upon us filthy apes who continue to use language. All hail the boxes.
 
Mongo said:
Well it has the advantage (vs. cell phones) of being able to tell the dispatcher exactly where it is, no matter the language of the person pulling it.
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Concrete trucks were back mixing today. Looks to be back on track for construction.
 
gooseberry said:
I block him so I don't have to see his wikipedia cut and paste jobs. Unfortunately, I neglected to log in before going into the forums this time.
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Goose -- Ignorance is just the most blissful thing in your existence?

If you bothered to notice -- the Fire Alarm Telegraph was honored as an IEEE Engineering Milestone

http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.ph...m_System,_1852

-- one of a 153 recognized by the IEEE [the world's largest profession technical organization] -- of which more than 10 reside in the Greater Boston area -- by far the greatest concentration except for Tokyo in the world -- and while I was not there for the achievements themselves -- I take great pride in having participated to a greater or lesser extent in honoring these great engineering achievements

by the way: All of the Greater Boston milestones -- with the exception of the Brant Rock site in Marshfield where Reginald Fessenden broadcast the first AM radio transmission in 1906 -- can be visited by walking around Boston / Cambridge or taking the #62 Bus to Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington

Two of them are but a short walk from the Millenium Tower site:
  • 1) 1852 -- Fire Alarm Telegraph: located on a granite post near to Ben Franklin's statue in front of the Old City Hall on School St.
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    FireAlarmDedication_1Oct2004_04web.jpg

  • 2) 1878 -- Telephone: located on the corner of a building across the street from the entrance to the Hyatt Regency Boston
    2006-03-10_ieee_bellmilestone_taprille_02web.jpg
    2006-03-10_ieee_bellmilestone_taprille_06aweb.jpg

Check them out -- you might learn something interesting
 
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Remember that hyperlinks are your best friend. Use them.
 
Whighlander, it's not what you say, it's how you say it. They never taught that at MIT huh? Yeah. OK bye bye now.
 
Window installation work, pic taken yesterday about 11:00, from 101 Arch St.

These windows are on the first residential floor.

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the plebeian in me would like to know how some building amenities work. Do you reserve the screening room? Superbowl for example who gets dibs? What if you wanted to have a party by the pool table and some other resident was already using it?
 
Not sure how it works in the uber-lux condo world. But, in the mere "luxury" apartment buildings these amenities can usually be reserved by residents for an hourly fee. Otherwise it is first come first serve, with the occasional building organized "tenet appreciation" event for big things like the super bowl. In a really nice place, the building mgt might even spring for pizza and soda at these events.
 
palindrome said:
the plebeian in me would like to know how some building amenities work. Do you reserve the screening room? Superbowl for example who gets dibs? What if you wanted to have a party by the pool table and some other resident was already using it?
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The amenity rooms are over the top but I have to wonder how much use they'll actually get. If I'm not mistaken, the residents will have their own private restaurant? How in the world could enough of the residents eat there on a regular basis for the chef to make a profit? Anyway, to answer your question, palindrome, as you guessed, you'd reserve the space (the media room, the pool table club room, private dining room) in advance. And for a spur of the moment game of pool, you'd either call down to the front desk and ask if the room is reserved, or if not, is it being used, and if not, it's yours for the evening. I imagine that for Super Bowl events, etc, the building itself might throw an event for all the residents to participate.
 
atlantaden said:
The amenity rooms are over the top but I have to wonder how much use they'll actually get. If I'm not mistaken, the residents will have their own private restaurant? How in the world could enough of the residents eat there on a regular basis for the chef to make a profit? Anyway, to answer your question, palindrome, as you guessed, you'd reserve the space (the media room, the pool table club room, private dining room) in advance. And for a spur of the moment game of pool, you'd either call down to the front desk and ask if the room is reserved, or if not, is it being used, and if not, it's yours for the evening. I imagine that for Super Bowl events, etc, the building itself might throw an event for all the residents to participate.
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The chef is there to cook for your private dinner parties. I'd imagine each party could cost upwards of tens of thousands of dollars.
 
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