On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:30:30 -0600, Jon Elson
wrote:

Tim Wescott wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:15:33 -0500, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

http://usvsth3m.com/post/74285062011...-the-victoria-
line-is-currently

Mostly sharpening the jackhammer bits.

_I_ wonder how in hell they got a "flood" of concrete in there!

They were apparently pouring concrete nearby, and a form pushed out
and the concrete flowed where it wasn't supposed to.

"Whaddaya mean? You think my sturdy 1/8" thick lauan form panels
weren't sufficient?"


Somebody spent
a LOT of time installing all that neatly routed wiring, it is going
to be SOME MESS to get that cleared away and working again. I'd
imagine even taking it as an emergency project, it might take weeks
to get the station running again, and then months to get the
signals wiring put back the way it is supposed to be. And, since
it looks like signals and controls wiring, there's a public safety
aspect to fixing it so it can be trusted to not cause a train wreck,
it the completely literal sense.

Were it mine, I'd force the insurance to replace it all. And I'd have
pumped loads of water in there to dilute the concrete (which would be
pumped out before it set) disregarding all electronics in the flooded
area. It's toast anyway, from liquid water, humidity, lime, and
whatever. Crete is caustic hell on electronics.

--
Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride
the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them.
Failure is... the highway to success.
--Og Mandino