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I was supposed to be there (AFAIK they are keeping the dates and times of
when they drop them a secret) to stop the public gathering around but I do have the dates and times of when they are dropping them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 -- Adam |
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:04:05 +0100, "ARWadsworth"
wrote: I was supposed to be there (AFAIK they are keeping the dates and times of when they drop them a secret) to stop the public gathering around but I do have the dates and times of when they are dropping them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 Pretty spectacular considering the method used. Wire rope. Perhaps an angle grinder was used as well but was unreported. -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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On Jun 11, 7:04*pm, "ARWadsworth"
wrote: I was supposed to be there (AFAIK they are keeping the dates and times of when they drop them a secret) to stop the public gathering around but I do have the dates and times of when they are dropping them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Or was it the mentality of the narrator? "There she blows, ha ha hum." |
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Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Or was it the mentality of the narrator? "There she blows, ha ha hum." Perhaps he CBA to edit it Try this link instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...t_pY8#t=11 5s -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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A nice piece of urban exploration he http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&fe...&v=qqOC7nJ5yno -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Jun 11, 7:04 pm, "ARWadsworth" wrote: I was supposed to be there (AFAIK they are keeping the dates and times of when they drop them a secret) to stop the public gathering around but I do have the dates and times of when they are dropping them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? I posted the first two minutes so you had enough time for sexual intercourse before watching the tower fall. Would 1 minute be OK? -- Adam |
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Graham. :
Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Or was it the mentality of the narrator? I wondered if the slowly retreating JCB at the left was actually hauling the cable. I found that interesting. -- Mike Barnes |
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:22:52 +0100, Mike Barnes
wrote: Graham. : Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Or was it the mentality of the narrator? I wondered if the slowly retreating JCB at the left was actually hauling the cable. I found that interesting. Yes, quite probably. Look at the video of the first tower coming down, the demolition vehicle pulling the wire looks a lot closer than the second one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbxZSQvpgTM Tower drops at 1:18 -- |
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Mike Barnes wrote:
I wondered if the slowly retreating JCB at the left was actually hauling the cable. I found that interesting. Didn't you watch the first tower video a few weeks back? That showed the cutting rope and holes to weaken the structure a bit ... http://youtu.be/xbxZSQvpgTM |
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En el artículo , Andy
Burns escribió: Didn't you watch the first tower video a few weeks back? That showed the cutting rope and holes to weaken the structure a bit ... Bit unnerving, seeing how little it took to bring it down. And those two characters, one in an orange hi-viz jacket and another in a yellow one, looked rather close for comfort. -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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Graham. wrote:
Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Or was it the mentality of the narrator? "There she blows, ha ha hum." Perhaps he CBA to edit it Try this link instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...t_pY8#t=11 5s Do you think that would work on wind turbines? -- To people who know nothing, anything is possible. To people who know too much, it is a sad fact that they know how little is really possible - and how hard it is to achieve it. |
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Andy Burns :
Mike Barnes wrote: I wondered if the slowly retreating JCB at the left was actually hauling the cable. I found that interesting. Didn't you watch the first tower video a few weeks back? That showed the cutting rope and holes to weaken the structure a bit ... http://youtu.be/xbxZSQvpgTM You snipped what I was replying to: someone wondering whether there was any point in the first couple of minutes. My point was that yes, there was. -- Mike Barnes |
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Mike Barnes wrote:
You snipped what I was replying to: someone wondering whether there was any point in the first couple of minutes. Yes, and? My point was that yes, there was. I thought you'd like the first video, which also included the run-up rather then just the actual felling. |
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:35:07 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote: Graham. wrote: Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Or was it the mentality of the narrator? "There she blows, ha ha hum." Perhaps he CBA to edit it Try this link instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...t_pY8#t=11 5s Do you think that would work on wind turbines? Possibly, but there are surely far more rapid techniques and although I would expect a discussion on the various methods of bringing them down might attract lots of support...it would eventually lead to a long spell inside for those contributing, reading or distributing such information. -- |
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The Other Mike wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:35:07 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: Graham. wrote: Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Or was it the mentality of the narrator? "There she blows, ha ha hum." Perhaps he CBA to edit it Try this link instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...t_pY8#t=11 5s Do you think that would work on wind turbines? Possibly, but there are surely far more rapid techniques and although I would expect a discussion on the various methods of bringing them down might attract lots of support...it would eventually lead to a long spell inside for those contributing, reading or distributing such information. don't be silly. Thought crime is not on the statute books yet. -- To people who know nothing, anything is possible. To people who know too much, it is a sad fact that they know how little is really possible - and how hard it is to achieve it. |
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:58:52 +0100, The Other Mike
wrote: On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:35:07 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: Graham. wrote: Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Or was it the mentality of the narrator? "There she blows, ha ha hum." Perhaps he CBA to edit it Try this link instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...t_pY8#t=11 5s Do you think that would work on wind turbines? Possibly, but there are surely far more rapid techniques and although I would expect a discussion on the various methods of bringing them down might attract lots of support...it would eventually lead to a long spell inside for those contributing, reading or distributing such information. We would just say we were being ironic. That didn't work for one guy on Twitter recently, but perhaps that was just because irony wasn't in his vocabulary. -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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On 11/06/2012 23:58, The Other Mike wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:35:07 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: Graham. wrote: Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Or was it the mentality of the narrator? "There she blows, ha ha hum." Perhaps he CBA to edit it Try this link instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...t_pY8#t=11 5s Do you think that would work on wind turbines? Possibly, but there are surely far more rapid techniques and although I would expect a discussion on the various methods of bringing them down might attract lots of support...it would eventually lead to a long spell inside for those contributing, reading or distributing such information. Leave them out in the wind... seems to do for a few of them! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Andy Burns :
Mike Barnes wrote: You snipped what I was replying to: someone wondering whether there was any point in the first couple of minutes. Yes, and? You just snipped the answer to your own question, again. You wrote "Didn't you watch" (as in: why not?) so I told you why. Had you written "Did you watch" (as in: you might like to watch) I wouldn't have felt the need to explain. My point was that yes, there was. I thought you'd like the first video, which also included the run-up rather then just the actual felling. That's better. Thanks. -- Mike Barnes |
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Why would they wan it to be secret? are they expecting a riot?
I'd suggest though that the dust generated by these to be quite a hazard if people breathed it in for too long and you cannot give everyone a mask. Brian -- -- From the sofa of Brian Gaff - Blind user, so no pictures please! "ARWadsworth" wrote in message ... I was supposed to be there (AFAIK they are keeping the dates and times of when they drop them a secret) to stop the public gathering around but I do have the dates and times of when they are dropping them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 -- Adam |
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:06:20 +0100, Brian Gaff wrote:
Why would they wan it to be secret? are they expecting a riot? I'd suggest though that the dust generated by these to be quite a hazard if people breathed it in for too long and you cannot give everyone a mask. The public are normally kept well back from the dust, unless the wind changes... I suspect the problem here is that unlike a BOOM Crump demolition they don't really know when it's going to collapse, only when they might start pulling one the rope and once you have started you don't really want to stop if some daft ****er decides to wander in... Once you've started cutting the thing it is potentially unstable. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:11:12 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 Was there any point to posting the first two minutes? Would 1 minute be OK? Be too short, those that got bored in the two minute lead up weren't paying attention. In fact there maybe a few seconds missing from the begining as the fresh concrete dust stain from where the rope is being pulled through the side of the tower is already a few feet wide when the vid starts. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:22:35 +0100, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
Bit unnerving, seeing how little it took to bring it down. Most things fall down quite easily if you destabilse 'em. The skill is destabilising them so they fall where you want them to. The recent Glasgow flats demolition is a good one, fold it up drop it down. And those two characters, one in an orange hi-viz jacket and another in a yellow one, looked rather close for comfort. I saw a fuzzy blob move in from the right but in front of the cooling tower nearest the camera, there was another cooling tower behind that before the one being cut down, so quite a a distance bewteen the blob and rubble. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Brian Gaff wrote
ARWadsworth wrote I was supposed to be there (AFAIK they are keeping the dates and times of when they drop them a secret) to stop the public gathering around but I do have the dates and times of when they are dropping them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 Why would they wan it to be secret? He already said why. are they expecting a riot? Nope, just a lot more people and don’t want to bother keeping them organised out of where they can get injured. I'd suggest though that the dust generated by these to be quite a hazard if people breathed it in for too long and you cannot give everyone a mask. |
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Brian Gaff wrote:
Why would they wan it to be secret? are they expecting a riot? I'd suggest though that the dust generated by these to be quite a hazard if people breathed it in for too long and you cannot give everyone a mask. Well the area is served by small country roads. Watching the towers coming down would be a popular event. They do not want crowds. When the cooling towers at Tinsley were blown up the M1 needed to be shut and Meadowhall shopping centre at the other siide of the M1 was opened up as a viewing area for at least 6000 people to watch. -- Adam |
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ARWadsworth wrote:
The Other Mike wrote: On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:04:05 +0100, "ARWadsworth" wrote: I was supposed to be there (AFAIK they are keeping the dates and times of when they drop them a secret) to stop the public gathering around but I do have the dates and times of when they are dropping them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 Looks like Tower 2B the one adjacent to the last one they felled (is it the one at the end of the row of four, furthest north west?) Confusing pics though. That building just this side of the felled tower looks a lot like the ash bunkers but if it is then its in the wrong place! I had heard they had demolished that structure some time ago. I passed by on the A1 a few weeks back and despite one tower being gone it still looked like it used to a couple of years ago, a virtue of the compact layout in a letter C wrapped round the main buildings so the coal pillar left under the site was as small as possible. I even pulled over to make sure one had really gone. Guess with twp now gone it will be much more obvious now. I will be out that way in the morning. I'll take some photos. Is the timescale for the remaining towers a bit more hurried than the first two? No idea ATM. I did not go to work there this morning. -- Adam |
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The Other Mike wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:04:05 +0100, "ARWadsworth" wrote: I was supposed to be there (AFAIK they are keeping the dates and times of when they drop them a secret) to stop the public gathering around but I do have the dates and times of when they are dropping them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 Looks like Tower 2B the one adjacent to the last one they felled (is it the one at the end of the row of four, furthest north west?) http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk...shed-1-4634080 is all I can find ATM. The odd thing is I can see the towers 16 miles away on my way to work but not when I am at work 3 miles away from them. -- Adam |
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On 12/06/2012 00:47, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
don't be silly. Thought crime is not on the statute books yet. I have a nasty feeling that if someone _did_ act, all of us would be hauled up for conspiracy. Andy |
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Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:22:35 +0100, Mike Tomlinson wrote: those two characters, one in an orange hi-viz jacket and another in a yellow one, looked rather close for comfort. I saw a fuzzy blob The 1st tower video is available in 1080p, the 2nd tower only in 720p move in from the right but in front of the cooling tower nearest the camera, there was another cooling tower behind that before the one being cut down, so quite a a distance bewteen the blob and rubble. On the 2nd tower, you can see the rope cutting into the outer skin, the "clean" rectangle keeps getting wider and wider as it bites, until down she comes |
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En el artículo o.uk,
Dave Liquorice escribió: The recent Glasgow flats demolition is a good one, fold it up drop it down. Yes, that was very impressive. I saw a fuzzy blob move in from the right but in front of the cooling tower nearest the camera, there was another cooling tower behind that before the one being cut down, so quite a a distance bewteen the blob and rubble. Definitely two people (easier to see if you full-screen the video), and they got enveloped in the cloud of dust following the collapse. Hope they were wearing goggles and dustmasks! -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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The Other Mike wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:04:05 +0100, "ARWadsworth" wrote: I was supposed to be there (AFAIK they are keeping the dates and times of when they drop them a secret) to stop the public gathering around but I do have the dates and times of when they are dropping them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmRuPt_pY8 Looks like Tower 2B the one adjacent to the last one they felled (is it the one at the end of the row of four, furthest north west?) Best I could do mate (I was driving a trackered van so I could not go round the back) Yes It was the adjacent cooling tower that was downed. http://s428.photobucket.com/albums/q...t=100_0876.jpg http://s428.photobucket.com/albums/q...t=100_0875.jpg http://s428.photobucket.com/albums/q...t=100_0874.jpg http://s428.photobucket.com/albums/q...t=100_0873.jpg Is the timescale for the remaining towers a bit more hurried than the first two? Anyone wanting the next one down details will have to email me. I am not going to make the info public. If I can find out which one is coming down next I might be able to get quite close to it. -- Adam |
It looks like two more towers were pulled down VERY early this morning. There were definitely four last night, just two left today. I would really like to see the last two being demolished if anyone knows when.
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"AJRevitt" wrote in message ... It looks like two more towers were pulled down VERY early this morning. There were definitely four last night, just two left today. I would really like to see the last two being demolished if anyone knows when. -- AJRevitt Adam went to watch. He is going to film it and post it on Youtube. He seems toknow someone wno knows. |
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On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:43:16 +0000, AJRevitt
wrote: It looks like two more towers were pulled down VERY early this morning. There were definitely four last night, just two left today. I would really like to see the last two being demolished if anyone knows when. That confirms I wasn't seeing things as I passed by on the A1 early last Saturday, I could only see two towers remaining. Wonder if they pulled them down in quick succession? -- |
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The Other Mike wrote:
On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:43:16 +0000, AJRevitt wrote: It looks like two more towers were pulled down VERY early this morning. There were definitely four last night, just two left today. I would really like to see the last two being demolished if anyone knows when. That confirms I wasn't seeing things as I passed by on the A1 early last Saturday, I could only see two towers remaining. Wonder if they pulled them down in quick succession? 6 am on 19 August 2012. (From Wiki) -- To reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. |
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The Other Mike wrote:
On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:43:16 +0000, AJRevitt wrote: It looks like two more towers were pulled down VERY early this morning. There were definitely four last night, just two left today. I would really like to see the last two being demolished if anyone knows when. That confirms I wasn't seeing things as I passed by on the A1 early last Saturday, I could only see two towers remaining. Wonder if they pulled them down in quick succession? The two that went down a couple of weeks ago on the same day as each other went down within 30 minutes of each other. -- Adam |
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The Other Mike wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:00:58 +0100, (A.Lee) wrote: The Other Mike wrote: On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:43:16 +0000, AJRevitt wrote: It looks like two more towers were pulled down VERY early this morning. There were definitely four last night, just two left today. I would really like to see the last two being demolished if anyone knows when. That confirms I wasn't seeing things as I passed by on the A1 early last Saturday, I could only see two towers remaining. Wonder if they pulled them down in quick succession? 6 am on 19 August 2012. (From Wiki) Unbelievable timing! If I'd been driving by almost 24 hours later I might have even seen them drop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...CvZas#t=25 1s Links to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92CYQ...eature=related Shame about the music -- Adam |
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:48:16 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote: Maybe they should sell tickets. Brian Four months too late for any tickets. All that is on the skyline are wind turbines, thousands of them. -- |
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