Wuhan: building a 1000 bed hospital in 10 days...
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Posted:Jan 31, 2020 10:35 pm
Last Updated:Feb 16, 2020 8:48 pm 205676 Views
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Earlier in the week, China announced they would build a 1,000 bed hospital in Wuhan city within 10 days as necessary for the corona virus.
The media in the first few days showed lots of photos and videos of earth moving equipment clearing land at the site. the for that is "A and pony show"
How did it happen so quickly?
Design and prepare engineered drawings.
Find suitable land for construction.
Clear the land.
Dig trenches for sewer drains.
Pour a cement slab and wait for it cure.
Erect buildings with plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioning.
I'm skeptical about the whole thing, but I've read it's been done before.
After several days of the media playing the videos over and over, it became annoying see no progress.
Checking the news on Friday the 31st repeated the completion date is February 3rd.
By now they had slabs, steel support columns, stacks of prefabricated rooms, sewer trenches.
It's early morning in city and I found a live video link the construction and it shows rows of rooms, open corridors. While unconventional, the areas in the video have a good amount of work done on the outside.
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I added a 3rd photo Sunday 2-2-2020 that shows some steel beams in the lower left of the image. They need more than 10 days to complete this project.
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Uhura had the first Bluetooth...
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Posted:Jan 24, 2020 10:09 pm
Last Updated:Jan 24, 2020 10:10 pm 186829 Views
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Star Trek came in 1966 and Uhura was the communications officer aboard the USS Enterprise.
Her claim to fame is having the first Bluetooth.
It was massive by today's standards as it looked like it had it's own radiator!
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Gung Hay Fat Choy...
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Posted:Jan 23, 2020 7:44 pm
Last Updated:Jan 25, 2020 6:29 pm 188835 Views
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Chinese around the world are celebrating a year!
I'm told it's the year of the rat... okay and a week long celebration.
Depending on you ask, Gung Hay Fat Choy loosely translates : Congratulations make a fortune.
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Street sign...
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Posted:Jan 1, 2020 5:37 pm
Last Updated:Jan 7, 2020 6:52 pm 175607 Views
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I always questioned the stability of those would stand on a corner wearing signage so small the audience cannot read.
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The smell of car tires...
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Posted:Jan 1, 2020 7:23 am
Last Updated:Jan 1, 2020 3:34 pm 175734 Views
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Flashback to the winter of 1970 and I was in a band performing at a nightclub in Daytona Beach. The gig was a week long and the management provided us a small apartment to stay at.
It was a two story building, living quarters on top and a business on the ground floor.
We were told it once was funeral home. The owner and his family occupied the apartment above.
Inside the kitchen hall was a small door in the wall that had a shelf connected by a chain that could be raised or lowered between the 2 floors. Commonly called a dumbwaiter, the access was blocked off since the apartment was no longer connected to the business below. Possibly the intent was the send food from the kitchen down and not used as a trash chute.
The business below us was a tire store and the aroma of tires leaked into the ductwork via the access door. It was a really unusual smell. Something I have not forgotten, especially connected with a musical career at the time.
As a high mileage car owner, I am buying or getting tires serviced every few months and when I smell tires, I remember the first experience from the tire store/funeral parlor.
Yesterday, was no different. The weather beautiful with temperature around 65 and I am out running errands. On my list was to get my car serviced and one tire patched that had a slow leak from a nail.
Always in a hurry, I neglected tire rotation (possibly a few times) and the service adviser mention the 2 rear tires were good but the 2 front tires were down to the the wear indicators... one of those tires had a nail too close to the edge and unable to be patched.
Time for new tires... I decided on 4 and not 2 as the rear tires had developed and oscillation that I recognize from previous experience. they work, but have some road noise. They still have some life to them... and no nails, so I packed them in the hatchback and will schlep them to Miami today. I need to decide if I want to keep them or give to my neighbor as his car uses the same size tire.
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Puerto Rican Lightening...
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Posted:Dec 19, 2019 1:13 pm
Last Updated:Mar 13, 2023 5:16 am 172809 Views
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When a failing business (especially in New York) has a mysterious fire in the night destroying the place including all the records and the owner claims enough insurance to start a new business, it comes under the heading of "Jewish lightening"
Legally, it's arson. In the old days investigators didn't have reliable means of determining the cause of such fires... unless it was obvious like a few empty cans of gasoline found in the premises leading to arrests, the insurance companies still had to make payouts on claims.
Today in the news, Latin singer Marc Anthony (Marco Antonio Muñiz) of Puerto Rican descent suffered a great loss when his 0 foot long yacht estimated at $7 million caught fire and capsized in a Miami harbor off Watson Island last night.
According to news, it took more than 45 firefighters two hours to control the blaze and thankfully no one was injured.
Some of the readers reactions to the story were a bit revealing:
"a lot of times, fires like that are caused friction. friction between the payment book and the insurance papers!!"
"The yacht was up for earlier this year. Didn't . Boom, fire. We see what you did there, Marc. *wink *wink"
"Was for , guess it was a fire ."
"Fire $ale since nobody else wanted to purchase the pit in a normal $ale."
"On a good note the fire was extinguished when it capsized."
"Mark, here’s some advice. If your worth is $80M, don’t spend a tenth of it on a yacht. You’re welcome."
"Two best days of a boat owners life: the day they get the boat, and the day it burns up in flames so they don't have to for it anymore."
"Anthony’s boat, which was for earlier this year..."
"Hmmm...can't wait for the investigation to reveal arson. Insurance ."
"Too much Salsa, huh?"
"I am guessing fire investigators will see if the fire was caused arson. These multi-million dollar yachts don't just catch on fire. This is a rare event and stirs a lot of suspicion as to the cause."
(I like this last one)
"Was it arson? I need to know, tell me girl cause I need to know."
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Going abroad to meet a broad...
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Posted:Dec 14, 2019 6:21 am
Last Updated:Dec 15, 2019 7:24 am 174448 Views
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Dating sites always have questions about traveling other countries meet a possible mate.
Long distance relationships have their risks at any level.
I have known lots of people who have traveled domestically a few hundred miles only be disappointed...
Would traveling ten thousand miles increase your odds of finding love? Of course not.
My suggestion is be sensible in your decisions and planning. Know what you want accomplish and make a back up plan in case your first plan gets changed.
It is a good thing if you speak English going an English speaking country. If not, you could have barriers, especially as many customs officers only know a handful of words in English. Large cities often cater to tourists. Taxi and hotel support often speak English. Make sure you have an idea of the route as some taxi drivers will circle you around the city or take the long way adding minutes to the drive that raises the fare.
Currency... do not exchange at the airport, they have the highest fees. Do your transactions at a bank.
You may find someone hanging around the front of the bank offering better than the bank. Consider the you receive could be counterfeit. I would not consider risking it. I also would not consider doing a transaction on the street as you could be robbed or arrested as the police in some countries do not allow private exchange.
Do as much research as you can... be comfortable with laws as many places do not allow photography in public, so that perfect sunset between some statues could get your video equipment confiscated... or worse.
If they drive on the opposite side of the road than your country forget renting a vehicle. Going to Italy? Forget driving there as every driver on the road is a Mario Andretti. Also, if the car in front constantly speeds up and slows down and is totally annoying DO NOT PASS HIM. Many do this as a ploy to videotape you and send it to the authorities. They make commission for turning you in. Their gain and your loss.
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Upgrade from 1800 to 2000
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Posted:Nov 24, 2019 10:26 am
Last Updated:Dec 9, 2019 9:30 am 161331 Views
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On Saturday we went pressure clean the roof and the 1800 psi washer shut down a few times so I went Home Depot and bought a 2000 psi pressure washer and the 2 of us were working. The goal was finish in one day. My stopped by to show research of house prices in the neighborhood and that put us behind schedule. It was dark but we got most of the barrel tile part finished.
We did this roof about 4 ago and it darkened from mildew. Amazing transformation with only water pressure.
Yeah, she is wearing my boots!
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Ground Control to Major Tom...
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Posted:Nov 22, 2019 3:10 am
Last Updated:Dec 1, 2019 10:01 pm 165910 Views
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I saw a story yesterday about the long-term weightless effects on the human body. Astronauts returning after months aboard the International Space Station had swollen optic nerves, slightly flattened eyeballs that caused changes in vision. Some developed blood clots.
If you recall in science class, some of the veins in the legs have one-way valves called the venous pump. Researchers are finding blood flow while in orbit becomes irregular and fluids that are normally held down by gravity now float to the head, increasing pressure to the skull.
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I am a purposeful girl, strong in spirit...
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Posted:Nov 16, 2019 11:10 am
Last Updated:Nov 26, 2019 6:04 pm 170028 Views
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I noticed 2 new profiles this week with IDENTICAL introductions. This happens a few times a month. Running the opening line through a search, it revealed the same introduction for women on Russian (and Ukraine) marriage sites. This has been going on for years.
The photos on the copycat sites didn't look Russian, nor did they claim the member was in Europe. Typically, they appeared to be home-grown from cities in America.
My best guess is the profiles on Russian sites were created real marriage brokers and the copycat profiles were created African scammers.
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